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Seventh Row Editors / April 27, 2022

Ep. 128: Petite Maman and Céline Sciamma’s temporary utopias

This week, our Céline Sciamma's Petite Maman podcast episode goes deep on one of our favourite films of 2021. It's a deceptively small-scale film that's …

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Alex Heeney / December 21, 2021

From Wood and Water to The Crossing, Festival du Nouveau Cinema is one of the best fall festivals

Montreal’s Festival du nouveau cinema showcased international films, including The Crossing, Wood and Water, and Introduction, and homegrown talent with The …

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Alex Heeney / October 6, 2021

Panah Panahi’s Hit the Road is a moving family drama

Panah Panahi's feature debut, Hit the Road, is a character study of a family on the road to help their eldest son escape the country. The film screens at NYFF …

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Alex Heeney / October 5, 2021

A Tale of Love and Desire is a sensitive coming-of-ager

In Leyla Bouzid’s A Tale of Love and Desire, things get complicated for eighteen-year-old Ahmed (Sami Outabali) when love and desire become intertwined. The …

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Alex Heeney / September 22, 2021

Arsalan Amiri on making a realistic genre film, Zalava, in Iran

Writer-director Arsalan Amiri and co-writer Ida Panahandeh discuss their first foray into genre territory, Zalava, which won prizes at the Venice International …

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Alex Heeney / September 14, 2021

Yuni is a smart Indonesian coming-of-age story

In Kamila Andini's Yuni, the eponymous teenager tries to figure out who she is amidst growing patriarchal pressures. Kamila Andini’s coming-of-age …

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