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women of colour

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NANNY plays TIFF 2022

September 13, 2022

Who understands the true nature of horror better than black women?

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF aldis hodge, directors of colour, eli goree, kingsley ben-adir, leslie odom jr., one night in miami, regina king, tiff, tiff 2020, women in film, women of colour

ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI plays TIFF 2020

September 11, 2020

Regina King’s feature directorial debut dazzles with four legendary men on one legendary night

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Ryan McNeil
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Episode 242 – THE PHOTOGRAPH

February 24, 2020

Talkin’ Stella Meghie’s new film with Heidy Morales

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF dewanda wise, directors of colour, sasheer zamata, stella meghie, the weekend, tiff, TIFF 2018, tone bell, women in film, women of colour, y’lan noel

THE WEEKEND plays TIFF 2018

September 14, 2018

Stella Meghie takes us away for a few days to talk about the ups and downs of modern romance.

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Ryan McNeil
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RAFIKI plays TIFF 2018

September 7, 2018

Love can be hopeful, and in some parts of the world hope remains a dangerous idea.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, a wrinkle in time, andre holland, ava duvernay, chris pine, deric mccabe, directors of colour, family, gugu mbatha-raw, levi miller, michael pena, mindy kaling, oprah winfrey, reese witherspoon, reviews, science fiction, storm reid, women in film, women of colour, zach galifianakis

A WRINKLE IN TIME

March 14, 2018

A tale from the past considers the darkness of the present, and acts as a beacon for the future.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF directors of colour, erica ash, francois arnaud, gloria reuben, jean of the jonses, mamoudou athie, sherri shepherd, taylour paige, tiff, tiff 2016, women in film, women of colour

JEAN OF THE JONSES plays TIFF 2016

September 16, 2016

Welcome to Jones’ family dinner. Grab a plate, and get comfy…shit’s about to get real.

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Ryan McNeil
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