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SHAME on these filmmakers for making a film like this, full of misinformation and disinformation, to intentionally depress audiences, and make them think there are no alternatives.
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Directors Fisher Stevens and Morgan Venville discuss their TIFF 2019 premiere And We Go Green, the world of environmentally-friendly auto racing, and working with Leonardo Di Caprio.
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Sanctuary director Álvaro Longoria discusses his new doc, which follows Javier Bardem and Carlos Bardem on a Greenpeace campaign for Antarctic marine sanctuaries, and how the power of celebrity can help a
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There’s Something in the Water (Canada, 73 min.) Dir. Elliot Page, Ian Daniel Programme: TIFF Docs (World Premiere) It’s not unusual for stars to lend their celebrity to worthy causes. Just look at TIFF eco docs
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