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Spotlight: Alia Rasul’s Short...

The highly anticipated docu-comedy short film 15 Ways My Dad Almost Died, directed by award- winning filmmaker Sura Mall...
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Toronto Arts and Culture
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In The City: Hye’s Film Picks

It has been ‘a minute’ since I last made a list for you in terms of recommendations of films starting their ...
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Hye’s Picks: ‘Short Sig...

Graham Isador is losing his vision due to a degenerative eye disease. But because there are no visual identifiers for th...
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HRWFFTO 2018 Review: ‘On My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and Popi’

April 13, 2018
Toronto Arts & Culture

The 15th annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival, co-presented by TIFF and Human Rights Watch, features a diverse lineup celebrating the power individuals can hold in complex social and political situations. This year’s Opening Night film is On My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and Popi. The film offers an intimate look at the story of Roman and Ruth Blank. A couple whose experience casts a light on the power and complexity of love, marriage, and deeply held family secrets.   READ MORE

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Canadian Film Fest 2018: The Drawer Boy

March 20, 2018
Toronto Arts & Culture

Michael Healey’s play The Drawer Boy translates well to film under Arturo Perez Torres and Aviva Armour-Ostroff‘s direction.  Torres and team take us back in time to Huron County, Ontario, 1972. Miles arrives at the farm and home of Angus and Morgan, two aging bachelor farmers. He stays with the two farmers in order to learn about farm life and write a play about it. Their lives are changed dramatically when Miles’ art imitates life, creating a very fine line between truth and fiction. READ MORE

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In Review: Documentary My Enemy, My Brother

March 10, 2018
Toronto Arts & Culture

My Enemy, My Brother tells the real-life story of two former enemies from the Iran-Iraq war who become blood brothers for life. Najah Haftlang and Zahed Aboud meet in Vancouver 30 years after Zahed, an Iranian child soldier saves Najah, a wounded Iraqi soldier’s life, they are now about to embark on an emotional journey back to Iraq for the first time in 20 years. READ MORE

Film, Film Reviews, Hot Docs 2017
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In Review: Stacey Tenenbaum’s Documentary Shiners

February 17, 2018
Toronto Arts & Culture

After a very successful festival run that kicked off at Hot Docs with its World Premiere, Stacey Tenenbaum’s critically acclaimed documentary, Shiners, returns to Toronto for a special theatrical run at The Royal Cinema. From New York City, Tokyo, Sarajevo, to La Paz (Bolivia), meet the men and women who make their living cleaning our shoes.  READ MORE

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BITS 2017 Review: Kill Order

November 23, 2017
Toronto Arts & Culture

Kill Order
Dir. James Mark (Canadian Premiere)

David Lee (Chris Mark), a troubled high school student, struggles with strange dreams/visions. In these dreams/visions, he hears a mysterious voice telling him ‘to kill’. He lives with his ‘uncle’ Patrick, who gives David medication to help him cope. At school, David appears to be socially awkward. He has one female friend who seems to like him, as much as he likes her. READ MORE

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2017 Reel Asian Film Fest Preview: Gook

November 12, 2017
Toronto Arts & Culture

Gook
Justin Chon | USA | 2017 | Rated 14A | English, Korean with English subtitles

Synopsis: Eli (Justin Chon) and Daniel (David So), two Korean American brothers, own a struggling shoe store and have an unlikely friendship with Kamilla (Simone Baker), a street smart 11-year-old African American girl. Kamilla ditches school, Eli stresses about the store, and Daniel seems to always be looking for a good time. It is another typical day at the store until the Rodney King verdict is read and riots break out. With chaos and potential trouble looming, the trio is forced to defend the store while contemplating the future of their own personal dreams and the true meaning of family. READ MORE

Film, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Hot Docs 2017
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In Review: School Life

October 7, 2017
Toronto Arts & Culture

SCHOOL LIFE
Directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin & David Rane

School Life follows a year in the lives of two inspirational teachers in the only primary-age boarding school in Ireland. Similar to Hogwart’s with its 18th century architecture, Headfort has secret doors and beautiful woodlands. This place has also been home to John and Amanda Leyden for 46 years, and a witness to their exemplary careers. READ MORE

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