The five-day festival was part of a larger global screening aimed at drawing attention to the intersection of pinkwashing, queerness, and the nuances of Arab…
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On Nov. 1, The Cinema Politica team wanted to generate conversations on the themes of land and reconciliation with this screening about the Oka crisis…
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Denis Villeneuve offers a masterclass in world-building, but falls short emotionally Denis Villeneuve’s last film before Dune, Blade Runner 2049, demonstrated the director’s mastery of…
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Director Julia Ducournau’s latest horror film explores the monstrous relationship a person can have with their body Off the heels of the successful and widely-talked-about…
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Just As I Am follows Montreal’s Shira Choir as they persevere through turbulent times
by Ashley Fish Robertson September 28, 2021Director Evan Beloff’s new documentary highlights the collaborative vocal power of the Shira choir, revealing both the pain and triumph that the team has experienced…
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Eddie Murphy representing Black culture for the second time in 33 years “Before Black Panther, there was Coming to America. It set a precedent, it…
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Minari and the immortalization of one family’s American Dream
by Diane Yeung March 16, 2021The 2021 Golden Globes Winner for Best Foreign Language Film is about a Korean-American family in rural Arkansas “She’s the reason I made this film,”…
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Your Name Engraved Herein: a never ending love story
by Ana Lucia Londono Flores January 27, 2021The highest-grossing LGBTQ+ movie in Taiwan gives audiences an emotionally charged experience Directed by Kuang-Hui Liu, Your Name Engraved Herein is a coming of age…
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David Fincher’s latest film falls flat in revealing Herman J. Mankiewicz’s inner life Mank was hard to sit through. This is both surprising and disappointing…
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The story of the battles and struggles of Iranian women photographers
by Maryam Azimzadehirani November 24, 2020Online screening of Focus Iran in Montreal: a French documentary about Iran The International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA), in collaboration with the Maison…
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MENA 2020: diverse narratives, cultures and perspectives
by Ana Lucia Londono Flores November 24, 2020Sharing the works of filmmakers of the Middle Eastern and North African diaspora The 2020 edition of the Middle East and North African (MENA) Film…
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“Exploring Nature” at Montreal’s International Documentary Festival
by Cole Paquet November 24, 2020RIDM’s 23rd edition showcases some of the best nature documentaries from the past year The Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) kicked off its 23rd edition…