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Rendezvous with Madness

How My Dad’s Tapes Share a Roadmap for Confronting Grief

by Pat Mullen
October 25, 2024
Interviews

An interview with My Dad's Tapes director Kurtis Watson about confronting a dark cloud and finding catharsis with his family.

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Rendezvous with Madness Docs Spotlight Tough Conversations

by Pat Mullen
October 24, 2024March 12, 2025
Festivals/News

Toronto's Rendezvous with Madness festival runs October 25 to November 3, with documentaries spotlighting conversations about mental health.

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Now Streaming: WaaPaKe Finds Catharsis By Sharing Stories

by POV Staff
October 4, 2024
Features

WaaPaKe, now streaming from the National Film Board of Canada, offers further thought about the generational trauma brought by residential schools.

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Sofia Brockenshire Talks The Dependents and Finding Her Way Home

by Pat Mullen
October 26, 2023
Interviews

An interview with The Dependents director Sofia Brockenshire about revisiting her family story to consider the politics of migration.

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A black and white image of two feet standing on the edge of a rocky terrace. They are surrounded by sand.

Rendezvous with Madness Docs Spark Conversations About Mental Health

by Alejandra De La Huerta
October 25, 2023
Festivals

Highlights from Toronto's Rendezvous with Madness Festival include documentaries like back home and The Dependents that invite conversations about mental health.

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Attila Review: The Long Road to Healing

by Courtney Small
October 9, 2023January 22, 2024
Festivals/Reviews

Stephen Hosier offers a personal documentary about friend Richard Csanyi and his effort to understand the addiction that claimed the life of his twin brother, Attila.

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How to Save a Dead Friend Review: Healing a Generation

by Rachel Ho
October 26, 2022
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Marusya Syroechkovskaya offers a personal study of mental health in How to Save a Dead Friend, which hopes to heal a generation of Russian youths

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Rendezvous with Madness Marks 30 Years of Therapeutic Festival-Going

by Pat Mullen
October 25, 2022
Festivals

Rendezvous with Madness Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary with films like How to Save a Dead Friend and I Didn't See You There.

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Drunk on Too Much Life

by Kelly Boutsalis
November 22, 2021
Features/Festivals

Michelle Melles' Drunk on Too Much Life chronicles her daughter Corinna as she strives towards good mental health.

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Rendezvous with Madness Docs Spotlight Mental Health

by Pat Mullen
October 28, 2021
Festivals

Previewing the documentaries at Rendezvous with Madness, which runs Oct. 28 - Nov. 7.

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A great read before omakase on Festival Street tom A great read before omakase on Festival Street tomorrow! In our new cover story, @jamaljburger, @jukantateisi, and @sushimasakisaito tell us about the power of a dream. 🍣

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Our new issue is fresh from the printer and coming soon to a mailbox near you! You can also pick up a copy at the @tiff_net Industry Centre starting tomorrow.

Thank you to @telefilm_canada for sponsoring this issue and our #TIFF50 coverage.

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More #documentary highlights for #TIFF50! Our cou More #documentary highlights for #TIFF50!

Our countdown of the great films that defined the festival's first 50 years continues with:

📽: Shut Up and Sing (TIFF '06)
📽: The Square (TIFF '13)
📽: Faces Places (TIFF '17)
📽: Forbidden Love (TIFF '92)
📽: P4W: Prison For Women (TIFF '84)
📽: Hurt (TIFF '15)
📽: 76 Days (TIFF '20)
📽: My Winnipeg (TIFF '07)
📽: Tabloid (TIFF '10)
📽: No Other Land (TIFF '24)

🔗Get the full list here:
https://povmagazine.com/50-docs-that-defined-tiff-looking-back-at-the-festival-of-festivals/

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More #documentary highlights in our look back at # More #documentary highlights in our look back at #TIFF50!

📽: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (TIFF '22)
📽: Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (TIFF '93)
📽: The Times of Harvey Milk (TIFF '84)
📽: National Gallery (TIFF '14)
📽: Finding Vivian Maier (TIFF '13)
📽: No Ordinary Man (TIFF '20)
📽: The Stairs (TIFF '16)
📽: Jane (TIFF '17
📽: Shake Hands with the Devil (TIFF '06)
📽: Best Boy (TIFF '79)

🔗FULL LIST: https://povmagazine.com/50-docs-that-defined-tiff-looking-back-at-the-festival-of-festivals/

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@alan.robert.irwin opens the conversation about me @alan.robert.irwin opens the conversation about mental health in his new film #LoveHarold. Get your first look at the trailer for the doc premiering at @ciffcalgary! (Link in stories) @onf_nfb @52mediainc 

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Our @tiff_net at 50 retro continues! 10 more docs Our @tiff_net at 50 retro continues! 10 more docs that helped define the festival's  first 50 years:
📽: Sharkwater (TIFF '06)
📽: Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (TIFF '92)
📽: Manufactured Landscapes (TIFF '06)
📽: Hoop Dreams (TIFF '94)
📽: Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (TIFF '15)
📽: No Sad Songs (TIFF '85)
📽: From the Sky Down (TIFF '11)
📽: Attica (TIFF '21)
📽: Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa (TIFF '23)
📽: Leviathan (TIFF '85)

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