Paris Stalingrad (France, 86 min.) Dir. Hind Meddeb w/Thim Naccache Programme: TIFF Docs (International Premiere) Back in 1960, the filmmaker Jean Rouch, already acclaimed for Moi, un Noir, his genre-busting semi-fictional documentary shot in Africa’s
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The 2019 TIFF Doc Conference featured a number of Canadian and international leaders in the field, including Barbara Kopple, Yung Chang, and Alan Berliner in conversation about the art and business of
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Directors Fisher Stevens and Morgan Venville discuss their TIFF 2019 premiere And We Go Green, the world of environmentally-friendly auto racing, and working with Leonardo Di Caprio.
Keep ReadingThe Kingmaker (USA, Denmark, 100 min.) Dir. Lauren Greenfield Programme: TIFF Docs (Canadian premiere) Lauren Greenfield has become an award winning documentarian thanks to films like Generation Wealth and The Queen of Versailles, which illustrate the obnoxiousness
Keep ReadingCunningham (US/France/Germany, 93 min) Dir. Alla Kovgan Programme: TIFF Docs (World Premiere) Two-thirds of Cunningham consists of exquisite dancing choreographed by the iconic American choreographer Merce Cunningham, taking place on sets by the likes of Robert
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Sandra Ignagni's Highway to Heaven: A Mosaic in One Mile observes a diversity of faiths that exist side by side on Richmond’s No. 5 Road. The director discusses her NFB doc ahead
Keep ReadingRed Penguins (USA, 80 min) Dir. Gabe Polsky Programme: TIFF Docs (World Premiere) In 2014 Gabe Polsky had a TIFF hit with Red Army, a terrific doc about the Soviet national team’s dominance of international hockey from the Fifties
Keep ReadingWestern Stars (USA, 83 min) Dir. Thom Zimny, Bruce Springsteen Programme: Galas (World Premiere) Over the last 24 months Bruce Springsteen has been on a reinvention of sorts. After the publication of
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Sanctuary director Álvaro Longoria discusses his new doc, which follows Javier Bardem and Carlos Bardem on a Greenpeace campaign for Antarctic marine sanctuaries, and how the power of celebrity can help a
Keep ReadingWomen Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (UK, 840 min.) Dir. Mark Cousins Programme: TIFF Docs (World Premiere) “Most of the recognized so-called movie classics were directed by men,” contends film historian
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