#TIFF22: “BONES OF CROWS”
By Amanda Gilmore
Bones of Crows is important, powerful and necessary while also being incredibly well-made.
This powerful Film tells the story of Cree matriarch Aline Spears (played at different ages by Summer Testawich, Grace Dove, and Carla Rae) who was born in Canada in the 1920s. It follows her from her childhood, being taken away from her family and thrust into the residential school system, her time in the military during WWII, and her inspiring determination to bring her ...
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#TIFF22: “SOMETHING YOU SAID LAST NIGHT”
By Amanda Gilmore
Ren (Carmen Madonia) reluctantly joins her younger sister Siena (Paige Evans) and her parents on a family summer vacation. Throughout the week-long holiday, the family butt heads over many things. But mostly because no one seems remotely interested in spending quality time together other than the matriarch, Mona (Ramona Milano). Ren spends the majority of her days vaping and scrolling social media. Siena’s always out with her vacation fling partying until the early hours ...
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#TIFF22: DAY TWO SIGHTINGS
It was an incredibly star-studded second day of TIFF '22 with various Premieres kicking-off around the City ahead of what will be a busy weekend with mega-watt power at the Festival. See who spotted around town premiering their Films and doing their rounds!
We started out day early with an appearance on CP24 Breakfast with Sonia Mangat! Sbe actually has a Short Film premering at the Festival! So amazing! Thanks to those who tuned-in and sent their supportive messages!
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#TIFF22: “EMILY”
By Amanda Gilmore
Writer-Director Frances O’Connor’s Feature Debut mixes fact and speculation to give us an atmospheric portrait of Wuthering Heights Author Emily Brontë (Emma Mackey).
At the heart of Emily is a story of a girl on her journey toward self-actualization. The overt sexism and patriarchy which was prevalent in 19th-century England caused many upheavals for Emily. She was a young woman whose imagination ran wondrously wild and ...
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#TIFF22: “DRIVING MADELEINE”
By Mr. Will Wong
Director Christian Carion delivers us something heartfelt at TIFF '22 with DRIVING MADELEINE. While the unlikely buddy Drama feels familiar at times, this doesn't mean it isn't impactful, affecting and good for the soul.
The Film centers around Madeline (renowned Chanteuse Line Renaud) as a woman who is about to enter a care facility for the elderly. She encounters Charles (Dany Boon), her Taxi Driver, asking him to make multiple stops along the way to the home. She ...
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#TIFF22: “BROTHER”
By Mr. Will Wong
Based on David Charlandy's acclaimed Novel of the same name, Clement Virgo's BROTHER takes us back to the '90s in Scarborough. We meet two brothers, raised by their single mother (Marsha Stephanie Blake), and despite her best efforts to shield them, ultimately they are unable to avoid becoming a product of the violence abound, whether it be in the news or the gangs who fight for territory in their economically-depressed neighbourhood.
A mild-mannered Michael (Lamar ...
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#TIFF22: “I LIKE MOVIES”
By David Baldwin
High school senior Lawrence Kweller (Isaiah Lehtinen) likes movies. Scratch that, he is obsessed with movies. He watches them endlessly, riffing on his love for Stanley Kubrick to anyone who will listen. He is ambitious and just knows he is going to get into NYU’s film program where he will be taught by the likes of Todd Solondz. But this is the early 2000s – or more specifically, early 2000s era Burlington, Ontario – and Lawrence needs $90,000 to attend. So he gets a ...
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#TIFF22: “THE SWIMMERS”
By Amanda Gilmore
This Film tells the true story of swimming sisters Yusra (Nathalie Issa) and Sara Mardini (Manal Issa), who fled their home in war-torn Damascus to start a new life in Europe. Their goal was to make it to Germany, apply for an application to get their family to join them and earn a chance to compete in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.
The Swimmers is an inspirational story that has the ability to change people's minds. Director Sally El Hosaini brings us ...
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#TIFF22: “ON THE COME UP”
By Amanda Gilmore
This Debut Feature from Sanaa Lathan is based on the novel by Angie Thomas of the same name. It takes place in Garden Heights and follows 16-year-old Bri (Jamila C. Gray) who dreams of becoming one of the greatest rappers of all time.
Unlike other films about aspiring musicians, this one tells the story through the eyes of a teenager. It’s a refreshing lens to see this world through. We are able to see how a teenager struggles with the ...
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#TIFF22: DAY ONE SIGHTINGS
This is what we signed-up for! TIFF '22 festivities are in full force an it was an epic Day One! This is only the start as we reach peak-TIFF Friday, Saturday and Sunday!!
Some.sightings:
BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE, Recipient of the Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media at the TIFF Tribute Gala
SALLY EL HOSEINI - Director of THE SWIMMERS - Recipient of the TIFF Emerging Talent Award
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