Australian filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay’s sixth feature, The Serpent’s Skin, is a supernatural romantic thriller that takes on transphobia in the form of demons. Co-written by the 21-year-old Mackay and longtime collaborator Benjamin Pahl Robinson, it stars Alexandra McVicker, Avalon […]

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With numerous animated films gracing our fall season, one to absolutely look forward to is writer-directors Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese’s Lesbian Space Princess. Winner of the Teddy Award at this year’s Berlinale, the Australian production features the voice […]

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The New York City Mayoral race may be between Cuomo and Zohran, but this year’s Tribeca Festival has its own fierce competition. Who will win the coveted Nora Ephron prize? As always, there is a strong selection of non-fiction features, […]

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The less you know, the better. A young man travels from Toulouse to his (fictional) hometown of Saint-Martial to attend the funeral of his former boss, a fondly appreciated baker in the neighbourhood. His widow invites the estranged man to […]

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Throughout its five-decade run, New Directors/New Films has introduced the works of many of today’s notable auteurs, including Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, Wong Kar-Wai, Kelly Reichardt, Denis Villeneuve, Michael Haneke, Guillermo del Toro, RaMell Ross, Laura Poitras, Yorgos Lanthimos, and […]

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