Three years with very little travelling. What better way to end this hiatus than to take a trip to the Amazon. Our guide will be non-binary Emerson, or his alter-ego Uyra, an environmentalist and performance artist. Uyra: The Rising Forest is his gorgeous documentary beckoning us to consider some important questions for our times. How have we abused the great Amazon forest in our…
Lovely. If I only could use one word to describe Blueback with Mia Wasikowska, Radha Mitchell, Ilsa Fogg, Clarence Ryan, Pedrea Jackson, and Eric Bana, it would be ‘lovely’. Between the natural beauty and humble confidence of it identity, Australian film has a way of transporting a viewer into a time and place that seems…
The ‘sports movie’ has been a staple of the Disney cinematic canon for decades. But that makes it all the more special when a film comes along to change the game. Chang Can Dunk tells the story of Chang (Bloom Li), a 16-year-old Asian American high schooler who loves basketball. Although he plays in the high…
Most people like movies… but do we really understand the impact that they have on our lives? After all, the stories we tell (and absorb) help us to see the world differently. Whether it’s the latest Oscar flick or superhero blockbuster, these films matter… and they tell us something about ourselves as well. Written and directed by…
In Koromousso, Big Sister, co-directors, Habibata Ouarme and Jim Donovan, give us a peek into the journeys of three women who have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and are reclaiming their autonomy through reconstructive surgery. Ouarme is featured in the film, acting as the Big Sister (Koromousso) to these women, having had her own reconstructive surgery…
Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight For Freedom sees Israeli-American director Evgeny Afineevsky putting together harrowing footage and interviews from Ukrainians across the country. The film displays the fighting, struggling, surviving and living that everyday people face during the Russian invasion. This film comes after Afineevsky made a film in 2014 called Freedom on Fire where…
I Like Movies is probably the most GTA film ever made and, if you think I’m talking about the video games, then you’ll probably miss half the references that the film makes. This coming-of-age Canadian indie piece is a delight for all movie lovers and shows that the future of Canadian indie film is heading…
Do you ever get the feeling like you’re being watched? Unfortunately, you might not be wrong. Written and directed by Yaara Bou Melham, Unseen Skies follows Trevor Paglen, an artist who’s dream remains launching a work of art into space. However, throughout the course of his journey, Paglen uncovers the realities of global surveillance that shape and impact…
Admiral Taizo Tachibana (Ryudo Uzaki) receives word that an American submarine has gone missing.??A rescue team spots a giant creature with glowing dorsal spines swimming away from the wreckage. While filming a TV program near Mount Myoko, Niigata, Yuri Tachibana (Chiharu Niiyama), Admiral Tachibana?s daughter, experiences an earthquake and sees a mysterious man who quickly…
One of the nominees for Best International Feature at this years Oscars, The Quiet Girl is one of the most wholesome yet devastating films of the year. Directed by Irish Director Colm Bairead, this film transitions between use of Gaelic and English, a decision influenced by Bairead?s fierce defense of the Irish language. Adapted from…
