Produced by and starring Cate Blanchett, The New Boy has had a long journey to the screen. Apparently, writer-director Warwick Thornton began writing the first draft of the film more than two decades ago. It's a story that holds a great deal of personal significance for him, as he was also raised by monks at …
Tag: Indigenous representation
FlixChatter Review: FANCY DANCE (2024)–A nuanced tale of Indigenous women showcasing a standout performance by Lily Gladstone
There is something so intriguing about a missing persons case because the absence of closure can be more haunting than a murder mystery. It’s even more heart-wrenching when the missing person is Native American, as is the case here in Erica Tremblay’s Fancy Dance. Tremblay is a member of the Seneca-Cayuga nation, and the story …
MSPIFF 2024 Documentary Review: THE LAST DAUGHTER – A Wiradjuri woman’s inspiring quest for truth, healing and reconciliation
I missed seeing The Last Daughter at MSPIFF even though it’s one of the 15 documentaries I featured in this post. But thanks to a chance meeting with the co-director of the film, Nathaniel Schmidt during the festival, I was able to watch the documentary via an online screener. This is quite a unique film in …
TCFF 2022 Review: The Unknown Country (2022)
I’m always drawn to see stories about people revisiting their past, especially after a significant family loss. As I have lost both my mother and my grandma in a span of four years, the story of Tana (Lily Gladstone) who’s grieving for the passing of her grandmother resonates with me. An invitation to reunite with …
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