In part two of our podcast discussion of TIFF 2020, we go behind the scenes at TIFF and discuss films like One Night in Miami and Pieces of A Woman, plus some of the best and worst films of the festival.
Women Directors
In honour of #52filmsbywomen, we've collected all of our reviews of films directed by women and interviews with female directors all in one place.
An in-depth conversation with the women behind Mouthpiece
Director Patricia Rozema and actors Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava, all of whom co-wrote Mouthpiece together, discuss adapting Mouthpiece from stage to screen, telling an unapologetically Canadian and feminist story, and much more. This interview is an excerpt. The full interview is only available in The 2019 Canadian Cinema Yearbook. This article was originally published […]
TIFF Review: Shadow in the Cloud is a film of two halves
Shadow in the Cloud is a strange Frankenstein of director Roseanne Liang’s feminist perspective and the ludicrous sensibilities of screenwriter Max Landis, who was removed from the project after numerous sexual assault allegations.
TIFF Review: Beans offers a child’s eye view of the Oka crisis
Tracey Deer’s Beans is a deeply flawed but incredibly moving about a 12-year-old Mohawk girl’s political awakening during the Oka crisis.
TIFF Interview: Michelle Latimer on Indigenous agency in Inconvenient Indian
Michelle Latimer discusses Inconvenient Indian, her award winning essay film, and reclaiming cultural images of Indigenous people.
TIFF Review: True Mothers explores the trauma and shame of motherhood
True Mothers is one of Naomi Kawase’s best films to date, a thoughtful drama about the shame associated with unconventional motherhood.