PROFILE | In a world where collective traumas arrive without interval, what tools are we given to mourn together — and who bears the cost when none exist?
17.06 - POMPEI: BELOW THE CLOUDS
Profile — With lots of reverence and little romanticism, director Gianfranco Rosi delivers an unprecedented portrait of Naples
17.06 : Sound of Falling
PROFILE — Rural decay, inherited trauma, long silences—when did arthouse cinema become so predictable?
16.12 | MUBI - The Mastermind
INTERVIEW — Kelly Reichardt’s ’70s crime drama trades heist-movie thrills for the quiet unraveling of a man adrift
16.09 | The Neo-Futurist Theatre
INTERVIEW ─ The Neo-Futurists strip theatre down to its raw essentials with the longest-running show in Chicago history
16.32 | Anemone - Ronan Day Lewis
INTERVIEW — In Anemone, Ronan Day-Lewis redefines cinematic inheritance, merging generational artistry with a haunting exploration of male intimacy
15.22 | El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe
INTERVIEW — Dance, dignity, and a determination to remain
15.26 | 4w | Stratford Festival 2025
INTERVIEW ─ “The great thing about theatre is that you get to watch terrible things happen, but do it safely and within a jungle gym for the mind.”
15.15 | If | MUBI Present Grand Tour
PROFILE ─ Miguel Gomes’s latest film is a sprawling, messy, and dreamy odyssey that isn’t afraid to throw a few curveballs.
SP3.17 | Sanctuary Song | TAPESTRY
INTERVIEW ─ Michael Mori on the opera “Sanctuary Song”, the first staged production in this new venue
15.07 | If | Myth of Man
INTERVIEW ─ Where other filmmakers worry you may take something away from their work that they did not intend, the Winans’ are asking you to do so.
12.88 | Jacob's Pillow
Pamela Tatge on learning from a problematic past and building an inclusive future
13.10 | 4W | Stratford 2024
INTERVIEW — Director Donna Feore serves up Something Rotten!
15.03 | Anora
Contextualizing Sean Baker’s latest film within cinema’s history of sex-positive self-actualizing female leads
14.15 | If | Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot
INTERVIEW — A complicated portrait of William Kentridge plays out in this 9-part series presented by MUBI
14.22 | 4w | NAC Indigenous Theatre
INTERVIEW — Artistic Director Kevin Loring weighs in on performative land acknowledgements
13.11 | If | DECA: Wayne Burns
INTERVIEW — With the recent releases of fastLOVE and Longing, the Canadian actor looks back on the films that helped shape his appetite for cinema
12.47 | Oriah Wiersma
What does support for independent Canadian contemporary dance really look like?
14.20 | Im | Toronto Dance Theatre
“If the people can’t come to you—perhaps because they don’t know you exist—then it’s imperative that you go to the people.”
14.43 | If | Maria
“Maria follows in the footpath of its thematic predecessors─but backwards, in heels, and with great music”
smART x Stratford Pt.3: Casey and Diana
A theatrical exercise in compassion that represents the very best of Stratford 2023
11.36 | Chet Tilokani
“My role also has a caveat of staying out of the way of the story as much as possible.”
ON THE SET: Women Talking
Actor Sheila McCarthy on the Oscar-nominated film’s work culture
4CO Films
Actor Clint Butler steps behind the camera for socially responsible storytelling
Antoine Hunter’s Urban Jazz Dance Company
INTERVIEW — “We are the music that we see”
In Focus
In Focus
PROFILE | In a world where collective traumas arrive without interval, what tools are we given to mourn together — and who bears the cost when none exist?
