North of Normal, Cea Sunrise Person's memoir of growing up in a remote Yukon wilderness family commune presents a unique reality few of us know. Carly Stone's excellent film adaptation stars Sarah Gadon as her mother Michelle Person and Amanda Fix as Cea in her teen years. What She Said' Anne Brodie …
Vacation Mode Entertainments! Short ‘n Sweet Post-Barbenheimer Breather.
By Anne Brodie Carly Stone's tough, loving, and emotionally challenging North of Normal based on author Cea Sunrise Person's experiences as a child born into an off-grid Yukon commune is a profoundly resonant portrait of the mother-child bond over some twenty years. Little Cea (River …
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A Week for the Books! Barbenheimer, Hollywood Shuts Down, Actors’, Writers’, Studios’ Toxic Moment.
By Anne Brodie Strike! The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) are marching the picket lines and production, for the most part, has shut down. Film, TV, and streaming are not producing new works. For the foreseeable, films and shows will …
Dr. Shirley Cheechoo and the 6th Annual Weengushk International Film Festival on Manitoulin Island
The 6th annual Weengushk International Film Festival (WIFF) July 14-16, 2023 on beautiful Manitoulin Island brings a wealth of film arts to this remote part of Northern Ontario. 57 Indigenous-made films from around the world will be shown alongside a star-studded lineup of Indigenous Canadian …
A Week for Indie Winners Covering Issues and Entertainments of the Moment.
By Anne Brodie Rising star, writer, director, and actor Devery Jacobs, a Mohawk from Kahnawa, tackles coming-of-age on multiple levels in This Place. Jacobs plays Kawenniióhstha setting out on a voyage of self-discovery that brings her to Toronto after a lifetime on the reservation. She grapples …
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