One of Us (USA, 95 min.) Dir. Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing Programme: TIFF Docs (World Premiere) TIFF Docs programmer Thom Powers calls One of Us a βdocumentary thrillerβ in his
Keep ReadingThere arenβt too many documentaries outside theΒ TIFFΒ Docs programme this year, but this observation doesnβt mean the festival comes up short. TIFFβs Short Cuts offers half a dozen short docs scattered around the
Keep ReadingOn My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and Popi (Canada, 40 min.) Dir. Brandon Gross, Skyler Gross Programme: Special Event (World Premiere) Short films tend to get somewhat shut
Keep ReadingBeyond the One (Al di lΓ dellβuno) (Italy/France/Germany Dir. Anna Marziano Programme: Wavelengths (World Premiere) Wavelength regular Anna Marzianoβs latest film is 53 minutes long, placing it in the somewhat neglected,
Keep ReadingMrs. Fang (France/China/Germany, 86 min.) Dir. Wang Bing Programme: Wavelengths (North American Premiere) I don’t know if it’s Chinese master documentarian Wang Bing’s rare skillsβpairing the professional’s easy way with subjects with
Keep ReadingGood Luck (France/Germany, 143 min.) Dir. Ben Russell Programme: Wavelengths (North American Premiere) The epigraph to Ben Russellβs Good Luck β an account of a mescaline-induced hallucination of a rock repeatedly
Keep Reading3/4 (Bulgaria/Germany, 82 min.) Dir. Ilian Metev Featuring: Mila Mihova, Nikolay Programme: Discovery (North American Premiere) What are some of the traits that come to mind when one imagines a βfestival
Keep ReadingOf Sheep and Men (Switzerland/France/Qatar, 78 min.) Dir. Karim Sayad Programme: TIFF Docs (World Premiere) We all know that humans and sheep are different beasts but Sayadβs doc suggests that there
Keep ReadingLots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle (Muchos Hijos, un Mono y un Castillo) (Spain, 88 min.) Dir. Gustavo SalmerΓ³n Programme: TIFF Docs (North American Premiere) Julita SalmerΓ³n insists more
Keep ReadingTIFF Docs 2017 class includes new films by Fred Wiseman, Brett Morgen, Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing, Chris Smith, Sophie Fiennes, and more!
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