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Filmmaker Karim Amer (The Square, TIFF ’13) gains unique access to Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and other key figures in the administration who are fighting to save their country against Russia’s invasion by combatting disinformation. Featuring Dmytro Kuleba, Rustem Umerov, Mykhailo Fedorov, and Iryna Vereshchuk.

Maciek Hamela’s minimalist debut documentary is an expansive road trip through an invasion that drove more than 15 million refugees — more than one-third of Ukraine’s population — in search of safer pastures.

Esteemed documentarian Frederick Wiseman’s latest is a food-lovers heaven — a long, behind-the-scenes excursion into the world of France’s venerable restaurant La Maison Troisgros, which has held three Michelin stars for more than five decades.

TIFF Docs

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A nun’s discovery of a strange but beguiling newcomer threatens to upset the rhythm and harmony she enjoys among her sisters in this irresistibly sweet and utterly unique animation by Finland’s Heta Jäälinoja.

When pressures mount on a tightly wound violinist in a London youth orchestra, internal monsters take external forms in Renee Zhan’s wildly creative combination of horror comedy and teenage psychodrama. Starring Simon Paisley Day, Xiaonan Wang, and Alina Lew.

Riveting performances by Kaniehtiio Horn and Ellyn Jade add further levels of tension and texture to Eva Thomas’s drama about two Indigenous women whose evening outing takes a dangerous direction. The film also stars Jennifer Podemski.

Short Cuts

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Kei Chika-ura returns to the Festival with this smartly observed, beautifully shot story about the reunion of a long-estranged father and his son amid lost memories and scattered fragments of lives. Starring Mirai Moriyama, Tatsuya Fuji, Yoko Maki, and Hideko Hara.

This satirical swipe at celebrity and groupthink from writer-director Kristoffer Borgli and co-producer Ari Aster stars Nicolas Cage as an inconspicuous academic who is thrust into the limelight after he starts inexplicably appearing in people’s dreams. Also starring Julianne Nicholson, Michael Cera, Tim Meadows, and more.

With his first film set in India, Tarsem Singh Dhandwar (The Fall, TIFF ’06) returns to the big screen to tell the shocking true-life tale of a young couple desperate to be together. Starring Pavia Sidhu and Yugam Sood.

Platform

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The English-language debut of Telling Our Story, a visually stunning four-part documentary series highlighting 11 different First Nations in Quebec, illuminates the rich Indigenous cultures and stories that exist within the province. Starring Kaniehtiio Horn, Jeremy Dutcher, Quentin Condo, and Danielle Mukash

Lulu Wang’s highly anticipated follow-up to The Farewell stars Nicole Kidman as an expat in Hong Kong struggling with an unimaginable family tragedy. Starring Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, Ji-young Yoo, and Brian Tee.

The sinking of the MS Estonia, the deadliest civil maritime disaster in European waters, and its aftermath are chronicled in this powerful drama series. Starring Jussi Nikkilä, Cecilia Milocco, Kaspar Velberg, and Anders Mossling.

Primetime

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A pompous businessman finds himself struggling with impotence after taking a much younger third wife, in Ousmane Sembène’s landmark satire of patriarchy and class in post-independence Senegal. Starring Thierno Leye, Myriam Niang, and Seune Samb.

Djirbril Diop Mambéty’s landmark of Senegalese cinema follows the misadventures of two lovers as they dream of escaping Dakar for an imagined better life in Paris. Starring Magaye Niang, Mareme Niang, Aminata Fall, and Ousseynou Diop.

A miraculous restoration of Jacques Rivette’s brilliant and daring New Wave exploration of the all-consuming passions of art, love, and life. Starring Bulle Ogier, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Josée Destoop, and Michèle Moretti.

Classics

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A trio of revenge-minded siblings head to the U.S.-Mexico border in search of the man responsible for a family death in Guillermo Arriaga’s screenplay penned as the feature debut for his children, co-directors Mariana Arriaga and Santiago Arriaga. Starring Federica García, Theo Goldin, Máximo Hollander, and Julio César Cedillo.

