Comedian and Canadian Screen Award nominated actress Aliya Kanani is bringing her internationally toured show Where You From, From? to the Toronto Fringe Festival after tow years of waiting to share her work at home.
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Award-winning artist, comedian, and published author Alia Ceniza Rasul debuts her highly-anticipated solo show MORO GIRL putting a spotlight on her journey as a Muslim Filipina immigrating and settling in Canada at the 2022 Toronto Fringe Festival.
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The Toronto Fringe Festival is back in full force this summer. The festival will take place from July 6 to July 17, 2022, taking over 11 venues across Toronto.
Starting my festival coverage with a preview interview with Chris Graham, one of the creators of A Small Part of the Whole Story, as well as the director of the show, Graham Isador.
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Born and raised in Aguascalientes, Mexico, Luis Ramirez is a Mexican-Canadian composer and musician. He often incorporate elements of Mexican folklore with a cinematographic approach to his musical storytelling.
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Mexican Tzotzil director Xun Sero‘s first documentary feature, MAMÁ (MOTHER), premiered at Hot Docs last month to great reviews. In the film, Xun creates an open dialogue with his mother, Hilda, which allows them to confront their past with honesty while also finding a sense of understanding and forgiveness.
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The first documentary from Costa Rica to premiere at Hot Docs, ERNESTO, GRACIAS by Laura Ángel Córdoba is an intimate and poetic family portrait. Córdoba’s film unmasks the stereotypes and misconceptions around autism that have surrounded her family as they fight to create a safe and joyful space for her brother, Ernesto.
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This year, Hot Docs sheds a spotlight on documentaries from Chile. The Chiledoc selections include Daniel Díaz‘s ON SUSPICION: ZOKUNENTU (BAJO SOSPECHA: ZOKUNENTU).
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Adam Paolozza is an award-winning performer, director, writer and producer.
In 2014, Paolozza created Bad New Days to produce his own projects and explore his vision of a contemporary poetic theatre of gesture. This week, the company will premiere their new production of ITALIAN MIME SUICIDE in Toronto’s Theatre Centre.
Uno Helmersson is an award-winning Swedish composer and multi-instrumentalist whose credits include the worldwide hit TV series The Bridge, which was broadcast in more than 100 territories and won him a Golden FIPA Award.
Awarded and nominated for his music, with over 70 composer credits on IMDB and more than 800 registered compositions on his rights society, he is among the top composers for film in the northern part of Europe.
Uno’s latest work includes the Sundance 2021 animated documentary FLEE, the BBC documentary Riots, and the awarded documentary The Painter and the Thief.
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