Kingston Canadian Film Festival – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

Canadian Filmmaker Chandler Levack chats I LIKE MOVIES – Rachel West interviews

March 6, 2023March 7, 2023 Rachel West canadian films., Chandler Levack, femle filmmakers, I Like Movies, Isaiah Lehtinen, Kingston Canadian Film Festival

First-time feature film director Chandler Levack delivers a nostalgia-driven look at the early 2000s with her love letter to video stores and cinephiles in I Like Movies. The crowd-pleasing comedy premiered at TIFF and was named one of Canada’s Top Ten films of 2022 and is set to open in cinemas on March 10. At the Kingston Canadian Film Festival, Levack sat down to discuss everything from telling the story from a young male’s point of view, how her career as a film journalist has informed the stories she tells to which recent films by female filmmakers are must-sees.

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FALCON LAKE (Kingston Canadian FF2023) – Review by Rachel West

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 Rachel West Charlotte Le Bon, Falcon Lake, Joseph Engel, Kingston Canadian Film Festival, Sara Monpetit, Shida Shahabi

Canadian actress Charlotte Le Bon delivers an assured and confident first feature with her summer coming-of-age tale, Falcon Lake. Screening as part of the recent Kingston Canadian Film Festival and nominated for six Canadian Screen Awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best First Feature, Falcon Lake is first and foremost about a teen summer romance, but filmed with all the aesthetics of a horror movie. In a year with some exceptional and highly-lauded Canadian feature films, Falcon Lake is a true standout.