Toronto’s theatre scene continues to offer us some great selections this month. My pick for this week is Seven Siblings Theatre‘s production of Bryony Lavery‘s play Frozen currently on-stage at the b current studio theatre.
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…
Grant Baldwin’s This Mountain Life offers a closer look at various people whose passion is set high in the peaks of the Coastal Mountains in British Columbia. This feature documentary invites us to learn about those for whom the draw of the mountains has shaped their entire lives.
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.
Last but certainly not least, some of the films to see on the last day of Hot Docs 2018.
All good things must come to an end. This weekend marks the 25th anniversary of Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival to a close. But do not despair, there are still two days full of excellent documentary films for you to discover. Here are a few for you to choose from.
Jean-Simon Chartier‘s Playing Hard delves into the creation of For Honor, a video game released by Ubisoft last year with lots of buzz attached to it. With unprecedented access, we get to see the creation of this original-concept game from idea to its market release.
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.
Coming soon! My interview with @lenorezann abo
