Writer-director Khadar Ayderus Ahmed discusses making his feature debut, The Gravedigger’s Wife, a love story set in Djibouti City.
TIFF21
Ali & Ava review: Clio Barnard crafts a lovely Bradford-set romance
Clio Barnard’s Ali & Ava stars Adeel Akhtar and Claire Rushbrook as two kindhearted people with complicated pasts falling in love.
TIFF Review: Huda’s Salon is a gripping thriller set in Occupied Palestine
Hany Abu-Assad directs Huda’s Salon, a thriller that posits: “It’s easier to occupy a society that is already repressing itself.”
TIFF Review: Alanis Obomsawin’s Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair
Alanis Obomsawin’s new short film, Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair, is a powerful presentation preserved on film.
The best acquisition titles at TIFF 2021 (updating throughout the festival)
From Benediction to The Hill Where Lionesses Roar to Good Madam, these are the best acquisition titles at TIFF 2021.
The Hill Where Lionesses Roar is a smart, heartfelt debut from Luàna Bajrami
Portrait of a Lady on Fire actress Luàna Bajrami makes a wonderful directorial debut with The Hill Where Lionesses Roar, a coming-of-age tale set in Kosovo.