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Oysters, Lagoons and Environmental Resilience

by Nirris Nagendrarajah
May 6, 2026
Features/Hot Docs/Interviews

Concrete Turned to Sand directors Jessica Johnson and Ryan Ermacora discuss their process of documenting oyster farmers and intertidal life off Cortes Island, B.C.

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A matador ina black costume adorned with white and gold trim looks out in the bull ring. A crowd watches behind him.

Afternoons of Solitude Review: All the Beauty and the Bloodsport

by Pat Mullen
December 2, 2025
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Albert Serra goes in the ring with matador Andrés Roca Rey as he tangos with bulls to test the measure of a man in Afternoons of Solitude.

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Children in Gaza pose for the camera and smile. The boy in the centre has a hawk on his shoulder.

With Hasan in Gaza Review: Experience Life Under Occupation

by Pat Mullen
September 5, 2025
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The power of durational cinema comes full force in With Hasan in Gaza as the film invites audiences to experience life under occupation.

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A black and white image of a young Chinese boy sitting in a field surrounded by trees. He is looking up at the sky through binoculars.

Always Review: Meetings with a Young Poet

by Pat Mullen
April 26, 2025
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Always is a years in the making documentary that observes the life of Chinese poet and child prodigy Youbin Gong as he faces his fate.

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Youth (Spring) Review: Fast Fashion Meets Slow Cinema

by Pat Mullen
September 17, 2023
Reviews/TIFF

Wang Bing's latest observational opus Youth (Spring) captures the daily toils of young labourers in China's garment district.

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Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros Review: Savour Every Bite

by Pat Mullen
September 17, 2023
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Menus-Plaisirs: Les Troisgros from Frederick Wiseman takes audiences inside La Maison Troisgros and shows why it holds three Michelin stars for its epic creations.

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Cannes Review: Occupied City Deftly Navigates Past and Present

by Jason Gorber
May 23, 2023
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Steve McQueen and Bianca Stigter's Occupied City is a truly cinematic work that explores the ghosts of the past in the present.

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Anyox Is Large-Format Durational Cinema at Its Best

by Pat Mullen
May 17, 2023
Features

An interview with Anyox directors Ryan Ermacora and Jessica Johnson on giving landscapes the large-format, long-take treatment.

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Sundial Review: Feel the Passing of Every Season

by Pat Mullen
May 5, 2023
Hot Docs/Reviews

The poetic documentary Sundial harnesses the power of slow cinema to create an immersive and experiential portrait of rural Estonia.

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Fauna Review: Observing Animals and Their Humans

by Ry Pembroke
May 5, 2023
Hot Docs/Reviews

Pau Faus observes parallels between humans and non-human animals amid the changes of technology in Fauna.

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