Two young boys, best friends Malik and Eric, discover the joys and hardships of growing up in the sprawling Cabrini-Green public housing complex in 1992 Chicago in the latest film from director Minhal Baig (Hala, TIFF ’19). Starring Blake Cameron James, Gian Knight Ramirez, and S. Epatha Merkerson.

In his searing first feature, Chilean director Felipe Gálvez Haberle presents the painful experience of young mixed-race Segundo sent on a bloody mission to clear an expanse of land of Indigenous people for the powerful, relentless man who owns it. Starring Alfredo Castro, Mark Stanley, Benjamin Westfall, and Camilo Arancibia.

Centrepiece

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The latest from Richard Linklater reunites the prolific, Oscar-nominated indie auteur with Everybody Wants Some!!’s Glen Powell for a sorta-true crime comedy thriller about role-play, romance, and the precarious pursuit of self-knowledge. Also starring Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, and Retta.

A tense, captivating, and touching portrait of family dynamics starring Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Olsen, and Natasha Lyonne as sisters who converge after their father’s health declines. Directed by Azazel Jacobs, the film also stars Jovan Adepo, Jay O. Sanders, Rudy Galvan, Jose Febus, and more.

Starring Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed, and Jeremy Allen White, Greek director Christos Nikou’s English-language debut weaves an allegory about our desire for certainty, reliance on technology, and the price we pay for losing the connection to our most primal instincts. Also starring Annie Murphy, and Luke Wilson.

Special Presentations

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Already acclaimed as a masterpiece in Japan, Hayao Miyazaki’s new Studio Ghibli film begins as a simple story of loss and love, and rises to a staggering work of imagination.

Starring Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, this spiritual drama from Warwick Thornton (TIFF ’17’s Sweet Country) hauntingly evokes Australia’s fraught colonial legacy through the story of one very special child. Also starring Deborah Mailman, Wayne Blair, and Aswan Reid.

Director Kitty Green and actor Julia Garner (The Assistant) reunite in this story of two friends who run out of cash while backpacking in Australia and must take jobs in an exploitative pub to fund their trip home. Also starring Jessica Henwick, Hugo Weaving, Bree Bain, and Toby Wallace.

Gala Presentations

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A still from Defiant, directed by Karim Amer. A collection of statues is seen on a rainy day. The statues on the right-hand side depict a group of men, women, and children. The statues on the left depict two leaders holding up a flag pole, with the heads of one of them toppled on the ground. International Film Festival, Invasion, Minister, Filmmaking, Foreign, Ukraine, Russia, Official, Access

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First Look at TIFF ‘23 Film: Defiant

Filmmaker Karim Amer (The Square, TIFF ’13) gains unique access to Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and other key figures in the administration who are fighting to save their country against Russia’s invasion by combatting disinformation. Featuring Dmytro Kuleba, Rustem Umerov, Mykhailo Fedorov, and Iryna Vereshchuk.

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TIFF ‘23 Official Selection

A film still of In The Rearview, directed by Maciek Hamela. A group of people are sitting in the backseat of a car, the focus on a small child in a winter coat and toque, donning a serious expression and holding up a piece of paper with illegible words on them. Adults sit behind and on either side of her. Cannes, Short Film Competition, Documentary Filmmaking, Toronto, Grand Jury, Brave New World, The Hollywood Reporter, Human Face, 3 Kids

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First Look at TIFF ‘23 Film: In the Rearview

Maciek Hamela’s minimalist debut documentary is an expansive road trip through an invasion that drove more than 15 million refugees — more than one-third of Ukraine’s population — in search of safer pastures.

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TIFF ‘23 Official Selection

A film still from Nun or Never!, directed by Heta Jäälinoja. A drawing of three nuns walking up a staircase with a blue wall on the right and large windows along the wall. The nuns appear to be smoking a pipe, with smoke floating up in the air. Newcomer, Rhythms, Nuns, First Look, Finland, Discovery, Harmony, Strange, Sisters

First Look at TIFF ‘23 Film: Nun or Never!

