In this episode of the podcast, Alex
Heeney discusses how she got interested in Indigenous films from Australia, which led her to recommend Ivan Sen’s Limbo as one of the best films of 2024.
World Cinema
Interview: Magnus von Horn on The Girl with the Needle
We interview Magnus von Horn about his third feature, The Girl with the Needle, and walking the line between horror and drama.
Interview: Tarsem Singh on the 4K restoration of The Fall
In 2006, filmmaker Tarsem Singh premiered his self-funded epic film The Fall. After a divisive response, a years-long battle to release the film, and a passionate cult following, we interview Tarsem Singh about The Fall’s new 4K restoration and streaming premiere on MUBI.
TIFF 2024 Film Review: Tumpal Tampubolon’s Crocodile Tears
Alex Heeney reviews Crocodile Tears, a genre-inflected debut feature about a toxic mother-son relationship, from Indonesian filmmaker Tumpal Tampubolon. The film is one of the best sales titles at TIFF 2024.
TIFF 2024 Film Review: Lina Vdovîi and Radu Ciorniciuc’s Tata
Alex Heeney reviews the personal documentary film Tata by Lina Vdovîi and Radu Ciorniciuc. The film follows Lina as she reconnects with her estranged father and begins to ponder the origins of her intergenerational trauma and how to prevent passing it on to the daughter she’s expecting. Tata is one of the best sales titles at TIFF 2024
TIFF 2024 Ep. 5: Bicultural daughters and their absent fathers: My Father’s Daughter, Winter in Sokcho, and A Missing Part
In this episode of the TIFF 2024 season, Alex discusses three films about bicultural daughters and their absent fathers: My Father’s Daughter, Winter in Sokcho, and A Missing Part.