Category Archives: Film Festivals

Dooman River

Dooman River (Director: Zhang Lu): The titular river divides North Korea from China, and the film tells the story of the villagers who live on the Chinese side of the border. Chinese-born Koreans like 12-year-old Chang Du have an ambivalent … Continue reading

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EstDocs 2010

If you know me at all, you know that I have a special place in my heart for small countries. But opportunities to see cinema from the smaller nations can be rare. Not so with tiny Estonia. This nation of … Continue reading

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Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2010

It’s hard to believe that I’ll be covering my fifth edition of the Reel Asian fest this year. Over the years, this strongly-curated event has brought films from places like Indonesia and Malaysia to my attention, in addition to adding … Continue reading

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Sons of Perdition

Editor’s Note: Sons of Perdition kicks off the 2010-2011 Doc Soup season on Wednesday October 6 at 6:30pm and 9:15pm at the Bloor Cinema. Tickets are still available as of this writing for the 9:15pm screening. Doc Soup is a … Continue reading

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Lapland Odyssey

Lapland Odyssey (Director: Dome Karukoski): I’ve always been a fan of Nordic comedies so it was a treat to see this on the last day of this year’s TIFF. I also have a very tiny connection with Lapland. When traveling … Continue reading

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