Over this evening and the next, staunch filmmaker and author Julian Samuel will have two of his major documentaries screened at TIFF Bell Lightbox. Both take on the subject of libraries: where they’ve been
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As a new professor in Cinema Arts at the University of Windsor, Nick Hector is sharing his 30 years of experience with aspiring filmmakers. His experience has put him in the editing
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