8 d. ago Final dispatch from TIFF 2025: “Klee”, “Egghead Republic”, “BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions” and “Nino”

Several scenes into Kahlil Joseph’s unpredictable and eclectic “BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions”, we cut to a clip from an old interview with French filmmaker Agnes. The article Final dispatch from TIFF 2025: “Klee”, “Egghead Republic”, “BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions” and “Nino” appeared first on Stabroek News.

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2 w. ago Dispatch from TIFF 2025: Complicated choices in “Retreat”, “To the Victory!”, and “It Would Be Night in Caracas”

During a fraught moment in “Retreat”, a thriller set at a deaf commune that recently had its World Premiere at the festival, a character passionately defends herself against criticism: “Who really has a choice? The article Dispatch from TIFF 2025: Complicated choices in “Retreat”, “To the Victory!”, and “It Would Be Night in Caracas” appeared first on Stabroek News.

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3 w. ago Dispatch from TIFF 2025: Family crises in “Forastera”, “As We Breathe”, and “Nika and Madison”

In Mallorca, a teen girl’s grief for her dead grandmother takes on a stranger turn as she begins to embody the dead woman. The article Dispatch from TIFF 2025: Family crises in “Forastera”, “As We Breathe”, and “Nika and Madison” appeared first on Stabroek News.

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3 w. ago Dispatch from TIFF 2025: Places and identity ‘Blood Lines’, ‘Aki’, ‘The Seasons’ and ‘100 Sunset’

Place and identity emerge as compelling strands of several films playing at TIFF this year. Whether through the lens of documentarians, or in fictional works considering characters immersed in their home communities, a consideration of setting felt as urgent as an uncovering of theme in this quartet of films. The article Dispatch from TIFF 2025: Places and identity ‘Blood Lines’, ‘Aki’, ‘The Seasons’ and ‘100 Sunset’ appeared first on Stabroek News.

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3 w. ago Dispatch from TIFF 2025: Troubled men in “Little Lorraine”, “Eagles of the Republic” and “In Search of The Sky”

There’s a point in Andy Hines’ feature debut “Little Lorraine” where three men, friends from childhood into adulthood, find themselves in a crisis. The article Dispatch from TIFF 2025: Troubled men in “Little Lorraine”, “Eagles of the Republic” and “In Search of The Sky” appeared first on Stabroek News.

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3 w. ago Dispatch from TIFF 2025: Death and children in “Irkalla”, “Little Amélie” and “Renoir”

One of the more consistently rewarding aspects of the Toronto International Film Festival over the years has been the wide range of international films platformed each year. The article Dispatch from TIFF 2025: Death and children in “Irkalla”, “Little Amélie” and “Renoir” appeared first on Stabroek News.

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