One of Us (USA, 95 min.) Dir. Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing Programme: TIFF Docs (World Premiere) TIFF Docs programmer Thom Powers calls One of Us a “documentary thriller” in his
Keep ReadingThere aren’t too many documentaries outside the TIFF Docs programme this year, but this observation doesn’t mean the festival comes up short. TIFF’s Short Cuts offers half a dozen short docs scattered around the
Keep ReadingOn My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and Popi (Canada, 40 min.) Dir. Brandon Gross, Skyler Gross Programme: Special Event (World Premiere) Short films tend to get somewhat shut
Keep ReadingBeyond the One (Al di là dell’uno) (Italy/France/Germany Dir. Anna Marziano Programme: Wavelengths (World Premiere) Wavelength regular Anna Marziano’s latest film is 53 minutes long, placing it in the somewhat neglected,
Keep ReadingMrs. Fang (France/China/Germany, 86 min.) Dir. Wang Bing Programme: Wavelengths (North American Premiere) I don’t know if it’s Chinese master documentarian Wang Bing’s rare skills—pairing the professional’s easy way with subjects with
Keep ReadingGood Luck (France/Germany, 143 min.) Dir. Ben Russell Programme: Wavelengths (North American Premiere) The epigraph to Ben Russell’s Good Luck — an account of a mescaline-induced hallucination of a rock repeatedly
Keep Reading3/4 (Bulgaria/Germany, 82 min.) Dir. Ilian Metev Featuring: Mila Mihova, Nikolay Programme: Discovery (North American Premiere) What are some of the traits that come to mind when one imagines a “festival
Keep ReadingOf Sheep and Men (Switzerland/France/Qatar, 78 min.) Dir. Karim Sayad Programme: TIFF Docs (World Premiere) We all know that humans and sheep are different beasts but Sayad’s doc suggests that there
Keep ReadingLots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle (Muchos Hijos, un Mono y un Castillo) (Spain, 88 min.) Dir. Gustavo Salmerón Programme: TIFF Docs (North American Premiere) Julita Salmerón insists more
Keep ReadingTIFF Docs 2017 class includes new films by Fred Wiseman, Brett Morgen, Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing, Chris Smith, Sophie Fiennes, and more!
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