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AVA plays TIFF 2017

September 9, 2017

A character stares out at us while a film concludes, and seems to be silently ask us: When will this all end?

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High Ticket Attractions: My TIFF 2017 Selections

August 30, 2017

Once more unto the breach, dear friends…

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These Women’s Work: A TIFF Spent with Films By Female Filmmakers

September 21, 2016

Thoughts on dedicating TIFF 2016 to The Female Perspective

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Wicked Little Town – TIFF 2016 pt. iii

September 18, 2016

Andrew and Douglas join me at The Fox as TIFF 2016 coverage concludes.

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OKAFOR’S LAW plays TIFF 2016

September 18, 2016

If boys will be boys, what does it take to grow into a man?

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THE EMPTY BOX plays TIFF 2016

September 18, 2016

No matter how much we think we are ready for the end, we so seldom are.

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BELOW HER MOUTH plays TIFF 2016

September 17, 2016

April Mullen presents a pretty picture about love, sex, and the blank spaces in-between.

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