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1 day ago
Film

WATCH: This shocking camboy drama pushes queer cinema into provocative new territory - Queerty

Blue Film is a provocative camboy drama exploring taboo subjects and complex human relationships between a sex worker and his former teacher.
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago
Television

"Heated Rivalry" was made in Canada because US execs wanted to tone down the gay sex - LGBTQ Nation

Heated Rivalry moved to Canada for creative freedom after an American platform sought to tone down its explicit gay romance.
Film
fromQueerty
1 day ago

WATCH: This shocking camboy drama pushes queer cinema into provocative new territory - Queerty

Blue Film is a provocative camboy drama exploring taboo subjects and complex human relationships between a sex worker and his former teacher.
Television
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

"Heated Rivalry" was made in Canada because US execs wanted to tone down the gay sex - LGBTQ Nation

Heated Rivalry moved to Canada for creative freedom after an American platform sought to tone down its explicit gay romance.
Canada news
fromThe Walrus
3 days ago

NDP Leader Avi Lewis Wants to Reverse Carney's Immigration Cuts | The Walrus

Avi Lewis calls for major reforms to Canada's immigration system to protect immigrants and newcomers from exploitation and vulnerability.
fromHyperallergic
2 days ago

A Palestinian-American Photographer's Intimate Gaze

"In 'break bad (freddy flexing)' (2021), a slim man's attempt to exert physical strength instead displays his fragility. A gentleness in his eyes suggests truer strength beneath the performance."
Arts
Writing
fromThe Nation
2 days ago

My Years-Long Fight to Say "They"

The author reflects on their journey of writing about their experiences as a Jehovah's Witness and the challenges faced in publishing.
fromPitchfork
3 days ago

Fucked Up's Damian Abraham Is Now Making Movies

Cut & Paste Pictures is developing a feature-length documentary chronicling the lifelong friendship between Rise Against guitarist Zach Blair and wrestler Hassan 'MVP' Assad, who will also front an unscripted series about life after prison.
Podcast
#stephen-lewis
Media industry
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

WATCH: MS NOW's Ali Velshi Gets Emotional Handing Off Show

Ali Velshi emotionally announces his departure from his weekend show to host weeknights, praising his successor Jacob Soboroff.
Independent films
fromVulture
2 weeks ago

Blue Heron Will Wreck You in the Best Possible Way

Blue Heron explores how one family member's mental health crisis and behavioral issues create lasting ripples across a Hungarian family's life in 1990s Vancouver, using innovative formal techniques to examine memory and time.
#ndp
Canada news
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Avi Lewis, elected to lead Canada's New Democratic party, promises NDP comeback'

Avi Lewis has been elected as the new leader of Canada's NDP, aiming to rebuild the party and focus on equity.
World news
fromThe Walrus
2 weeks ago

Where Do the Disappeared Go? | The Walrus

Enforced disappearance is an extreme human rights violation where state security forces abduct individuals and deny responsibility, leaving victims vulnerable to torture, death, and families in anguish without information.
Film
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

These Oscar-nominees made magic on Sinners and are helping craft a diverse environment for young filmmakers | CBC News

Ruth E. Carter, Oscar-winning costume designer with five nominations, credits breaking barriers and prioritizing authenticity and representation as key to advancing diversity in Hollywood.
fromQueerty
3 weeks ago

WATCH: Gay lovers risk everything in tense Canadian queer drama We'll Find Happiness - Queerty

Saad (Mehdi Meskar) is a young Moroccan exile in Quebec who will do anything to save Reza (Aron Archer), his Iranian refugee lover who faces being sent back to his home country. In a desperate move, Saad sets out to seduce a high-ranking spokesperson (played by Alexandre Landry) from the ministry of immigration in a risky gambit that sets off a fateful chain of events.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Women behind the lens: The women watched the fuel tanker advance with uncertainty and fear'

The Siekopai Nation, which has historically occupied territories along the northern border between Ecuador and Peru, was separated and displaced during the 1941 border war between the two countries, a conflict with consequences that extended into the 1990s. According to Justino Piaguaje, leader of the Siekopai in Ecuador, the nation's original population was close to 20,000 but diseases brought by colonisers, Jesuit missions, conditions of slavery during the rubber boom, and the impacts of the oil industry led to a drastic decline.
Environment
Independent films
fromConde Nast Traveler
4 weeks ago

