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TIFF 2025 - Page 4

Two 30-something white guys wearing blazers and hats walk down Queen Street West in Toronto with a spool of orange cable.

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Review: Lightning in a Bottle

by Pat Mullen
September 5, 2025
Reviews/TIFF

Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol double down with bigger stunts in hopes of finally playing Toronto's Rivoli in Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie.

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A crowded shopping mall contains people walking atop superimposed text of words including freedom and peace.

Orwell Review: 2025 Is the New 1984 in Peck’s Provocative Doc

by Pat Mullen
September 4, 2025
Reviews/TIFF

Raoul Peck offers a potent examination of global affairs in Orwell: 2+2=5 through the lens of George Orwell's ongoing relevance.

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A view behind a woman on stage at a microphone. She is wearing a purple dress and whistling for a crowded audience in an outdoor amphitheatre.

Whistle Review: When a Mighty Wind Makes for Best in Show

by Pat Mullen
September 4, 2025
Reviews/TIFF

The delightfully offbeat Whistle follows competitors vying in the inaugural Masters of Musical Whistling competition.

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Chef Masaki Saito examines the blade on his knife.

Table for One: Why Chef Masaki Saito Is Still Single

by Pat Mullen
September 4, 2025
Features/Interviews/TIFF

In Still Single, Toronto's only chef with two Michelin stars, Masaki Saito, shares the power of a dream and the work hard, play hard life that achieves it.

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Brian Jones and Bertrand Piccard are pictured in Breitling Orbiter 3, a red sphere that housed their balloon adventure

How The Balloonists Captures Awe and Wonder Above the Clouds

by Pat Mullen
September 4, 2025
Features/Interviews/TIFF

An interview with The Balloonists director John Dower about telling the thrilling adventure of Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones' landmark journey.

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Diving Deep with A Life Illuminated’s Dr. Edie Widder and Tasha Van Zandt

by Jason Gorber
September 3, 2025
Interviews/TIFF

An interview with A Life Illuminated director Tasha Van Zandt and marine biologist Dr. Edie Widder about exploring the depths of the ocean.

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A black and white archival photo of a group of Black women in the 1960s, sitting against a white brick wall and talking.

How True North Captures the Black Power Movement in Canada and Abroad

by Pat Mullen
September 3, 2025
Essays/Interviews/TIFF

An interview with True North director Michèle Stephenson on her documentary about the 1969 occupation at Sir George Williams University and the larger global currents of which it was a part.

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A school jacket hangs in a closet. It is blue with the letters DEGRASSI in white.

On Degrassi: Whatever It Takes and the Legacy of Canada’s Hit Series

by Pat Mullen
September 2, 2025
Features/Interviews/TIFF

An interview with Degrassi: Whatever It Takes director Lisa Rideout on bringing the growing pains of Canada's long-running series to the screen.

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A splitscreen image with an archival photo of the 1972 Toronto Godspell production on the left, and a four-frame of actors Eugene Levy, Martin Short, Dave Thomas, and Avril Chown giving interviews with brightly coloured backgrounds.

You Have to See It: Toronto’s Legendary Godspell ’72 Revisited

by Jason Gorber
September 2, 2025September 6, 2025
Interviews/TIFF

An interview with You Had to Be There director Nick Davis about bringing the legendary 1972 Toronto Godspell production to screen with comedy greats like Martin Short, Eugene Levy, and Jayne Eastwood.

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A mosaic of still images from documentaries from the Toronto International Film Festival appear in four rows.

50 Docs that Defined TIFF: Looking Back at the Toronto International Film Festival

by Pat Mullen Jason Gorber Barbara Goslawski Rachel Ho Courtney Small Nidhil Vohra
August 25, 2025August 26, 2025
Features/TIFF

As the Toronto International Film Festival celebrates its fiftieth edition, our writers pick fifty documentaries that helped define the festival in its first five decades.

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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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We go down under the sea with Dr. Edith Widder and We go down under the sea with Dr. Edith Widder and @alifeilluminatedfilm director @tashavanzandt ahead of the film's @tiff_net. Read more in @filmfest_ca's deep dive! 🦑

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