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Pepe Review: Requiem for the Fallen Hippopotamus

by David Cuevas
September 5, 2024
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Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias crafts a unique tale of a hippopotamus and Colombia's colonial history in Pepe.

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The Soldier’s Lagoon Review: The History of Landscapes

by Pat Mullen
May 2, 2024
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The Soldier's Lagoon is poetic non-fiction film that deftly considers the history embedded within Colombia's landscape.

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The Battle for Laikipia Review: A Fight Generations in the Making

by Pat Mullen
January 26, 2024
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The Battle for Laikipia observes a brewing conflict in which Samburu pastoralists and white ranchers in Kenya clash over farmland and a way of life.

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The Mission Review: Playing Mission Impossible

by Rachel Ho
October 12, 2023
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The Mission sees Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine investigate the 2018 death of John Chau, who was killed while on mission to the isolated population of North Sentinel Island.

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Disrupting Canadian Myths

by Laurence Butet-Roch
May 31, 2023
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Deanna Bowen's installationBlack Drones in the Hive reveals Canada's racist past.

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Kanaval: A People’s History of Haiti in Six Chapters Review – Experience Carnival

by Pat Mullen
May 7, 2023
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Kanaval: A People's History of Haiti in Six Chapters delivers a nuanced and immersive celebration of Carnival with a rich cinematic essay.

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Ciné-Guerrillas: Scenes from the Labudović Reels Review – Film History Revisited

by Pat Mullen
September 18, 2022
Reviews/TIFF

Ciné-Guerrillas: Scenes from the Labudović Reels sees director Mila Turajic revisit the resistance to the French Occupation in Algeria through an archive of newsreels.

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Alex Pritz on The Territory and Participatory Filmmaking

by Pat Mullen
August 19, 2022
Features/Interviews

An interview with The Territory director Alex Pritz on collaborating with members of the Uru-eu-wau-wau tribe in telling their own story about the fight to protect the Amazon.

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zo reken Review: A Brilliant Ride

by Courtney Small
May 5, 2021
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In Haiti, the term zo reken (meaning “Shark Bone”) refers both to a local cane alcohol and the popular 4×4 Toyota Land Cruiser that can be seen weaving through the congested streets.

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An Interview with Emanuel Licha on zo reken and De-Colonizing Objects

by Megan Durnford
April 29, 2021
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In zo reken, Emanuel Licha’s second feature-length documentary, the powerful symbolism of white Toyota Land Cruisers, commonly used by international NGOs and the police, is turned on its head. “This vehicle means

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