(Toronto) Canadian filmmaker Sarah Polley’s film about women dealing with the scars of sexual assault in a religious community will be screened at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
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Sarah Polley’s adaptation of the book Women Talking by Miriam Toews, inspired by a real case of rape committed in a Mennonite community in Bolivia, is among the 45 special presentations announced by the festival Thursday morning.
But though it’s directed by Sarah Polley and based on a Canadian novel, the film will have its world premiere south of the border, likely at Telluride, the California film festival that keeps its lineup under wraps until it finally kicks off. sent on September 2.
After weeks of one film at a time announcements for the festival which begins on September 8, TIFF has released a list of 18 galas, which include the world premieres of A Jazzman’s Blues of Tyler Perry andAlice, Darlingwhich stars Anna Kendrick.
TIFF presents this year’s festival as a return to form after two years of pandemic-altered programming.
“Cinema is alive. The red carpets are back. And the best audience in the world awaits them in Toronto,” TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey said in a statement announcing the lineup.
The documentary Black Ice by Hubert Davis, who traces the journey of black hockey players from the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes in the 1800s to their role in the NHL today, is also part of the gala presentations.
The short documentary Hardwood by Hubert Davis was nominated for an Oscar in 2005.
The Wondera British-Irish co-production based on the novel by Irish-Canadian writer Emma Donoghue, will have its Canadian premiere at TIFF.
The story, set in the 19th century, follows a nurse sent to observe a young girl who claims to have survived without food for months.
The Whalea Darren Aronofsky film starring Canadian-American actor Brendan Fraser who plays a 600-pound man struggling to reconnect with his daughter, will premiere in North America in Toronto.