Two Apples: Not Your Grandmother’s Claymation
The film tells the touching story of a woman who immigrates to a new country, but the way that story is told is what sets Two Apples apart.
Author : Olivia Collette
The Hangman Is Looking for an Accomplice, and That Accomplice Is You
Directed by Michelle and Uri Kranot, The Hangman at Home unsettles the viewer with voyeurism and the uncanny.
A Quiet Girl Takes On the Difficult Work of Exhuming Family Secrets
Filmmaker Adrian Wills travels to Newfoundland in search of the story of his birth mother, who gave him up for adoption when he was a baby.
Alanis Obomsawin’s New DVD Box Set Amplifies the Voices of Many Nations, Teaches Uncomfortable Truths
To research this very piece I’m writing now, I watched The Spirit of the Tŝilhqot’in People Is Hovering Over the Supreme Court, one of the world premieres included in the...
Is Collaborating with Your Film Subjects Worth the Risk? The Directors of Conviction Think So
It’s difficult for many of us to understand how anyone could return to prison after being set free. What the documentary Conviction makes clear is that we can’t possibly understand the cycle until we’re in it, so it shows us what “in it” means.
Finding the Emotional Centre of a Hard-to-Watch Film
There are many reasons to watch Nisha Pahuja’s To Kill a Tiger, but its subject matter is difficult. So focus on the film's heart.
Content Creator Jake Hillhouse on Why Filming Viral Stunts Is Much Harder Than You Think
Jake Hillhouse grew a considerable following by filming Jackass-esque comedy stunts like waxing his eyebrow by connecting a wax strip to the back of a moving car.
Got phobias? Watching these animated films might help with that (or not)
Watching films that deal with phobias is especially efficient, because if it gets to be too much, you can stop the movie and walk away.