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NIGHT RAIDERS (TIFF2021) – Review by Leslie Combemale

September 7, 2021September 12, 2021 Leslie Combemale Amanda Plummer, Brooklyn Letexier-Hart, Danis Goulet, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Night Raiders, TIFF, toronto international film festival 2021

The first words uttered in voiceover in Canadian Cree and Metis writer/director Danis Goulet’s feature debut, Night Raiders, are “We knew they would come for us like they always have before.” Though rooted in dystopian storytelling that recalls some darker recent YA literature, the film is actually right out of the nightmares and collective memories of indigenous people around the world, particularly in the US, Australia, and Canada. Clearly, for Goulet, making a film is inherently a political act.

Festivals

Women Filmmakers Score at HOT DOCS 2021- Barbara Goslawski reports

May 15, 2021May 16, 2021 Barbara Goslawski Annabel Verbeke, documentaries, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Four Seasons in a Day, hot docs. gender parity, Kimmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy, Ostrov – Lost Island, Shane Smith, Svetlana Rodina, women directors

In its second pandemic digital edition, the 2021 Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival generated a lot of healthy, happy buzz, especially for women filmmakers. With a slate that presented 222 films from all over the world, 50 per cent of the directors in the festival program were female. But not only were women present in equal numbers; their films dominated the conversation, showing that women helmers are digging deep into the real struggles that affect us all. That is perhaps the most fascinating thing about gender parity at the Hot Docs Canadian International or any other festival.

Movie of the Week Reviews

MOVIE OF THE WEEK December 13, 2019: THE BODY REMEMBERS WHEN THE WORLD BROKE OPEN

December 8, 2019December 15, 2019 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments array, Ava DuVernay, betsy bozdech, Cate Marquis, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, jennifer merin, Kathleen Hepburn, liz whittemore, loren king, marina antunes, maryann johanson, Pam Grady, Sheila Roberts, violet nelson

A chance encounter brings two women together for a day that neither could have anticipated in Kathleen Hepburn and Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers’ drama The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open. Authentic in every way, from the gritty cinematography to the convincing performances, it’s documentary-like in its frank honesty.

Reviews

THE BODY REMEMBERS WHEN THE WORLD BROKE OPEN – Review by Loren King

December 5, 2019December 7, 2019 Loren King 0 Comments Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Kathleen Hepburn, motw, Movie of the Week, The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open, violet nelson

This deliberately paced, remarkable first feature from Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers who co-directed and co-wrote the film with Kathleen Hepburn, centers on two indigenous young women, Áila (played by Tailfeathers) and Rosie (Violet Nelson) who meet by chance on the street and, by the end of their journey, may likely never meet again. But their story is raw and real and, if one sticks with it, rewarding.

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THE BODY REMEMBERS WHEN THE WORLD BROKE OPEN – Review by Sheila Roberts

December 5, 2019December 7, 2019 Sheila Roberts 0 Comments array, Ava DuVernay, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Kathleen Hepburn, the bpdy remembers when the world broke open, violet nelson

Filmmakers Kathleen Hepburn and Elle-Maija Tailfeathers’s Canadian indie, The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open, is part of Ava DuVernay’s impressive ARRAY initiative, a grassroots distribution, arts and advocacy collective focused on independent films by people of color and women filmmakers globally. The unpretentious film set in Vancouver examines how class and racism impact two young indigenous women from vastly different social and ethnic backgrounds.

Festivals

Vancouver International Film Festival 2019 Wrap – Marina Antunes reports

November 6, 2019November 8, 2019 Marina Antunes 0 Comments Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Kathleen Hepburn, The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open, vancouver international film festival, viff

The 38th annual Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) may have wrapped its final screenings over a month ago, but the city is still basking in the post-festival glow thanks to the success of this year’s festival. VIFF has been expanding beyond film screenings for years and in 2019, organizers truly expanded the frame and in addition to over 320 films, the festival presented a number of live performances, master classes and industry-based conferences.

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18 Sep

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4 Sep

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26 Aug

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23 Aug

So appreciative being featured as the MOVIE OF THE WEEK by @AWFJ, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists! Thanks for the great support and love!! #AWFJ #FemaleFilmCritics24365. Find #LilyTopplesTheWorld this Thursday on @discoveryplus

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10 Jul

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