Director: Baljit Sangra201985 minutesSexual assault; Childhood; Punjabi-Canadian; Sexism; Family dynamics; Immigrant family; Trauma; Sisterhood https://www.nfb.ca/film/because-we-are-girls/ Film review by Gabrielle Lucier Baljit Sangra’s Because We Are Girls follows the story of three sisters who seek justice at the Supreme Court of British Columbia regarding years of sexual assault by a male relative decades before. The sisters,Continue reading “Gabrielle Lucier – Because We Are Girls Review”
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Robert Kennedy – Review of Between: Living in the Hyphen
Key words for this film: Ethnicity; Culture; Individuality; Canadian Identity; Struggle Film link: https://www.nfb.ca/film/between_living_in_the_hyphen/ Title: Between: Living in the Hyphen Length: 43:46 Director: Anne Marie Nakagawa Year released: 2005 Between: Living in the Hyphen is a National Film Board of Canada documentary film released in 2005, directed by Anne Marie Nakagawa. Its a mediumContinue reading “Robert Kennedy – Review of Between: Living in the Hyphen”
Eloise Dion-Lafortune – Yok Anasinin Soyadi (Mrs. His Name) Review
Title of documentary: Yok Anasının Soyadı (Mrs. His Name) Director(s): Nande Cayir Year of production: 2012 Length (duration): 17 minutes Keywords: Names; Identity; Women Issues; Marriage; Tradition. Link to watch the film: https://vimeo.com/48432993 Eloise Dion-Lafortune “There are a lot of subjects to film, couldn’t you find anything else?” This line is one of the firstContinue reading “Eloise Dion-Lafortune – Yok Anasinin Soyadi (Mrs. His Name) Review”
Brigitta Davidson – Crip Camp Review: A Disability Revolution
General Information Duration: 1h 46min Directed by: James Lebrecht, Nicole Newnham Executive Directors: Michelle Obama, Barack Obama Keywords: disabilities; activism; 1970s; discrimination; revolution; neurotypical; youth; sex *Watch Crip Camp Here* “[Camp Jened] allowed us to recognize that the status quo was not what it needed to be.” –Judy Heuman, activist Crip Camp (March 2020) documentsContinue reading “Brigitta Davidson – Crip Camp Review: A Disability Revolution”
Emma Courtney – Birth of a Family Review
Birth of a Family (2017) (Canada, 45 min.) Dir. Tasha Hubbard Keywords: Sixties Scoop; Indigenous; Adoption; Family; Connection Film can be found here: https://www.nfb.ca/film/birth_of_a_family/ Film reviewed by Emma Courtney Review: Birth of a Family Like most of Canada’s history of injustices against Indigenous peoples, the Sixties Scoop is an event which had and hasContinue reading “Emma Courtney – Birth of a Family Review”
Connor Baldwin – I am Yup’ik Review
Title of documentary: I Am Yup’ik Directors: Daniele Anastasion and Nathan Golon Year of production: 2016 Length (duration): 17 minutes Keywords: Basketball; Sport; Alaska; Toksook; Bethel; Indigenous; Youth; Yup’ik; Tournament; Islanders Links to watch the film: Available on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/273912854 and ESPN: https://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=14832535 Link to trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJgWg_H4qik Film review by: Connor Baldwin Ever wonder whatContinue reading “Connor Baldwin – I am Yup’ik Review”
Anonymous – Acadiana Review
Acadiana Dir. Guillaume Fournier, Samuel Matteau, and Yannick Nolin 2019 10 minutes Keywords: Festival; Norms; Gender; Sensory; America https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/07/09/acadiana/ Acadiana; Another Day in America “May 2017. The city of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, is the theatre of the mythic Crawfish Festival. It’s just another day, in America.” This brief synopsis, provided outside of the filmContinue reading “Anonymous – Acadiana Review”
Isabella Haley – One Leg In, One Leg Out Review: The Beginnings of a Personal Metamorphic Experience
Title: One Leg In, One Leg Out Director: Lisa Rideout Year: 2018 Duration: 14 min Keywords: documentary; LGBTQ; sex-work; empowerment; acceptance; toronto Link to watch the film: https://gem.cbc.ca/media/short-docs/season-1/episode-53/38e815a-00db2484a44 Student name: Isabella Haley “Never say never…cause you never know where you’re going to end up.” This popular aphorism is embodied in Lisa Rideout’s award-winning short documentary,Continue reading “Isabella Haley – One Leg In, One Leg Out Review: The Beginnings of a Personal Metamorphic Experience”
Elli Bookhalter “Hearing Madge” Film Review
Title of Documentary: Hearing Madge Director: Andrea Lewis Year of Production: 2016 Length: 10 minutes Keywords: documentary; sound; music; life; death Link to the film: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2017/06/13/hearing-madge/ And Vinyly Website: https://www.andvinyly.com/ Hearing Madge is a 2016 documentary short film directed by Andrea Lewis that explores the work of Jason Leach; a Scarborough, UK musician who pressesContinue reading “Elli Bookhalter “Hearing Madge” Film Review”
Riley Donovan – Da Hillsook Wedeen: A Review
Da Hillsook Wedeen: A Review General Information: Da Hillsook Wedeen Director: Hope Strickland Year: 2019 Duration: 16:26 Keywords: Shetland ; Scotland ; Folklore ; Invisible author ; Scottish Films Watch: https://boap.uib.no/index.php/jaf/article/view/2795/2768 Directed by Hope Strickland in 2019, Da Hillsook Wedeen tells the story of an old Shetland folk tale of a tragic loss ofContinue reading “Riley Donovan – Da Hillsook Wedeen: A Review”
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