A nun’s discovery of a strange but beguiling newcomer threatens to upset the rhythm and harmony she enjoys among her sisters in this irresistibly sweet and utterly unique animation by Finland’s Heta Jäälinoja.

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TIFF ‘23 Official Selection

A film still from Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros, directed by Frederick Wiseman. Five chefs are visible in a large kitchen, with their backs facing the camera. They are all dressed in white uniforms and wearing chef hats. The kitchen features large windows in front of them and is reflected on the second level above them. Wiseman, Michelin, Frederick, Heaven, Restaurant, Lovers, France, Stars

First Look at TIFF ‘23 Film: Menus-Plaisirs Les Troigros

Esteemed documentarian Frederick Wiseman’s latest is a food-lovers heaven — a long, behind-the-scenes excursion into the world of France’s venerable restaurant La Maison Troisgros, which has held three Michelin stars for more than five decades.

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TIFF ‘23 Official Selection

A film still from Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe, directed by Robert McCallum. Ernie Coombs is wearing a black suit, along with four fake hands and a black top hat. He is staring at the camera and posing with his right hand on the tickle trunk. There are many dolls and stuffed animals around him, and a painting of a stone house is visible behind him. Judith, Documentary, Heartfelt, Lawrence, Chris, Robert, Films, Personality, Film

First Look at TIFF ‘23 Film: Mr.Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe

This heartfelt documentary celebrates the life and work of Ernie Coombs, the iconic Canadian children’s television personality who encouraged generations of kids to be their best selves. Directed by Robert McCallum, the film features Judith Lawrence, Chris Coombs, Cathie LeFort, Nina Keogh, and more.

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TIFF ‘23 Official Selection

A film still from Bye Bye Tiberias, directed by Lina Soualem. A mother and daughter are standing on a balcony, with serious expressions as they look down below. In the background, buildings and mountains are visible. Tiberias, Machiavellian, Toronto Film Festival, Becoming An Actress, Acting Career, Patriarch, Family Album, Cinematographer

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First Look at TIFF ‘23 Film: Bye Bye Tiberias

Years after leaving her Palestinian village to pursue an acting career in France, Hiam Abbass (Succession) returns home with her daughter, filmmaker Lina Soualem, in this intimate documentary about four generations of women and their shared legacy of separation.

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A graphic for the film Sorry/Not Sorry, directed by Caroline Suh and Cara Mones. There is a tracing of a man over a bright red background. Inside the outline, there are people who appear to be part of an audience. Suh, Louis, Caroline, Cancelled, Entertainment News, Threat, Greater, Stage

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First Look at TIFF ‘23 Film: Sorry/Not Sorry

Filmmakers Caroline Suh and Cara Mones re-examine the case of Louis C.K., who was accused of sexual harassment in 2017. They explore his comeback and the unseen effects of this on the women who spoke publicly about his behaviour.

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A film still from The Pigeon Tunnel, directed by Errol Morris. David Cornwell, a.k.a. spy novelist John le Carré, is sitting with his legs crossed on a chair beside a long dining room table. There is a white cabinet to his left and two windows behind him. The room appears gloomy and blue. Selena Gomez, Apple Tv, Morris, David Corn, Le Tunnel, The Constant Gardener, The Fog Of War, Trailer Film, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

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First Look at TIFF ‘23 Film: The Pigeon Tunnel

David Cornwell, a.k.a. spy novelist John le Carré, opens up to Oscar-winning documentarian Errol Morris for the author’s final interview, reflecting on the influences he took away from his father’s life as a con man.

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A film still from Silver Dollar Road, directed by Raoul Peck. A Black family of six is posing together and smiling for the camera. Five of them are standing side-by-side while a woman is sitting on a chair in front of them. Black Families, Silver Dollar, Waterfront Property, Documentaries, North Carolina, The Selection, Beef Stroganoff, Peck

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First Look at TIFF ‘23 Film: Silver Dollar Road

A Black family in North Carolina battles decades of harassment by land developers trying to seize their waterfront property, in this searing documentary by Oscar-nominated director Raoul Peck (I Am Not Your Negro).

