An absurdist dramedy about an alternate-universe Winnipeg and a dystopian thriller about a famine-ravaged world are among the Toronto International Film Festival’s picks for best Canadian films of 2024.
An absurdist dramedy about an alternate-universe Winnipeg and a dystopian thriller about a famine-ravaged world are among the Toronto International Film Festival’s picks for best Canadian films of the year. A scene from the film"Universal Language" is shown in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Telefilm Canada **MANDATORY CREDIT**
TIFF’s annual Canada’s Top Ten list includes Matthew Rankin’s “Universal Language,” the Winnipeg director's cross-cultural odyssey that imagines a Canada where the two official languages are Persian and French. The film is also Canada's official entry for best international feature film at this year’s Oscars.
Another first-time filmmaker on the list is Ottawa’s Kaniehtiio Horn, who stars in her home-invasion comedy “Seeds” as a young Mohawk influencer trying to stop criminals from stealing her family's crops. One documentary made the list: “Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story,” a film about the pioneering Black transgender soul singer by Edmonton’s Michael Mabbott and Toronto’s Lucah Rosenberg-Lee.
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