{"id":55947,"date":"2021-12-23T18:36:34","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T23:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/?p=55947"},"modified":"2022-01-04T11:43:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T16:43:07","slug":"2021-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/en\/spotlight\/2021-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"55947\" class=\"elementor elementor-55947\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6418642 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6418642\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ee8e5c\" data-id=\"1ee8e5c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71d7b24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71d7b24\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-922d435\" data-id=\"922d435\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-391fc9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"391fc9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"from-box-office-to-festival-circuit-or-streamed-from-the-comfort-of-home-heres-your-roundup-of-some-of-2021s-canadian-cinematic-successes\">From box office to festival circuit or streamed from the comfort of home, here\u2019s your roundup of some of 2021\u2019s Canadian cinematic successes!<\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>Ivan Grbovic\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/en\/product\/drunken-birds\/\"><em>Drunken Birds (<\/em><em>Les oiseaux ivres<\/em><em>)<\/em><\/a><\/h3><p>Not only is it Canada\u2019s official Academy Awards submission for Best International Feature Film, but <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/en\/product\/drunken-birds\/\"><strong><em>Drunken Birds (Les oiseaux ivres)<\/em><\/strong><\/a> earned rave reviews from international press such as <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2021\/film\/reviews\/drunken-birds-review-1235112895\/#!\"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a>; and, following its Canadian theatrical release, will hit U.S. cinemas thanks to a distribution deal inked with Corinth Films! The film follows a young Mexican drug gang member whose search for an old lover takes him to a Quebec farm, and the stories of characters who cross his path.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>Philippe Gr\u00e9goire <em>The Noise of Engines (Le bruit des moteurs) <\/em><\/h3><p>After premiering at the San Sebasti\u00e1n International Film Festival, Philippe Gr\u00e9goire\u2019s full-length debut went on to wow the festival circuit, from the Warsaw Film Festival to the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival in the U.K.. and more! The feature scored top honours at Los Cabos International Film Festival, and snagged the coveted Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cor Prize at Montreal\u2019s <em>Festival du nouveau cin\u00e9ma<\/em>. When explicit drawings surface in his Quebec town, an instructor suspended from the Canada customs college is investigated, and he develops a friendship with an Icelandic racecar driver.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>Martin Edralin\u2019s<em> Islands<\/em><\/h3><p>This Telefilm Talent to Watch-supported project tells the story of Joshua, an introverted Filipino immigrant scared of isolation and loneliness as his elderly parents, with whom he lives, are in poor health. After premiering at SXSW, Martin Edralin\u2019s debut feature took home a Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance in Narrative Feature (to Rogelio Balagtas, who plays Joshua), and the RBC Emerging Canadian Artist Award at the Calgary International Film Festival!<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>Jennifer Holness\u2019s <em>Subjects of Desire<\/em><\/h3><p><em>Subjects of Desire<\/em> premiered at SXSW, and made waves at the Raindance Film Festival, American Black Film Festival, and Hot Docs (to name a few), where it earned a Top 10 Audience Favourite award. Featuring India Arie and Jully Black, and in the context of the Miss Black America pageant, this documentary feature &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/subjectsofdesire.com\/subjects-of-desire-epk\/\">examines the cultural shift in North American beauty standards towards embracing Black aesthetics and features<\/a>,\u201d explains its official synopsis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-572491f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"572491f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f29abe\" data-id=\"9f29abe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1043efb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1043efb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/gravity_forms\/14-b14d1c13e08a0fcd001d6adef8420edc\/2021\/08\/LOI_Still_1_Willy_Lea_4000x1676p-LowRes-1024x429.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52820\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/gravity_forms\/14-b14d1c13e08a0fcd001d6adef8420edc\/2021\/08\/LOI_Still_1_Willy_Lea_4000x1676p-LowRes-1024x429.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/gravity_forms\/14-b14d1c13e08a0fcd001d6adef8420edc\/2021\/08\/LOI_Still_1_Willy_Lea_4000x1676p-LowRes-768x322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/gravity_forms\/14-b14d1c13e08a0fcd001d6adef8420edc\/2021\/08\/LOI_Still_1_Willy_Lea_4000x1676p-LowRes-1536x644.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/gravity_forms\/14-b14d1c13e08a0fcd001d6adef8420edc\/2021\/08\/LOI_Still_1_Willy_Lea_4000x1676p-LowRes-2048x858.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/gravity_forms\/14-b14d1c13e08a0fcd001d6adef8420edc\/2021\/08\/LOI_Still_1_Willy_Lea_4000x1676p-LowRes-scaled.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ivan Grbovic\u2019s Drunken Birds (Les oiseaux ivres)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-627737b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"627737b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-136c601\" data-id=\"136c601\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c5822 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65c5822\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Trevor Mack\u2019s<em> Portr<\/em><em>aits from a Fire <\/em><\/h3><p>This T\u015dilhqot\u2019in (Chilcotin) nation filmmaker shot this feature debut on the Tl\u2019etinqox reserve, where the director grew up, in northern B.C. The film tells the story of a teenage filmmaker who discovers a family secret and must confront truth and healing. After premiering at the Vancouver International Film Festival, where Trevor Mack earned the BC Emerging Filmmaker Award,<em> Portraits from a Fire <\/em>won Best Canadian Feature at the Edmonton International Film Festival, and Best Director at the American Indian Film Festival, with a supporting actor prize for Asivak Koostachin.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>F\u00e9lix Dufour-Laperri\u00e8re\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/en\/product\/archipelago\/\"><em>Archipelago <\/em><em>(Archipel)<\/em><\/a><\/h3><p>Invented islands is the theme of this poetic animated feature by the filmmaker behind 2018\u2019s animated <em>Ville Neuve,<\/em> where real and dreamed countries and politics overlap. <em>Archipelago<\/em> made its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam; won the Contrechamp Jury Distinction at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival; and was selected for the prestigious closing film slot at Montreal\u2019s <em>Festival du nouveau cin\u00e9ma.