VIFF The Chef & the Daruma Review: Change, One California Roll at a Time by Pat Mullen Published on September 30, 2024 Festivals/Reviews The life and work of Japanese-Canadian chef Hidekazu Tojo and his omakase menu fuel foodie doc The Chef & the Daruma.
DƏNE YI’INJETL: The Scattering of Man | Credit: Mesilinka Films The Beautiful and the Dammed by Liam Lacey Published on September 30, 2024 Features/Industry Surveying the state of documentary production in western Canada in conversation with filmmakers in British Columbia and the North.
Will Ferrell, Harper Steele, Josh Greenbaum, and Kristen Wiig at the New York premiere of Will & Harper | Netflix Listen to Kristen Wiig’s Delightful Will & Harper Song by Pat Mullen Published on September 28, 2024 Features Listen to Kristen Wiig's theme song from Will & Harper, "Harper and Will Go West" from the hit documentary now streaming on Netflix.
NFB Living Together Is “A Polaroid of Our Time” by Rachel Ho Published on September 26, 2024 Features/Interviews/TIFF Living Together, directed by Halima Elkhatabi, is a contemporary observation of the art of cohabitation, seen through Montreal Gen Zers.
Being John Smith | TIFF TIFF Wavelengths’ “Exposé(s) – Jean-Luc Godard/John Smith” Contrasts Two Legends by Winnie Wang Published on September 25, 2024 Reviews/TIFF TIFF Wavelengths Programme 3 Exposé(s) - Jean-Luc Godard/John Smith contrasts the work of two legends in experimental cinema.
Clockwise from top right: Ninan Auassat: We, the Children (NFB), So Surreal: Behind the Masks (VIFF), Soundtrack to a Coup d'État (VIFF), The Stand (NFB), No Other Land (Antipod Films), At Averroès and Rosa Parks (VIFF) Doc Highlights at the 2024 Vancouver Int’l Film Festival by Pat Mullen Published on September 24, 2024 Festivals Documentary highlights at the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival include So Surreal: Behind the Masks, The Stand, Blink, and Dahomey.
Photo by Martin Duckworth Now Streaming: Dear Audrey Is a Tale of Enduring Love by Pat Mullen Published on September 23, 2024September 27, 2024 Features Now streaming from the NFB, Dear Audrey observes filmmaker Martin Duckworth as he cares for his wife, Audrey, through advanced stages of Alzheimer's.
Go Between | TIFF TIFF Wavelengths’ “Ride the Wave” Opens a Sea of Possibilities by Winnie Wang Published on September 20, 2024 Reviews/TIFF TIFF Wavelengths Programme 2 includes short films by Beatrice Gibson, Nick Gordon, Daphne Xu, Leonardo Pirondi, Chris Kennedy, and Tiffany Sia.
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema | Handout Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema to Resume Limited Operations by Pat Mullen Published on September 19, 2024 Hot Docs Hot Docs announces that Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema will resume with limited operations, while preparations are underway for the 2025 festival.
Anastasia Trofimova in Russians at War | TIFF Russians at War Screens at TIFF by Pat Mullen Published on September 18, 2024 TIFF Following its temporary pause, Russians at War had its North American premiere screenings at the Toronto International Film Festival.