The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was a total success this year. I was able to attend several in-person press and public screenings. It was honestly one of my best even if it left me a little knackered at the end of it.
After 10 days, I my tally adds up to 27 films. Not bad for my first full festival back in person, right?
Sharing the full list of films I saw at the festival with you here. It is in alphabetical order, as it easier to get through.
Those with an asterisk* indicate some of my personal favourites.
All Quiet on the Western Front*1
Dir. Edward Berger
El Agua | The Water
Dir. Elena López Riera
The Banshees of Inishirin*
Fir. Martin McDonagh
The Blackening
Dir. Tim Story
Broker*
Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda
Charcoal*
Dir. Carolina Markowicz
Daughter of Rage | La hija de todas las rabias
Dir. Laura Baumeister
Decision to Leave*
Dir. Park Chan-wook
Domingo and the Mist*
Dir. Ariel Escalante Meza
Empire of Light
Dir. Sam Mendes
The Eternal Daughter*
Dir. Joanna Hogg
Free Money
Dir. Sam Soko & Lauren DeFilippo
How to Blow Up a Pipeline*
Dir. Daniel Goldhaber
Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues1
Dir. Sacha Jenkins
Miucha, the Voice of Bossa Nova*
Dirs. Daniel Zarvos & Liliane Mutti
Muru*
Dir. Tearepa Kahi
My Imaginary Country | Mi pais imaginario
Dir. Patricio Guzmán
My Sailor, My Love
Dir. Klaus Härö
Nanny
Dir. Nikyatu Jusu
On the Come Up
Dir. Sanaa Lathan
Sidney1
Dir. Reginald Hudlin
So Much Tenderness
Dir. Lina Rodríguez
Theatre of Thought*
Dir. Werner Herzog
This Place*
Dir. V. T. Nayani
Venus
Dir. Jaume Balagueró
Women Talking*
Dir. Sarah Polley
V/H/S/9/91
Dirs. Chloe Okuno, Timo Tjahjanto, Simon Barrett, Ryan Prows, Jennifer Reeder
All in all, I had a great time at TIFF this year; it was filled with great energy. I forgot what it was like to be surrounded by friends, cinephiles, Hollywood star seekers, and film industry people. Great memories for sure!
1 These films are currently available on various streaming platforms.
