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Director Imogen Thomas discusses her feature, Emu Runner, which explores an Aboriginal girl’s (Rhae-Kye Waites) grief — and her community’s resilience — after …
[Read more...] about Imogen Thomas on Emu Runner: ‘The film willed its way into existence.’
The Splinters ensemble — Sofia Banzhaf, Callum Dunphy, and Shelley Thompson — discuss finding their characters, collaborating with each other and director Thom …
[Read more...] about Interview: Splinters ensemble discuss their moving LGBTQ family drama
Co-director and Haida artist Gwaai Edenshaw discusses his landmark film Edge of the Knife (Swaaway K'uuna), the first feature film made in the Haida language. …
Co-directors Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky, and Nicholas de Pencier discuss their third collaboration, Anthropocene: The Human Epoch. …
[Read more...] about Interview: Anthropocene is an awe-inspiring look at environmental destruction
The Canadian films at TIFF this year were especially great, but the festival should have done more to bring them to the attention of critics and audiences. …
[Read more...] about TIFF should do more for Canadian cinema
At TIFF, almost all of the best films I saw were Canadian — and that’s not grading on a curve. …
[Read more...] about TIFF18’s brightest star was Canadian cinema
Director Sam Levinson, together with stars Hari Nef, Suki Waterhouse, and Abra, discuss Assassination Nation, a film about the broken way people communicate in …
Finnish Director Selma Vilhunen and screenwriter Krisikka Saari discuss their new film Stupid Young Heart, which premiered at the Toronto International Film …
[Read more...] about Interview: Stupid Young Heart is a nuanced look at white supremacy
Director Paddy Breathnach on building the characters and family dynamic in a film that makes the political personal, and crafting an immediate, engaging visual …
[Read more...] about Interview: One woman’s experience of the Dublin housing crisis in Rosie
As TIFF '18 draws to a close, the 7R team looks back at the festival's best films that are still searching for distribution. Read all our TIFF coverage here. …
[Read more...] about The top 20 acquistion titles at TIFF ’18
Female director collection 
Best of 2018 7R eBook collection 
The complete Seventh Row eBook collection 
