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Peace By Chocolate – a Canadian story about Syrian chocolate

posted Friday, June 10, 2022

by: in Film, Streaming Online

Peace By Chocolate tells the story of a Syrian family’s experience coming to Canada, after losing everything they owed back home. After the bombing of his father’s chocolate factory, a charming young Syrian refugee struggles to settle into his new Canadian small-town life in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. He’s caught between heading to the big city to […]

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Box of Rain – story of a one Grateful Dead fan reconnecting with her Deadhead community 25 years later

posted Wednesday, June 8, 2022

by: in Film, Streaming Online

What do you do when you’re seventeen, suicidal, and believe that the only thing the world has to offer you is violence and pain? You get in your car and drive across the United States to go see the Grateful Dead, of course. At least, that’s what you do if you’re lucky. And without a doubt, Lonnie Frazier […]

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Wake Up Punk – an inside look at the original punk scene that ended in the 1970s

posted Wednesday, May 25, 2022

by: in Film, Music

Fresh off its World premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival, WAKE UP PUNK, comes from the heart of the Punk movement and is a unique insight into the true origins of punk. Joe Corré, son of punk visionaries Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, burns an estimated £5M worth of punk memorabilia protesting the commodification of punk. WAKE UP PUNK takes this […]

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Inside Out returns to in person presentations, with stream-at-home options – May 26 to June 4, 2022

posted Wednesday, May 25, 2022

by: in Drag, Events, Featured Events, Film, Lesbian, Queer, Streaming Online, Toronto, Trans

The 32nd annual Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival has revealed its full film lineup that will take place both in-person and virtually from May 26th to June 5th in Toronto, showcasing 128 films from 28 countries, including 38 feature films, 3 episodic series, and 7 world premieres. The festival’s opening night film will be the […]

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Family Squares – secrets are revealed when a family matriarch leaves her prerecorded eulogy

posted Sunday, May 22, 2022

by: in Film

Family Squares tells the story of a family that’s been divided for years, but when matriarch grandma Mabel suddenly dies, the family has to come together. Her death takes the family on a journey, discovering that not only did she keep secrets, but so did everyone else. They find their way back to each other […]

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The Lake – first scripted Canadian Amazon Original series takes place in Northern Ontario

posted Friday, May 20, 2022

by: in Film

Amazon Prime Video are in production of their first scripted Canadian Amazon Original series, The Lake. Set in Ontario’s cottage country, the 30-minute episodic comedy stars Jordan Gavaris (Orphan Black), Julia Stiles (Hustlers, The Bourne Identity) and Madison Shamoun (#blackAF, Black-ish). The Lake centres on the quintessential Canadian cottage experience, and one man’s attempt to recreate his childhood memories in an effort […]

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The Kids In The Hall: Comedy Punks – documentary on the rise, and fall, and rise again of Canada’s campy comedy troupe

posted Friday, May 20, 2022

by: in Comedy, Film

The Kids In The Hall: Comedy Punks provides never-before-seen archival footage and interviews with celebrities, industry insiders, and the “Kids” themselves. The two-part documentary delves into the cult-famous comedy troupe’s post-punk origins in the mid-1980s, and provides inside access to their tumultuous 40-year journey across five seasons of their renowned television series, a controversial feature […]

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Maybe Someday – story of love and friendships, that’s queer and heartfelt

posted Monday, May 16, 2022

by: in Film, Queer

Maybe Someday tells the story of Jay (Michelle Ehlen), a non-binary photographer in her 40s, battling a mixture of denial and depression as she attempts to move across the country in the midst of separating from her wife (Jeneen Robinson). Along the way, she takes a detour to stay with her straight and separated high […]

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Marscapone – starting over when a relationship suddenly ends

posted Friday, May 13, 2022

by: in Film, Queer, Streaming Online

MASCARPONE tells the story of Antonio,  a family man whose life takes an unexpected twist when he’s suddenly dumped by his husband. He then must begin anew, finding a new place to stay, a job and a new purpose in life. Through this process, he discovers the value of independence. Written by Giuseppe Paternò Raddusa, […]

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Firestarter – Stephen King’s thriller gets its big screen debut

posted Friday, May 13, 2022

by: in Film

In a new adaptation of Stephen King’s classic thriller from the producers of The Invisible Man, a girl with extraordinary pyrokinetic powers fights to protect her family and herself from sinister forces that seek to capture and control her.  For more than a decade, parents Andy (Zac Efron; Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile; The […]

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