Tag Archives: coming-of-age

Maidentrip

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Drew Kerr

Maidentrip (Director: Jillian Schlesinger): The idea of a 13 year old girl nautically circumnavigating the globe alone would sound nutty and ill-advised to nearly anyone. Those were the circumstances that garnered worldwide media attention and touched off a contentious debate … Continue reading →

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Beasts of the Southern Wild

Posted on July 10, 2012 by James McNally

Beasts of the Southern Wild opens theatrically in Toronto on Friday July 13, 2012 Beasts of the Southern Wild (Director: Benh Zeitlin): Reactions to Benh Zeitlin’s first feature film have ranged from critical raves calling it a masterpiece to Twitter … Continue reading →

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The Tree of Life

Posted on October 10, 2011 by James McNally

eOne released The Tree of Life on DVD and Blu-ray in Canada on October 11, 2011. Help support Toronto Screen Shots by buying it on Amazon.ca. The Tree of Life (Director: Terrence Malick): When I first saw Terrence Malick’s long-awaited … Continue reading →

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Amy George

Posted on September 13, 2011 by James McNally

Amy George screens at part of the Canada First programme at TIFF 2011. Amy George (Directors: Yonah Lewis and Calvin Thomas): Toward the end of this quietly resonant film, 13-year-old Jesse’s mother tells him about a time when he was … Continue reading →

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Kati with an I

Posted on February 11, 2011 by James McNally

Kati with an I is screening on Monday February 14 at 8pm at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula, Montana. Kati with an I (Director: Robert Greene): Shot mostly over a tumultuous three-day period leading up to Kati’s … Continue reading →

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