Dystopian themes and real-world dilemmas reflecting the anxieties of our time take centre stage in the Canadian offerings at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
R.T. Thorne, director and co-writer of the film '40 Acres', poses for a photo at the 2024 TIFF press conference and festival kickoff in Toronto on Aug. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paige Taylor WhiteDystopian themes and real-world dilemmas reflecting the anxieties of our time take centre stage in the Canadian offerings at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
"40 Acres" stars U.S. actress Danielle Deadwyler as an ex-military matriarch navigating a famine-ravaged future. As she struggles to protect her children, they face the relentless threat of a marauding band of cannibals determined to overtake their home. Since Canadian filmmakers don't operate within the same "massive commercial ecosystem" as Hollywood, they have more freedom to reflect "the world that we're living in right now," added festival CEO Cameron Bailey.
Meanwhile, Halima Elkhatabi's documentary "Living Together," about young Montrealers looking to share living quarters, offers a look at millennials and gen Z against the backdrop of the housing crisis. Star Andrea Werhun said the dramedy, which takes place in the late '90s, offers a portrait of Toronto "that barely exists anymore."
The festival returns this year with the star power sorely missed last year due to the Hollywood strikes. “Nutcrackers,” David Gordon Green’s new dramedy starring Ben Stiller, will open the festival, while Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut “The Deb” will close it.Calgary hosting pop-up info session for those affected by current water-main repair workCanada's Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is intervening to end a work stoppage that saw this country's two largest railways grind to a standstill Thursday, by forcing the parties into binding arbitration.
With thousands of people already through the gates at this year's Whoop-Up Days, the Lethbridge and District Exhibition is hoping to cash in after a year of financial troubles.Lethbridge drug house shut down again due to continued illegal activity
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