Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising (Dir. Shane Belcourt), when the youth take charge.
READ MORETIFF 2025 Pick: ‘Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising’
Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising (Dir. Shane Belcourt), when the youth take charge.
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Meadowlarks (Dir. Tasha Hubbard) is a deeply personal and emotional family reunion. The film tells the story of four Cree siblings, taken from their parents by the government and placed in non-Indigenous homes during the 1960s Scoop in Canada.
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The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced its full lineup. This year’s TIFF will showcase a total of 291 films (209 features, 6 Classics, 10 Primetime, and 66 shorts).
As in previous years, I have put together a Hye’s Picks list for this year’s festival. This personally curated list includes films from most of the programmes at TIFF.
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Eyesore Cinema’s Cillian Me Softly series will host a fanzine release party plus a special screening of the 2011 Andrew Niccol film IN TIME on August 28, 2025.
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The Greenland Stories Festival is a two-day curated festival of Greenlandic films, taking place this weekend in Toronto.
Featuring thriller, fantasy, romance, and documentary films, the festival aims to showcase Greenland’s stark and beautiful landscapes. It is also another way to explore its identity and reimagine Greenlandic storytelling featuring Greenlandic and Indigenous talent.
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In a famine-decimated near future, Hailey Freeman and her family struggle to safeguard their generational farm as they make one last stand against a vicious militia hell-bent on taking their 40 Acres.
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From body rituals to gender journeys, the Future of Film Showcase (FOFS) returns to Toronto with a bold lineup of debut feature films from first time local directors for its 2025 edition. The festival runs from June 19 to 22 in-person with a few online events.
This year, FOFS is showcasing a new generation of storytellers with fresh, intimate takes on identity, friendship, and self expression.
Below I am sharing my picks of screenings and industry events for you to check out at this year’s FOFS.
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In Finding Nicole, director Harley Wallen takes us into true-life story of Nicole Beverly, as seen on Inside Evil with Chris Cuomo, ‘Til Death Do Us Part’, and the top-selling book with the same title. Nicole and her children survive and overcome domestic violence.
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The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival’s Moon, Sun, Water and Land juries have selected winners across film, video, audio and digital media works in 17 different categories for the 2025 Awards Presentation. Hosted at the TIFF Lightbox, a total of $68,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to artists and filmmakers in recognition of their outstanding work, innovation and excellence.
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In the early days of social media, a notorious image circulated of an Indigenous man with raised fists, ready to strike. The photo was initially shared to mock and reinforce stereotypes of Indigenous peoples, but one word added to the image would change it forever.
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