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Nirris Nagendrarajah

Nirris Nagendrarajah is a writer and critic from Toronto whose work focuses on fiction, film, theatre and himself. In addition to Metatron Press, his work has appeared in Public Parking, MUBI Notebook, Little White Lies, CBC Arts, The Ex-Puritan, Ludwigvan, Intermission and In the Mood Magazine. In 2026, he won the Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award from the Toronto Film Critics Association and is part of Neworld Theatre’s Page Turn program.

Filmmaker Beatrice Gibson stands looking at her reflection in a mirror in a tiled bathroom. She is a white woman with blonde hair, and is wearing a light blue sleeved dress. Her hand is caressing her chin and she looks to be in deep thought.
October 3, 2026
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Beatrice Gibson on At Night and Domestic, Chaotic Work

An interview with At Night director Beatrice Gibson about creating an intersectional portrait of Parisian women and drawing upon literary references.

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Life of Jorge Luis Borges Review: Filming Between the Lines

Through the obsessive study of an enigmatic writer’s archives, filmmaker Mariano Llinás tells a tale of a literary inheritance in Life of Jorge Luis Borges.

Oysters, Lagoons and Environmental Resilience

Concrete Turned to Sand directors Jessica Johnson and Ryan Ermacora discuss their

View of the old prison gate, Miyagi Prison, Sendai, where Mr. Kamata is serving a life sentence for his involvement in a series of bomb attacks by the Black Helmet Group in 1971.

The 49th Year Review: A Prisoner to Its Own Gaze

The 49th Year begins with promise, but ultimately unfolds as an inert

Filmmaker Beatrice Gibson stands looking at her reflection in a mirror in a tiled bathroom. She is a white woman with blonde hair, and is wearing a light blue sleeved dress. Her hand is caressing her chin and she looks to be in deep thought.

Beatrice Gibson on At Night and Domestic, Chaotic Work

by Nirris Nagendrarajah
October 3, 2026
Interviews

An interview with At Night director Beatrice Gibson about creating an intersectional portrait of Parisian women and drawing upon literary references.

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A close-up of a thumb and index finger holding a very small passport-style photo. The photograph is very old and offers a black and white image of a a man with an expressionless face. The man in the photo is of light complexion and wearing a black shirt.

Life of Jorge Luis Borges Review: Filming Between the Lines

by Nirris Nagendrarajah
September 24, 2026
Reviews/TIFF

Through the obsessive study of an enigmatic writer’s archives, filmmaker Mariano Llinás tells a tale of a literary inheritance in Life of Jorge Luis Borges.

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Oysters, Lagoons and Environmental Resilience

by Nirris Nagendrarajah
May 6, 2026
Features/Hot Docs/Interviews

Concrete Turned to Sand directors Jessica Johnson and Ryan Ermacora discuss their process of documenting oyster farmers and intertidal life off Cortes Island, B.C.

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View of the old prison gate, Miyagi Prison, Sendai, where Mr. Kamata is serving a life sentence for his involvement in a series of bomb attacks by the Black Helmet Group in 1971.

The 49th Year Review: A Prisoner to Its Own Gaze

by Nirris Nagendrarajah
April 28, 2026
Hot Docs/Reviews

The 49th Year begins with promise, but ultimately unfolds as an inert conceptual portrait of a Japanese political prisoner that juxtaposes personal letters with atmospheric exteriors

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children's legs dangle beneath their desks in a classroom.

Jean-François Caissy on Kindergarten and Observing Little Humans

by Nirris Nagendrarajah
April 27, 2026
Features/Hot Docs/Interviews

An interview with Kindergarten director Jean-François Caissy about continuing his trilogy of films about youth experiences and observing young minds.

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Victoria Clay-Mendoza on My Benjamin, Ballet, and Bodies

by Nirris Nagendrarajah
April 25, 2026
Features/Hot Docs/Interviews

An interview with My Benjamin director Victoria Clay-Mendoza on capturing the story of Parisian ballet dancer Benjamin Pech during his final year with the stage.

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