What does it mean to be ‘One of Ours’?
Haitian-Canadian director Yasmine Mathurin’s latest documentary, One of Ours, tackles internalized colonialism within Indigenous communities, particularly when it is wielded against one of their own.
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One man’s quest for clean oceans
The equivalent of one truckload of garbage is dumped into the ocean every minute. Currently, plastic can be found in 80 per cent of seabirds and it is estimated by the year 2050 plastic will be found in 99 per cent of them. With statistics this staggering, the award-winning documentary Hell or Clean Water is a much-needed alarm bell for the future of the planet’s health.
An awkward moo-ve
The popular phrase “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” is perhaps the best way to summarize the events that happened between July 2017 and May 2018 in Markham, Ont. On a July morning that fateful year, the residents of Cathedraltown — a residential neighbourhood of Markham — awoke to find a giant chrome cow on 25-foot tall stilts in the parkette that acts as a front lawn to some houses on Charity Crescent.
Recommendations for your next virtual viewing party
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Small-town Canadiana with an intergalactic twist
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Canadian filmmaker tells all about newest horror-comedy offering
Steven Kostanski has been interested in movies his whole life, so it should come as no surprise that the film industry is where he has…
Local support growing Winnipeg film industry
The film industry is transforming, and Winnipeg’s local film scene is no exception. Winnipeg’s film industry has become a hotspot for quite a few large…
Making movies during COVID-19
The global film industry has been heavily affected by COVID-19. It has virtually halted film productions and has closed cinemas around the world. There is…
American awards show acknowledges Canadian talent
Director Su Rynard’s documentary Reef Rescue has been declared a finalist in the Jackson Wild Media Awards (JWMA). Selected by more than 150 international judges…