Chantal Akerman’s moving cinematic essay is a tribute to her mother, a holocaust survivor, and a subtle exploration of Jewish “suitcase-ready” culture.
Toronto International Film Festival
45 Years of marriage on thin ice
In 45 Years, Andrew Haigh uses sound and very precise framing to develop a complex, cinematic story of a long-term relationship. Read our book about Andrew Haigh’s Lean on Pete.
Director Andrew Haigh talks 45 Years
Andrew Haigh discusses shooting long takes, keeping us in Kate’s head space, and editing the film before the editing room.
Anne Émond talks family intimacy in Our Loved Ones
Québécois filmmaker Anne Émond talks about depicting suicide, family intimacy, and her hometown in her moving new film.
A Month of Sundays director Matthew Saville talks TV vs. film
Writer-director Matthew Saville discusses his film A Month of Sundays and TV show Please Like Me at TIFF15.
This Changes Everything doesn’t preach on climate change
Avi Lewis’ documentary This Changes Everything looks at the narrative for civilization that allowed climate change to happen. Without preaching, the film takes a look at grassroots movements that are helping to mitigate climate change.