In this episode of the TIFF 2024 podcast, Alex discusses two new works from British social realist filmmakers Andrea Arnold and Mike Leigh: Bird and Hard Truths.
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TIFF 2024 Ep. 3: Sports films – Julie Keeps Quiet, The Swedish Torpedo, and My Sunshine
In this episode of the TIFF 2024 podcast season, Alex discusses three films from around the world that take place within the world of sports but aren’t really about sports.
TIFF 2024 Review: Leonardo van Dijl’s Julie Keeps Quiet
Alex Heeney reviews Belgian filmmaker Leonardo van Dijl’s tennis-set film Julie Keeps Quiet about a teenage girl re-learning the importance of boundaries after a possible sexual assault.
TIFF 2024 Ep. 2: Palestinian Films: No Other Land, To a Land Unknown, and more
On the podcast, Alex discusses four Palestinian films at TIFF 2024: No Other Land, To a Land Unknown, Happy Holidays, and From Ground Zero.
TIFF 2024 Review: To a Land Unknown
Alex Heeney reviews Mahdi Fleifel’s films To a Land Unknown about Palestinian refugees stuck in limbo in Athens, trying to go to Europe.
8 Must-See Short Films at TIFF 2024
lex Heeney picks 8 must-see short films at TIFF 2024 from around the world.