What It Took for Film Director Cherien Dabis to "Find Palestine Everywhere But Palestine"

Palestinian-American filmmaker Cherien Dabis promotes her Oscar-shortlisted film about Palestinian displacement, exploring intergenerational trauma shaped by movement restrictions and border constraints.
fromApaonline
1 month ago

Recently Published Book Spotlight: Anticolonialism, Ontology, and Semiotics: A Cinematic Exploration

Anticolonialism, Ontology, and Semiotics draws upon Africana anticolonial philosophy-especially the work of Frantz Fanon and two of his most influential interpreters, Eldridge Cleaver and Sylvia Wynter-to develop a basic analytical model for doing anticolonial political theory. I wanted to show that there is something distinctive, something special, to be found in this tradition of thought that has not been fully appreciated by philosophers and theorists in other fields.
Philosophy
fromDefector
1 month ago

A Complimentary Profile Of Jason Lee That Was Surprisingly Difficult To Publish | Defector

It's kind of a little local community hang spot as much as it is a retail store. You could buy analog cameras or photo books at the shop. If you're like me, you could browse in order to motivate yourself to dig your old film camera out of the closet. Or you could just hang out, talk art, and make friends.
Los Angeles
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

Canadians in Middle East warned not to record or share war videos | CBC News

Global Affairs Canada warns Canadians in the Middle East against documenting military activity, as Gulf states are arresting foreigners for sharing photos and videos under strict cybercrime laws.
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

'We've had enough secrets': First Nations group opposes Ontario move to limit freedom-of-information laws | CBC News

Provincial decisions affect First Nations' rights, lands and environments, and FOI requests are one of the few mechanisms available to First Nations and the public to understand how those decisions were made. Having access to this information, particularly if it's a decision made by the premier or other cabinet ministers, or just understanding how those decisions came to be, is just part of good governance.
Canada news
Film
fromwww.cbc.ca
4 weeks ago

Elle-Maija Tailfeathers returns Toronto film critics award, says support for Palestine cut from speech | CBC News

Elle-Maija Tailfeathers returned her Toronto Film Critics Association Award after her pro-Palestine statement was removed from her acceptance speech, prompting multiple critic resignations.
Film
fromTruthout
4 weeks ago

Nearly 4 Years After His Death, Documentary About Journalist Nominated for Oscar

Photojournalist Brent Renaud was killed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine in 2022, and his brother Craig's documentary about him is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Environment
frombigthink.com
1 month ago

Widening the frame: Indigenous land rights and the future of climate policy

Indigenous land rights are essential to climate action, with Indigenous representatives at COP30 demanding recognition of their ancestral land ownership and management authority.
Miscellaneous
fromThe Walrus
1 month ago

He Was a Legendary Newsroom Colleague. Turned Out He Had a Secret Past | The Walrus

An unexpected July 2020 email led to remembering Charles Saunders, a towering Halifax editor known for fierce editorials, playful newsroom presence, and mysterious American origins.
Film
fromFilmmaker Magazine
4 weeks ago

ESG, Ross McElwee, and Other Exciting Artists Take Over True/False 2026

The True/False Film Festival's 23rd edition runs March 5-8 in Columbia, Missouri, featuring non-fiction films, musical performances, and art installations under the theme 'You Are Here.'
Public health
fromState of the Planet
1 month ago

Leveraging Risk Communications to Bridge Tribal Voices

Culturally grounded, partnership-based, multi-directional disaster communication systems can reduce Tribal Nations' household, livestock and land disruptions from extreme weather.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

We Must Do More Than Simply Depict Our Lives

The Bronx Museum biennial spotlights representational works that center urban youth and marginalized identities, challenging mainstream narratives through sincere, everyday portrayals.
US politics
fromDefector
2 months ago

Which Lives Are Worthy Of The Media's Protection? | Defector

The United States invaded Venezuela, abducted President Nicolás Maduro during Operation Absolute Resolve, and imposed restrictive Pentagon rules limiting reporters' access and reporting.
fromCaribbean Life
1 month ago

