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A Decade Inside Québec
Maurie Alioff takes a look at the last decade of film highlights from Québec.
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Passages 2019
Northernstars remembers the Canadian members of the film and television industry we have lost in 2019.
The NFB at Sundance
The NFB at Sundance
by Staff
(December 27, 2019 - Toronto, ON) Two new NFB virtual reality works will be presented at the Sundance Film Festival,...
Cineplex: The Little Company That Could
Contributor Wyndham Wise looks at the long history of Cineplex
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The Song of Names
Based on the book by Norman Lebrecht, The Song of Names is set just as Europe erupts into World War II. We meet 9 year old Martin who loves his new adopted brother Dovidl, a highly gifted violin prodigy of the same age and a recent Polish-Jewish refugee to London. The years pass, and then, just hours before Dovidl’s debut concert performance at the age of 21 he vanishes without a trace, causing shame and ruin for their family.Dec. 25, 2019 - Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal
Jan. 10, 2020 - Canada-wide
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Once Were Brothers
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band is a confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robbie Robertson’s young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band. The film is a moving story of Robertson’s personal journey, overcoming adversity and finding camaraderie alongside the four other men who would become his brothers in music and who together made their mark on music history. Updated Dec. 20:Jan.24-26 2020 - Fernie, BC (Fernie Reel Canadian Film Festival
Mar. 6, 2020 - Belleville, ON (Belleville Downtown Docfest)
