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Wajib (Duty)

This is expert filmmaking from Annemarie Jacir, now a veteran of the art house festival circuit. A story…

By Joseph Owen
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Lucky

This is a diverting and quaintly philosophical tale from actor and first-time director John Carroll Lynch. What seems…

By Joseph Owen
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Distant Constellation

Beautifully shot and constructed by first-time director Shevaun Mizrahi, co-editor Shelly Grizim and producer Deniz Buga, Distant Constellation…

By Joseph Owen
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Ta Peau Si Lisse (A Skin So Soft)

A remarkable Montreal-based ensemble parade themselves in this bewitching, often wince-inducing documentary from Denis Côté. There are four…

By Joseph Owen
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Freiheit (Freedom)

Caravaggio, St Jerome, The Tower of Babel: first the great painter whose work seems inseparable from uninhibited violence…

By Joseph Owen