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A film still from Copa 71, directed by Rachel Ramsay and James Erskine. On a soccer field, a woman is wearing a red shirt and white shorts while holding a World Cup trophy above her head. She is surrounded by her teammates, coaches, and some children. Behind her, the stadium is filled with people. Whisky, Vodka, Ross Williams, Venus Williams, Erskine, Critique, Nikolai, Ramsay

First Look at TIFF ‘23 Film: Copa 71

In this documentary produced by Serena and Venus Williams, filmmakers use archival footage and new interviews to tell the story of the 1971 Women’s World Cup, an underappreciated moment in the history of soccer. Directed by Rachel Ramsay and James Erskine, the film features Brandi Chastain, Nicole Mangas, Silvia Zaragoza, Carol Wilson, and more.

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TIFF ‘23 Official Selection

A film still from Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa, directed by Lucy Walker. Lhakpa Sherpa is pictured with her hand on her chin, looking skyward with a pensive expression on her face. She is wearing a red winter coat. Nima, Two Daughters, Single Mom, Connecticut, Better Life, Summit, Mount Everest, Walker

First Look at TIFF ‘23 Film: Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa

The first Nepali woman to summit and descend Mount Everest — now a single mom working at a Connecticut Whole Foods — heads back to Everest to make a better life for her two daughters. Directed by Lucy Walker, the film features Lhakpa Sherpa, Nima Sherpa, Sunny Dijmarescu, and Shiny Dijmarescu.

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A film still from Walls, directed by Kasia Smutniak. Two men stand on either side of a woman in a forest, all donning cold-weather gear. The man on the far left and the woman look down at the man's phone and the man on the far right looks at his own. Refugee Crisis, Red Zone, The European Union, Debut, Culture

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First Look at TIFF ‘23 Film: Walls

For her debut film, actor turned filmmaker Kasia Smutniak travels to Poland’s forbidden red zone to shine a light on her home country’s border policies and the European Union’s refugee crisis.

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A film still from Homecoming, directed by Suvi West and Anssi Kömi. A person wearing blue rubber gloves is examining a red artifact with yellow, green, and orange patterns. Another hand with blue gloves can be seen reaching for the artifact. Homeland, Museums, Artifacts, Homecoming, Worldwide, West

First Look at TIFF ‘23 Film: Homecoming

As museums worldwide are increasingly pressured to return cultural property, co-directors Suvi West and Anssi Kömi share a personal and insightful story about the return of Sámi artifacts — long held in a museum — to their homeland. Also featuring Heini Wesslin, Eeva-Kristiina Nylander, and Áile Aikio.

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A film still from God is a Woman, directed by Andrés Peyrot. A woman with her eyes closed is standing in front of a wall with an image of a young boy. Orange lighting illuminates her face with moon patterns. Sxsw Film, Top Film, Film Reels, Panamanian, Mark Jackson, Film Studies, Cinema Film, Kuna, The Minute

First Look at TIFF ‘23 Film: God Is a Woman

Swiss-Panamanian director Andrés Peyrot films with the Indigenous Kuna people in Panama’s San Blas islands as they seek to lay claim to a 1975 documentary that captured their community, but never was shown to them. Featuring Arysteides Turpana, Laida Diaz de Prestan, Olonigdi Chiari, Cebaldo Inawinapi, and more.

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A film still from The Contestant, directed by Clair Titley. There is an outline of a square with a naked man smiling widely, showing his teeth. Behind him is a room with magazines and a globe. Out Magazine, Reality Tv Stars, Sweepstakes, True Stories, Prompts, Filling

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First Look at TIFF ‘23 Film: The Contestant

This true story of a Japanese reality TV star left naked in a room for more than a year, tasked with filling out magazine sweepstakes to earn food and clothing, prompts innumerable questions about our culture of oversharing. Featuring Tomoaki Hamatsu “Nasubi,” and Toshio Tsuchiya.

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TIFF ‘23 Official Selection