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Toronto International Film Festival 2022: Interview With Darlene Naponse Of STELLAR

Film Inquiry spoke with Darlene Naponse director of the TIFF22 film Stellar!

Toronto International Film Festival 2022: CAUSEWAY & AFTERSUN

While both Causeway and Aftersun are first time features by a promising young filmmaker steeped in examining our past sorrows, both do so in different ways.

Toronto International Film Festival 2022: ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is vibrant and incisive as a portrayal of art’s power in both directions.

NYFF 2022: Interview With THE INSPECTION Writer And Director Elegance Bratton

Toronto International Film Festival 2022: THE INSPECTION: A Conventional But Heartfelt Debut

Even if you can predict where the narrative goes, there is no denying that The Inspection carries a powerful story with an emerging voice of talent.

GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY Trailer

Toronto International Film Festival 2022: GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

Big stars giving wacky performances in a Mediterranean locale is essentially all one needs to know about Glass Onion.

Toronto International Film Festival 2022: Interview With Director Michal Blaško Of VICITM

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022: NORTH OF NORMAL & VICTIM

While the North of Normal and Victim both revolve around motherhood, its central protagonists could not be any more different from one another.

Toronto International Film Festival 2022: TRIANGLE OF SADNESS, DE HUMANI CORPORIS FABRICA & PACIFICATION

In the first report from the 2022 Toronto Film Festival, Soham Gadre reviewed Triangle of Sadness, Pacification and De Humani Corporis Fabrica!

A melancholic immigrant story As someone who was born and raised in Scarborough, I can say that Brother isn’t meant to be a complete representation of one’s experience living in the suburb. It is, however, a ballad of the immigrant experience and the confined opportunities that often come with that experience. Despite being in a country with relative freedoms, the film’s characters are forced to make decisions that are circumstantial at best. The idea that they have to choose between one thing or another – whether it’s family over true happiness, power over safety – is such a powerful statement and really underscores the entire narrative. Even if the story itself isn’t what every immigrant might experience, the collective struggles of making imperfect decisions helps establish a commonality for viewers. And having elements of a typical narrative documenting a world of racially charged violence, Virgo finds a way to elevate the film’s narration by creating an overly somber tone that constantly evolves with the story's alternating timelines. From the very beginning, there’s something ominous with the way Virgo establishes the film. Whether it’s Guy Godfree’s muted cinematography or Todor Kobakov’s melancholic score, Brother feels almost like a modernized Greek tragedy on a smaller scale. There’s a sense of grandeur seeping through its narrative core, creating a sense of purpose in what the film is trying to say. This becomes particularly apparent with the film’s emphatic detailing of police brutality, which always feels weighted, but never exploitative. Virgo knows how to deliver a strong message, and does so without signs of sensationalism.

Toronto International Film Festival 2022: BROTHER

Flexing his filmmaking prowess here, Clement Virgo’s Brother is a striking example of narrative storytelling that reaches a high emotional altitude.