
report from toronto
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How ‘Beans’ Director Turned Mohawks’ Darkest Hour Into a Coming-of-Age Film (Video)
By Jeremy Fuster | September 21, 2020 @ 3:13 PMTIFF 2020: Based on Tracey Deer’s personal experience, ”Beans“ tells the story of a 12-year-old Mohawk girl facing racism in Quebec
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How Ben Sharrock’s Study Abroad in Syria Inspired Refugee Film ‘Limbo’ (Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 21, 2020 @ 1:06 PMTIFF 2020: ”It’s something that goes back quite a long way,“ filmmaker tells TheWrap
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Mark Wahlberg Drama ‘Good Joe Bell’ Acquired by Solstice Studios in $20 Million Deal
By Brian Welk | September 19, 2020 @ 3:47 PMLGBTQ family drama that premiered at TIFF also stars Reid Miller, Connie Britton and Gary Sinise
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Chloe Grace Moretz’s ‘Shadow in the Cloud’ Acquired by Vertical Entertainment, Redbox
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 17, 2020 @ 4:37 PMTIFF 2020: WW2 action thriller is directed by Roseanne Liang
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‘Shiva Baby’ Director Turns Her Jewish, LGBT Background Into Comedy (Video)
By Jeremy Fuster | September 16, 2020 @ 4:51 PMTIFF 2020: Emma Seligman weaves a tale of a college student dragged to a shiva by her Jewish parents…where she runs into her sugar daddy
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How Werner Herzog’s ‘Fireball’ Blends Film and Science to Capture ‘Awe of the Unknown’ (Video)
By Brian Welk | September 16, 2020 @ 4:09 PMTIFF20: ”It was clear there was something that had to do with great awe, which is innate in cinema and in science,“ German auteur says
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‘Enemies of the State’ Director Had Actors ‘Lip Syncing’ to Audio of Hacker Asylum Seeker (Video)
By Brian Welk | September 16, 2020 @ 3:42 PMTIFF 2020: Sonia Kennebeck directs the documentary about the case of Matthew DeHart
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Diego Boneta Explains Why ‘New Order’ Is His First Mexican Film (Despite Being Mexican)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 16, 2020 @ 9:04 AMThe Mexican film industry said that I didn’t look Mexican enough to be in a Mexican film until Michel came along,” he tells TheWrap
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Connie Britton Says ‘Good Joe Bell’ Can Teach ‘How to Be Better Allies’ (Video)
By Brian Welk | September 15, 2020 @ 3:23 PMToronto Film Festival 2020: ”It was a wonderful opportunity to honor that family and also LGBTQ youth around the world,“ actress says
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Jharrel Jerome on How ‘Concrete Cowboy’ Disrupts the Gangster Stereotype: ‘You Don’t Stop to See What Else He Is’ (Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 15, 2020 @ 2:27 PMTIFF 2020: Jerome stars alongside Idris Elba and Caleb McLaughlin in urban cowboy tale
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How the Pandemic Will Shake Up Toronto Film Festival’s (Virtual) Sales Market
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 9, 2020 @ 6:00 AMTIFF 2020: ”It’s kind of a feast or famine situation,“ ”No Man’s Land“ director Conor Allyn tells TheWrap