Written and directed by Julianna Notten her inspiration for Erin’s Guide to Kissing Girls was born out of wanting to “create a character who was confident in her sexuality without sensationalizing it, whose problems reached beyond the fact that she was attracted to other girls.”
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This installment of In The City features a personal curated list including several events, screenings and exhibits, I wish to attend as part of my birthday celebration. I may not make it to all, but hoping some of you will partake in one, a couple or a few of these.
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Producer/writer Mary Teegee of Carrier Sekani Family Services and producer/writer/director Matt Smiley, the creative team behind the poignant and essential-viewing documentary FOR LOVE is currently available on Netflix in Canada.
Narrated by music legend Shania Twain, a longtime advocate for children’s rights, FOR LOVE exposes the link between residential schools and the thousands of Indigenous children and youth in Canada’s child welfare system.
The Sinners follows seven girls from a very conservative Christian town, who decide to rebel by embodying the nickname given to them by many at their high school… ‘The Sinners’ for the seven deadly sins.
From director and writer Courtney Paige, comes this horror thriller story about a group of high school girls, who must decide what to do when one of their group betrays them. They decide to ‘teach her a lesson’ through a prank. As you might guess, the prank spirals out of control whereby each member of the ‘Sinners’ group become the target of an unknown killer.
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A methodically slow, dreamlike, eerie film, Sator is a story about more than what is seen and heard. Director Jordan Graham teases the line between fact and fiction. Sator’s core story, of a demon making contact with an intimate family, is inspired by director Graham’s own life.
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Eve (Lucie Debay) has had a frustrating day at work at a construction site in a small town, while also avoiding insecure texts from her significant other. She decides to go to a local bar to blow off some steam. What started as a fun and flirty meeting with a seemingly nice stranger (Arieh Worthalter), turns into a life-or-death struggle as Eve becomes the unknowing target of a misogynistic plot against her. Forced to flee as the unnamed man and his accomplice (Ciaran O’Brien) pursue her through the forest, Eve is pushed to her limits while fighting to survive in the wilderness.
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Hot Docs has added the new monthly film series For Viola to its VOD platform Hot Docs at Home. Named in honour of Canadian civil rights icon Viola Desmond, the important documentary series will centre around Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC)-led stories and filmmakers.
This fall, the series will feature of favourite documentaries of mine including, Charles Officer’s 2017 Festival doc Unarmed Verses and the 2019 Festival film In My Blood It Runs, directed by Maya Newell.
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Before she became the Queen of Tejano Music, Selena Quintanilla was a young girl from Texas with big dreams and an even bigger voice. Selena: The Series explores her journey from singing small gigs to becoming the most successful female Latin artist of all time — and the years of hard work and sacrifice the Quintanilla family navigated together.
The upcoming series will premiere on Netflix on December 4, 2020.
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Band Ladies is a darkly comedic digital original series about five middle-aged women, who turn their monthly Book Club into a Punk Band. Through this band, they find new meaning in themselves, their lives, and come clean about their own regrets.
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