‘Sirāt’ and the Dance of Life: A Conversation with Director Óliver Laxe
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Lakshmi
Born in France but shaped by Galicia, Óliver Laxe occupies a cinema of in-between spaces—between land and spirit,…
‘Sirāt’ and the Dance of Life: A Conversation with Director Óliver Laxe
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Born in France but shaped by Galicia, Óliver Laxe occupies a cinema of in-between spaces—between land and spirit,…
Sirāt (2026) Review: Shock Therapy in the Desert
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As the Rolling Stones said: Life doesn’t give you what you want, life gives you what you need.…
The Sound of the Desert: Kanding Ray’s Cosmic Score for ‘Sirāt’
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When the music of Sirāt swells on screen, it feels like a bridge between worlds: ancient and modern,…
Cut to Perfection: Affonso Gonçalves on co-editing with Chloé Zhao on ‘Hamnet’
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A film truly comes alive in the editing room, and few editors command that space like Affonso Gonçalves.…
Through Łukasz Żal’s Lens: Hamnet’s Cinematic Vision
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Polish cinematographer Łukasz Żal is one of today’s most acclaimed visual artists in cinema, known for crafting images…
Inside the Casting of ‘Hamnet’: Nina Gold on Instinct, Humanity, and Story
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Nina Gold is nothing short of a casting alchemist — the creative force behind some of the most…
Reuniting Stories: Tasha Hubbard and Michael Greyeyes on ‘Meadowlarks’, the Sixties Scoop, and healing through film
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Director Tasha Hubbard is a Cree filmmaker from Peepeekisis Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. Originally a documentarian known for…
Meadowlarks (2025) TIFF Review: A sentimental reunion in Banff
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In her 2017 documentary Birth of a Family, Tasha Hubbard delves into the powerful story of Betty Ann…
Ever After: TIFA launches its first festival devoted to Romance
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Think Bridgerton, High Tea and reading Austen. The Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) stepped into a new…
Behind the Hellos and Goodbyes: Cathy Garcia-Sampana & Joshua Garcia on ‘Meet, Greet, and Bye’
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Every story begins with a hello—but Filipino Direk Cathy Garcia-Sampana and actor Joshua Garcia remind us that goodbyes…