<\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>Sophie Dupuis\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/en\/product\/underground\/\"><em>Und<\/em><em>erground (Souterrain<\/em><em>)<\/em><\/a><\/h3><p>After an explosion in the gold mine where he works, a young man heads underground on a rescue mission. Slated to hit silver screens in France in early 2022 following its U.K. release this past summer, <em>Underground<\/em> is available to stream at home with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.souterrain-lefilm.com\/en-ca\">video on demand<\/a>. The drama took home honours for best screenplay, sound, cinematography, and supporting actor at the Gala Qu\u00e9bec Cin\u00e9ma, and Best Achievement at the Whistler Film Festival. At the Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, it snagged the Best Cinematography prize, plus a special Best Performance mention for actor Th\u00e9odore Pellerin!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1eb233f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1eb233f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8fd03c\" data-id=\"c8fd03c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-016ce5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"016ce5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ARCHIPEL_ARCHIPELAGO_image_fixe_still_C-scaled-1-1024x429.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55964\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ARCHIPEL_ARCHIPELAGO_image_fixe_still_C-scaled-1-1024x429.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ARCHIPEL_ARCHIPELAGO_image_fixe_still_C-scaled-1-768x322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ARCHIPEL_ARCHIPELAGO_image_fixe_still_C-scaled-1-1536x644.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ARCHIPEL_ARCHIPELAGO_image_fixe_still_C-scaled-1.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">F\u00e9lix Dufour-Laperri\u00e8re\u2019s Archipelago (Archipel)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2439d9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2439d9d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdbc85b\" data-id=\"fdbc85b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ac5f5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ac5f5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Bretten Hannam\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/en\/product\/wildhood\/\"><em>Wildhood<\/em><\/a><\/h3><p>After the film\u2019s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Two-Spirit L\u2019nu filmmaker Bretten Hannam won Best Atlantic Feature and Best Atlantic Screenplay at the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival, where <em>Wildhood <\/em>had an Opening Night Gala. This inspiring feature follows Link, a teen who runs away with his brother to find his Mi\u2019kmaq mother and reconnect with their culture, identity, and land, accompanied by a pow wow dancer.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>S\u00e9bastien Pilote\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/en\/product\/maria-chapdelaine\/\"><em>Mari<\/em><em>a Chapdelaine<\/em><\/a><\/h3><p>Following its premiere at TIFF, this historical drama has been named to TIFF Canada\u2019s coveted Top Ten. and swiftly became a Quebec theatrical hit! (It\u2019s based on the book of the same name.) Set in the 1910 countryside near Lac St-Jean, a young lady must choose between three gentlemen seeking her hand in marriage.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>Ricardo Trogi\u2019s <em>The Guide to the Perfect Family (Le guide de la famille parfaite)<\/em><\/h3><p>Overparenting is the name of the game in this popular Quebecois comedy, which covers the dynamics of the Dubois family. Not only did the film garner more than $2 million at the box office, but the films\u2019 international rights were acquired by Netflix. <em>The Guide to the Perfect Family<\/em> is currently available on the platform in more that 190 territories. Have you caught it on your recommended list?<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>Rhayne Vermette\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/en\/product\/ste-anne\/\"><em>Ste. Anne<\/em><\/a><\/h3><p>Now streaming in the U.S. as recommended by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/12\/17\/movies\/international-streaming-movies.html\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a><em>, Ste. Anne<\/em> dazzled the Berlinale and TIFF, where it won the Amplify Voices Award for Best Canadian Feature Film. Written and directed by Rhayne Vermette (M\u00e9tis, born in Manitoba) who also acts in the film, this experimental narrative feature debut was filmed on 16 mm. Blurring memory and place, the story is centered on the return of a woman to her family, daughter, and M\u00e9tis Nation after several years missing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f38731 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f38731\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6919d83\" data-id=\"6919d83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5434f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5434f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Untitled-design-23-1024x427.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55977\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Untitled-design-23-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Untitled-design-23-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Untitled-design-23.png 1046w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Bretten Hannam's Wildhood<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f1c841 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f1c841\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c3d4f1\" data-id=\"9c3d4f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7b52fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7b52fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" id=\"and-looking-ahead-to-2022-heres-your-quick-preview-of-upcoming-canadian-films-and-coproductions\">And looking ahead to 2022, here\u2019s your quick preview of upcoming Canadian films and coproductions:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c15ae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c15ae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Ken Scott\u2019s <strong><em>Goodbye Happiness (Au revoir le bonheur) <\/em><\/strong>(Comedy)<\/li><li>Theodore Ty and Laurent Zeitoun\u2019s <strong><em>Fireheart (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Vaillante)<\/em><\/strong> (Canada-France, Animation)<\/li><li>Brandon Cronenberg\u2019s<strong><em> Infinity Pool <\/em><\/strong>(Canada-Hungary, Horror)<\/li><li>Denis C\u00f4t\u00e9\u2019s <strong><em>U<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>n \u00e9t\u00e9 comme \u00e7a <\/em><\/strong>(Drama)<\/li><li>Monia Chokri\u2019s<strong><em> Babysitter<\/em><\/strong> (Canada-France, Comedy)<\/li><li>Chase Joynt\u2019s <strong><em>Framing Agnes <\/em><\/strong>(Documentary)<\/li><li>Agam Darshi\u2019s<strong><em> Donkeyhead<\/em><\/strong> (Comedy)<\/li><li>Maxime Giroux\u2019s <strong><em>Norbourg<\/em><\/strong> (Drama)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From box office to festival circuit or streamed from 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