Award-winning composer, Federico Jusid, is a multifaceted artist with many titles including concert pianist, conductor, and film and theater producer. He is best known for scoring the Academy Award-winning Best Foreign Language film, The Secret in Their Eyes, which Federico composed with Emilio Kauderer. During TIFF, I had the opportunity to converse with Federico. We talked about his early influences, his work for television, and film.
ASC Award-nominated Director of Photography Pepe Avila del Pino’s dynamic cinematography has skyrocketed him to the forefront of cinematography across all genres and platforms including film, television and commercial. Most recently, Del Pino shot the Maven Pictures’ Sundance Festival’s Grand Jury Prize-nominated film, The Kindergarten Teacher, starring Oscar-nominated Maggie Gyllenhaal – which screened at TIFF this year, and is set to premiere on Netflix October 12. READ MORE
Written and directed by Renée Beaulieu, Les Salopes or the Naturally Wanton Pleasure of Skin is primarily a film about desire. Marie-Claire (Brigitte Pouppart), professor of dermatology, is undertaking a new scientific research project on skin cells and how they are affected by sexuality. As she embarks on this project, a chain of events disrupts her career, family and above all, her intimate life. READ MORE
Kris Hagen switches his time on-screen as part of CBC’s Kim’s Convenience, for a chance to showcase his music, writing and directing skills on-stage in Lighters in the Air. A play about artistic integrity, unfulfilled expectations, and an uncertain future. READ MORE
Premiering at Toronto’s Fringe Festival, Robin Black‘s (UFC, MUCHMUSIC, TSN) Enjoy the Hostilities walks us through his transition from glam rock singer, to mixed martial artist, to television personality. Co-written by Graham Isador (VICE, Soulpepper Playwright’s unit) the show uses storytelling, comedy, and punch drunk philosophy to offer audiences advice on how to make the most out of almost making it.
As a preview to its premiere, Black answered my 5 Questions. READ MORE
Jessica Jessica – same name, same problems. The story of two friends in their late 30’s who aren’t married, aren’t mothers, aren’t failures, and are both named Jessica. READ MORE
Nightwood Theatre has announced that Erin Brubacher & Christine Brubaker are returning for a final pop-up presentation of 7th Cousins in Toronto, as a part of their 2017-18 season, presented in partnership with the Ismaili Centre Toronto.
From July 7 to August 6, 2015, Erin and Christine walked 700 km, from Pennsylvania to Ontario. To find out more about their journey, and how the show has evolved since their initial performances last year, I had the opportunity to ask both Erin and Christine my 5 Questions…Â READ MORE
Beatrice Behn and René Gebhardt’s documentary The Artist & the Pervert reveals touching truths about Georg Friedrich Haas and Mollena Williams-Haas, who “came out” about their master-slave BDSM relationship and have incorporated it into their work under the world’s glare. READ MORE
Activist and PhD Candidate Mandi Gray, who made headlines from 2015 to 2017 for taking her rapist to court, will premiere her film Slut or Nut at Hot Docs 2018. Slut or Nut is a quirky, touching look at the legal, emotional, and physical struggles survivors face both within Toronto and in greater society. Gray took the time to share part of her experience with the case, and in making the film. READ MORE
Necessary Angel Theatre Company, Electric Company Theatre, and The Theatre Centre bring us their new co-production 40 Days And 40 Nights, a new work created and performed by Daniel Brooks and Kim Collier, with consulting director Jennifer Tarver for Necessary Angel.
This sensorial, ritualistic, celebration invites performers and audiences to contemplate, and talk about Love. Here is what Collier has to share about this intriguing new work.