Part caper, part road trip, part spiritual journey, So Surreal: Behind the Masks follows award-winning Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond (Reel Injun, Red Fever) as he travels coast-to-coast and across the Atlantic and back, gradually piecing together this groundbreaking global story of influence, reconnection and hopeful restitution.
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After 11 days of cinematic moments, and memories, TIFF officially concluded the 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, by celebrating the best of the festival with its annual awards slate. A total of 10 awards were handed out, including jury-awarded prizes and the renowned People’s Choice Awards.
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César Fierro has just become a free man and needs to rebuild his life after being unjustly sentenced to death in Texas. He spent most of his life in solitary confinement, deprived of any physical contact with other human beings. Despite the challenges, Cesar remains determined to find true freedom.
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MUBI hosted an after party in Toronto on Sunday, September 8, 2024 to celebrate the World Premiere of Christopher Andrews’ gripping debut feature and MUBI Production, Bring Them Down.
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Faced with unfavourable laws and incessant police harassment, three young co-founders struggle to keep their startup alive. A motorcyclist faces dark times with his family after losing his livelihood. doctor struggles with his conscience on the job while battling outdated government policies. A police pair find themselves on different sides of the law with a difficult choice to make.
READ MORESharing more titles from my TIFF short list in this second volume, which includes about 26 films, in alphabetical order. Again, this will give you an idea of the variety of films at this year’s festival.
As well, this list includes short films, feature films and Primetime / Series titles. Lastly, this short list contains film titles for which I have public tickets; it also includes films I have screened pre-festival and others I aim to see using my media/press pass.
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The picking of sweetgrass becomes an action — and word — with profound meaning in this gently mesmerizing piece by multidisciplinary writer and artist shalan joudry.
READ MOREWith a few days to go, this list might seem sort of ‘last minute’ for some of you. This is how TIFF planning goes for me, though. I use TIFFR as my place to ‘heart’ many films I would like to see. This includes short films, feature films and Primetime / Series titles.
From there I have a short list, which is what I am sharing with you here and includes 50 or so films. In this first volume, I will list the first 29 picks – in alphabetical order – to give you an idea of the array of programming at this year’s festival.
READ MOREThe 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is upon us. This year’s lineup of Canadian films includes familiar faces and some first-time directors.
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