Writer-director Darya Zhuk discusses her feature debut Crystal Swan, and creating her charismatic, dynamic, unforgettable protagonist. …
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Blowin’ Up: Inside a courtroom that protects sex workers
Director Stephanie Wang-Breal on portraying sex workers with dignity in her documentary Blowin' Up. …
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Mina Shum ‘wanted Maria to receive the Batman treatment’
Canadian director Mina Shum on her unusually uplifting film, Meditation Park, about a middle-aged Chinese immigrant whose life drastically changes after her …
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Review: Lion is a cop-out as a lyrical fairy tale
Lion could have been a sophisticated exploration of identity and alienation but settles for being a disappointingly simple fairy tale. To access this post, you …
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Poetry and identity in NFB animated feature Window Horses
In Window Horses, writer-director Ann Marie Fleming gets very specific about the alienation her poet Rosie has experienced as a Chinese-Iranian Canadian, and in …
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Haya Waseem discusses her TIFF short Shahzad set in Toronto
Pakistan-born, Toronto-based filmmaker Haya Waseem discusses her TIFF short film Shahzad, Seventh Row’s pick for the best Canadian short at the festival. …
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Mountains May Depart charts the consequences of youthful decisions
Told in three distinct parts over the course of 30 years, it begins as a simple love triangle and expands, along with its aspect ratio, into a story that …
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Fatima is a tender look at making a home in a new land
Fatima meditates on language barriers and what it takes to become French.To access this post, you must purchase 7-Day Free Trial Membership, Become a member …
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