One can’t help but be fascinated by Lee’s DJs and their artistry. While the film remains focused on the struggles that these women have endured, there is plenty of room left to
Keep Reading76 Days is a classic cinema verité doc, which effectively depicts what happened at hospitals in Wuhan, China from February to April in the midst of the pandemic. Plunging us directly into
Keep Reading"You don't talk about the things that are uncomfortable and that's a very traditional thing among Chinese families and East Asian families. My films The Apology and Sing Me a Lullaby feed
Keep ReadingNotturno is observational cinema at in its most provocative and poetic form. A film doesn’t need any words when the images are so strong.
Keep ReadingThis sombre but reflective verité-style film gives voice to survivors of the Six-Day War, which ravaged the director’s hometown of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Keep ReadingJoel Bakan and Jennifer Abbott discuss The New Corporation: An Unfortunately Necessary Sequel, which follows the first film with a penetrating study that explores capitalism through philanthropy, COVID-19, and Black Lives Matter.
Keep ReadingOne unexpected twist anticipates another in Sonia Kennebeck’s Enemies of the State. The film is a jaw-dropper of a wild-but-true tale that leaves a viewer guessing.
Keep ReadingSofia Bohdanowicz and Deragh Campbell occupy a rare space in the Toronto film scene. You can’t discuss one without mentioning the other. The duo bring their latest collaboration home with Point and
Keep ReadingThe Boy from Medellín is a surprising near-miss from director Matthew Heineman with its portrait of Colombian rapper J. Balvin that doesn't quite go all in.
Keep ReadingThanks to the relative scarcity of films at TIFF 2020, it will be possible for online viewers, in particular, to see more than 50 percent of the documentaries curated for the festival.
Keep Reading