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Poetry Corner: Heidi Priebe ‘...

As Long As There Is Love, There Will Be Grief.Heidi Priebe The grief of time passing, of life moving on half finished, o...
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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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Film, Film Festivals, Interviews, Sundance 2020
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Sundance 2020 Spotlight: Composer Nainita Desai

February 2, 2020
Toronto Arts & Culture

While attending Sundance Film Festival, I had the pleasure of meeting and speaking with UK-based composer, Nainita Desai.

Desai talked about her start in the film industry working on feature films, and eventually moving onto composing for documentary films. We discussed her most recent work, music for the documentary The Reason I Jump, which premiered at Sundance. As well, she touched upon her work on For Sama, the Oscar-Nominated documentary which was a festival favourite in 2019.

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Film, Film Festivals, Interviews, Sundance 2020
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Sundance 2020 Spotlight: Writer & Director Emily Wilson

February 1, 2020
Sundance Film Festival

Emily Wilson‘s Danny’s Girl had its World Premiere in the ‘Midnight Shorts Program’ at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.

The film follows the first in-real-life meeting of Danny and Cleo, who have had an intimate online realtionship for some time. Per chance, Danny accidentally discovers something utterly shocking in Cleo’s luggage. When Cleo realizes this, tension and chaos ensue. Amidst the chaos, their mutual vulnerability and desire to connect wins.

Wilson was able to answer a few questions post premiere of her short film at Sundance.

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