Photon (Poland, 107 min.) Dir. Norman Leto Programme: Nightvisions (North American Premiere) Imagine an elliptical and increasingly dystopian introductory physics lecture delivered by a slightly ornery Aussie version of David Attenborough
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Keep ReadingVancouver: No Fixed Address (Canada, 75 min.) Dir. Charles Wilkinson Programme: Canadian Spectrum (World Premiere) Home ownership in Vancouver has become nearly impossible, and in Vancouver: No Fixed Address, director Charles
Keep ReadingDonkeyote (Germany, UK. 86 minutes) Dir. Chico Pereira Programme: Magnificent Obsessions. (Canadian Premiere) A crowd-pleasing tale of an old man with a dream, a dog and a donkey, Chico Pereira’s Donkeyote
Keep ReadingBobbi Jene (Denmark/Sweden, 95 min.) Dir. Elvira Lind Programme: Artscapes (Canadian Premiere) Attendees at last year’s Hot Docs festival might have encountered the rhythmic visual babble of Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin’s
Keep ReadingPre-Crime (Germany, 90 min.) Dir. Matthias Heeder, Monika Hielscher Programme: Special Presentations (World Premiere) Billed as a “chilling and explosive in-depth examination into the modern age of policing,” Pre-Crime looks at
Keep ReadingRat Film (USA, 82 min.) Dir. Theo Anthony Programme: Nightvision (Toronto Premiere) Over Godardian snatches of string quartet music and images of a race car track, an incongruous voice emerges: “Acknowledgment
Keep ReadingLibera Nos (Italy/France, 90 min.) Dir. Federica Di Giacomo Programme: World Showcase (Canadian Premiere) Although I’m a horror movie fan, I’ve ignored most of the relentless lurch of zombie shows because
Keep ReadingCity of Ghosts (USA, 91 min.) Dir. Matthew Heineman Programme: Special Presentations (Canadian Premiere) City of Ghosts makes a strong case for being the definitive documentary of Syrian Civil War to
Keep ReadingA Memory in Khaki (Qatar, 104 min.) Dir. Alfoz Tanjour Programme: International Spectrum (North American Premiere) A uniquely lyrical documentary about the Syrian Civil War, A Memory in Khaki weaves five
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