Jamie Dack's Palm Trees and Power Lines finds a film language to depict sexual assault and coercion in a way that keeps us emotionally involved with our …
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Gender and Sexuality
‘It was always about making you feel unsafe’: Oliver Hermanus on Moffie
South African auteur Oliver Hermanus on his 1981-set film, Moffie, about how the army indoctrinated conscripted boys with white supremacy and homophobia. Moffie …
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Ep. 66: Francis Lee’s God’s Own Country and Ammonite
In this episode of the podcast, we discuss Francis Lee's first two feature films, God’s Own Country and Ammonite, two films that are somewhat the antithesis of …
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TIFF19 review: Comets , a lovely film about memory, missed opportunities, and lost loves
Short and sweet, Tamar Shavgulidze's Comets is one of the best films still seeking distribution at TIFF19. Tamar Shavgulidze’s quiet, lovely Comets is a film …