STORIES WE TELL – Retroview by Jennifer Merin

In Stories We Tell, acclaimed Canadian actress and director Sarah Polley documents her own search to find out the truth about her parentage, trying to track down the truth about whether the man she’s known as dad for her entire life is or is not her biological father. At the root of her quest are a tangled knot of rumors that she is actually the offspring of an illicit affair that her mother, an actress, had with an actor with whom she was working in a Canadian regional theater.

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SPOTLIGHT December 2022: Sarah Polley, Actor, Author, Writer/Director of WOMEN TALKING

Sarah Polley is an iconic independent filmmaker who has throughout her career made choices that explore the lives of women and reflect her own experiences and feminist point of view. Keen insight and compassion distinguish her movies. Her work is authoritative and honest, and always gives audiences a safe space in which to contemplate the issues that impact their lives. We are glad to see her return to directing after a hiatus of 10 years and applaud Women Talking as an artistic achievement well worth all of the awards buzz it is generating

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