Canada’s media establishment got it right when they approached Jesse Wente to be the first director of the new Indigenous Screen Office (ISO). Articulate and passionate, Wente has been a cultural columnist for CBC Radio
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Keep Readingnown as the “polka dot artist,” Kusama’s paintings, drawings, installations, performances and film go far beyond that simple description—though they have inspired striking fashion statements worn by some of the gallery’s attendees.
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Hot Docs’ worthy recipient of the 2018 Don Haig Award, Ina Fichman, discusses her new films Laila at the Bridge and The Oslo Diaries and a prolific career in documentary.
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