The way science fiction is told is changing – and Indigenous Canadian filmmakers are leading this change. In 2025, three films stand out. They’re not driven by explosions or space politics. Instead, they pull from
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Behind the Scenes: The Deep Mechanisms of Canadian Cinema Formation
National cinema is not just a manifestation of creativity. It acts as a litmus test for the interaction between cultural policy, economic interests, and historical processes. In Canada, film production has long remained inconspicuous on
Continue ReadingWhy the Prisoner in Episode 6 Is Reading Augustine – And What That Could Mean for the Series’ Moral Arc
Episode 6 of Saint Pierre seems different in some way. In a quiet manner without being obnoxious. In a solemn and chilling way. Throughout the season, one prisoner is barely heard; this episode, however, has
Continue ReadingThe Sound of Quebec: Music, Dialect, and Identity in the Province’s Film Soundscapes
If you’ve ever seen a Quebecois film with no subtitles, chances are you picked up more on tones than words. It’s not because joual—the local working-class dialect—is a variant of French. It’s a social code
Continue ReadingBehind the Scope: The Story, Facts, and Impact of the Film Canadian Sniper
Canada’s Sniper has been named as one of the most potent movie to date because it covers the entirality of the lives of those who serve in military. All of the movements in the movie
Continue ReadingThe Secret History of Canada’s Hand-Processed Experimental Film Scene
Artists in underground spaces across Winnipeg to Montreal selected the hands-on approach as an answer to Hollywood’s perfectionism and the detachment of digital filmmaking. This is the story of a rebellious band of filmmakers in Canada who dared to make films in raw, inventive, and wonderfully defiant ways. What drove them to do it to such an extreme? It tells us the deep spirit of creative rebellion.
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