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David Cuevas

David Cuevas is a filmmaker and writer based in Ottawa, Ontario. With his limited time, he can be seen trekking between Toronto and Montreal to avoid the cataclysmic mundanity of the National Capital bore. You can also find the man of the hour at prestigious film festival events around the globe, with prior journalistic history with festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, Sundance, IFFR, and TIFF. During the hot summer nights, David works as an associate programmer for the Ottawa International Animation Festival. David has written for various publications including POV Magazine, Next Best Picture, In Review Online, The Playlist, and ASIFA. He is also the Festivals Editor for FilmHounds Magazine. David funds his short film Ouvre on the side. David Cuevas was last seen as a filmmaker at the 2023 Fantasia Film Festival with his short film Avulsion.

TIFF Unveils Wavelengths and Classics Lineups for 2024 Festival

by David Cuevas
August 8, 2024
TIFF

TIFF Wavelengths and Classics line-ups include films by Wang Bing, Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias, Rhyane Vermette, and Frederick Wiseman.

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Me and My Victim Review: Why You Should Never Date a Poet

by David Cuevas
August 7, 2024
Reviews

Artist Maurane and poet Billy Pedlow reflect upon a turbulent relationship in the self-reflexive (and problematic) Me and My Victim.

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Catwalk Painters and Literary Icons: On Jia Zhangke’s Artist Trilogy

by David Cuevas
August 3, 2024
Essays/Features

Reflections on Jia Zhangke's artists documentary trilogy of Dong, Useless, and Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue.

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Venice Announces Documentary Lineup: Wang Bing, Alex Ross Perry, and Elizabeth Lo to Compete

by David Cuevas
July 23, 2024July 26, 2024
Festivals

Wang Bing's Youth (Homecoming) is lone documentary in the hunt for the Golden Lion at this year's Venice Film Festival.

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Venice Days to Screen Federica Di Giacomo’s The Open Couple as Opening Night Feature

by David Cuevas
July 19, 2024
Festivals

Documentaries screening at the Giornate degli Autori, aka Venice Days, include An Open Couple, Soul of the Desert, and Peaches Goes Bananas.

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Fantasia Film Festival Workers Strike for Fair Wages

by David Cuevas
Festivals

Workers from the Fantasia International Film Festival strike mere days before the Montreal genre event is set to kick off.

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Skip Norman: A Radical Chronicler of Black American Life, Rediscovered

by David Cuevas
July 10, 2024
Essays/Features

Revisiting the life and work of Skip Norman, an overlooked filmmaker, cinematographer, photographer, and chronicler of Black experiences.

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Locarno Film Festival to Screen New Documentaries from Wang Bing, Ben Rivers, Radu Jude

by David Cuevas
July 10, 2024
Festivals

Locarno Film Festival announces line-up for 2024 edition, including new documentaries by Wang Bing, Ben Rivers, and Radu Jude.

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A Fidai Film Review: Images Speak Louder Than Words

by David Cuevas
July 5, 2024
Reviews

A Fidai Film reclaims images from the Palestinian archive that were previously stolen by the Israeli Defense Force.

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Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival Announces Full 2024 Lineup

by David Cuevas
July 3, 2024
Festivals

2024 Fantasia Film Festival line-up includes the Canadian features Adrianne & the Castle, VOÏVOD: We Are Connected, and Me and My Victim.

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Best Documentary Feature:
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Back at @hotdocs_ for 1 screening only, catch fest Back at @hotdocs_ for 1 screening only, catch festival favourite #TheGardenerAndTheDictator this weekend as Jane Hui Wang shares her family story.

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Miette pastry chef Meg Ray and Maria Thomsson from Miette pastry chef Meg Ray and Maria Thomsson from Rödlöga, Sweden at the world premiere of Sweet Störy at @psfilmfest. Here, they share their favourite sweets in this story of cross-cultural cooking. 🌴

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We're at the @psfilmfest this year, with coverage We're at the @psfilmfest this year, with coverage rolling including the world premiere of Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story! Stay tuned for more. 

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Oscar nominee Carol Connors marches into @psfilmfe Oscar nominee Carol Connors marches into @psfilmfest to her theme from Rocky, and then performs "You Loved My Night Away" - a song she wrote for Elvis Presley the night he died and hasn't released until now.

At the world premiere of the #documentary Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connor Story. 

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#StateOfFirsts director Chase Joynt talks about fo #StateOfFirsts director Chase Joynt talks about following congresswoman Sarah McBride on her historic campaign amid the culture wars and the targeting of trans rights, and making a vérité doc after hybrids like No Ordinary Man and Framing Agnes. #PalmSprings #PSIFF #Documentary #movies
@yanunifilm executive producer Laura Nix tells the @yanunifilm executive producer Laura Nix tells the @psfilmfest audience about what drew her to sharing @juma_xipaia's story and working with director Richard Ladkani to raise awareness about the fight for the Amazon. 🌴

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Andrea Werhun and @nicobazuin tell us about changi Andrea Werhun and @nicobazuin tell us about changing the narrative on sex work and being maximalists with colour in #ModernWhore. 💋

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Song Sung Blue is the latest documentary to get a Song Sung Blue is the latest documentary to get a  Hollywood remake. Kate Hudson and director Craig Brewer tell us about reimagining the doc as a movie musical!

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📽: in theatres Dec. 25
📽: rent the doc on Vimeo

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