Lion could have been a sophisticated exploration of identity and alienation but settles for being a disappointingly simple fairy tale. …
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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, …
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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, Mountains May Depart begins as a simple love triangle and expands, along with its aspect ratio, into a …
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Fatima is a tender look at making a home in a new land
César Best Picture Winner Fatima meditates on language barriers and what it takes to become French. Gillie Collins reviews the film at Rendez-Vous with French …
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