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Reviews and interviews from the film festival circuit, including reports from TIFF, Hot Docs, Sundance, and Cannes.
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Hiam Abbass and Lina Soualem Explore Family and Memory in Bye Bye Tiberias

by Pat Mullen
September 16, 2023September 18, 2023
Interviews/TIFF

An interview with Bye Bye Tiberias director Lina Soualem and star Hiam Abbass about their documentary on family, memory, and finding home.

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Stop Making Sense Review: Doc Will Never Be the Same As It Ever Was

by Jason Gorber
September 16, 2023
Reviews/TIFF

The 4K restoration of Stop Making Sense gives Jonathan Demme's classic Talking Heads concert doc a truly definitive experience.

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Telling Our Story Review: Reclaiming History in Their Own Words

by Courtney Small
September 16, 2023
Reviews/TIFF

Telling Our Story, directed by Kim O'Bomsawin, offers an overview of Indigenous history told through the diversity of First Nations experiences.

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In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon Review – Of Ghosts and Empty Sockets

by Jason Gorber
September 16, 2023
Reviews/TIFF

In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon, Alex Gibney's sprawling portrait of Paul Simon, is a triumphant celebration and a missed opportunity.

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Boil Alert Review: Simmering with Rage

by Pat Mullen
September 15, 2023
Reviews/TIFF

Artist and activist Layla Staats is the guide in Boil Alert as she travels Canada and the USA to learn about water contamination in Indigenous communities.

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Windsor Film Festival Announces Canadian Competition Line-up

by Pat Mullen
September 15, 2023
Festivals

Titles competing for the WIFF Prize in Canadian Film include Solo, BlackBerry, Seven Veils, Humanist Vampire, and Irena's Vow.

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The Human Surge 3 Review: Re-Framing the Borders of Cinema

by Pat Mullen
September 15, 2023
Reviews/TIFF

Eduardo Williams follows his 2016 breakout The Human Surge with another genre-defying and artistically daring feat of cinema.

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Defiant Review: Inside Ukraine’s War Room

by Pat Mullen
September 15, 2023
Reviews/TIFF

The gripping Defiant documentary follows four Ukrainian politicians as they negotiate for peace and find diplomatic routes to end the war.

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God Is a Woman Review: Explores an Oscar winner Anew

by Susan G. Cole
September 14, 2023
Reviews/TIFF

God Is a Woman follows the quest to return the classic documentary The Sky Above, The Mud Below to the people it depicts.

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I Am Sirat Review: A Truly Collaborative Self-Portrait

by Susan G. Cole
September 14, 2023
Reviews/TIFF

I Am Sirat is a collaborative documentary between Deepa Mehta and Sirat Teneja that shares the latter's experience as a transwoman in India.

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