Bronx filmmaker spotlights Jamaican Diaspora stories - Caribbean Life

But rather than walk away from his creative calling, Driven said he pivoted - teaching himself videography and landing his first paid job through a Craigslist post filming Caribbean DJ, and DJ Mad Out. "That opportunity introduced him to New York's Caribbean music scene, where he went on to work with artists such as Shaggy, Ding Dong and Kranium," she said. "Those early experiences sharpened Hillmedo's eye for authenticity, capturing Caribbean culture not as spectacle, but as lived reality," she added.
Brooklyn
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Seized review captivating documentary goes inside a shocking newspaper raid

Police seized devices and reporting materials from Marion County Record, sparking national outcry as a symbolic threat to press freedom and fracturing local community.
Film
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Frederick Wiseman Always Made His Point

Frederick Wiseman transformed documentary cinema by exposing institutional operations and human consequences through observational films that revealed systemic failures and provoked censorship.
fromNieman Lab
2 months ago

"Does this channel have more juice in it?" YouTuber J.J. McCullough on a "sustainable" life as a news creator

McCullough's videos focus on U.S. and Canadian culture and how they intersect. A sampling of recent videos: "How bad is the PragerU guide to presidents?", "What 2025 permanently added to American culture," "whatever happened to Canada's Online Streaming Act?", and the four presidents that lead America into (and out of) war. His audience is around 80% male, with most of his viewers between the ages of 20 and 35 and about half based in the U.S.
Media industry
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

ICE Is Turning Real Conflict Into Viral Content

Going back to Renee Good, the idea that there was an ICE agent that was filming while involved in this life-or-death-you know, supposedly for him-situation, right? You're claiming that, but at the same time you're using your phone to document this.
US politics
#james-cameron
fromConsequence
2 months ago
US politics

James Cameron on Leaving America for New Zealand: "I'm Not There for Scenery, I'm There for the Sanity"

fromConsequence
2 months ago
US politics

James Cameron on Leaving America for New Zealand: "I'm Not There for Scenery, I'm There for the Sanity"

Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Tariq Ali claims BFI has frozen him out of multicultural TV season

Tariq Ali, editor of Bandung File, was not invited to the BFI season and objects that its selections present a skewed vision of the programme.
fromThe Walrus
2 months ago

Evan Solomon Wants Canada to Trust AI. Can We Trust Evan Solomon? | The Walrus

L ast September, nearly 6,500 people-including start-up founders, investors, and researchers-gathered at the Palais des congrès in Montreal for All In, Canada's largest artificial intelligence event. After passing through a security checkpoint, they lounged on plush furniture and posed in front of a luminous "ALL IN" sign. Everyone wore a lanyard with a QR code that could be scanned to connect through an app, a sort of modern-day business card. Kiosks showcased AI companies; smooth jazz flowed and so did coffee.
Miscellaneous
US politics
fromFilmmaker Magazine
1 month ago

How Phone-Camera Verite Defeated Action-Flick Propaganda in the War to Define Minneapolis

Minneapolis residents document and resist an ongoing heavy ICE presence, using cellphone videos to expose operations while daily life and businesses are disrupted.
#will-smith
Film
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

These 10 essential movies about Black people with HIV will open your heart & mind - LGBTQ Nation

On-screen representation of people living with HIV remains extremely limited across platforms, with especially poor representation of Black people and few meaningful portrayals.
fromThe Walrus
2 months ago

Can Canadian Culture Survive the Age of AI Slop? | The Walrus

H ave you heard Solomon Ray's new album Faithful Soul? It's number one on the gospel charts-and entirely AI generated, just like the musical artist behind it. The idea that a hit Spotify artist might not be human is a satire of the attention economy itself: an ecosystem once based on authenticity and connection now topped by a synthetic voice engineered for maximum uplift. What does "soul" even mean when it's made by software trained on real music?
Canada news
Film
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Bronx filmmaker spotlights Jamaican Diaspora stories | amNewYork

Dante Hillmedo centers Bronx Caribbean immigrant experiences in film, teaching himself videography and building Team Elite Productions to portray Black and Caribbean stories authentically.
#documentary
Film
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

In Two Films About Palestinian Struggle, Time Is of the Essence

Medical emergencies create agonizing moral conundrums for characters in All That's Left of You and The Voice of Hind Rajab.
Film
fromFilmmaker Magazine
1 month ago

"Trojan Horse Filmmaking": Adam and Zack Khalil on Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild]

Tribal specialists pursue repatriation decades after a 1990 law, confronting institutions that continue to hold Indigenous ancestors and sacred items.
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