TIFF 2023 Review Mademoiselle Kenopsia

Mademoiselle Kenopsia – TIFF 2023

A lone woman watches over large empty spaces in Mademoiselle Kenopsia. Mademoiselle Kenopsia (Larissa Corriveau) occupies a sliver of space in a large unknown building, occasionally taking phone calls from her distant supervisor. She is mostly alone, except for random encounters such as a mysterious woman (Evelyne de la Chenelière) monologuing about cigarettes or an…

Ghost Town Anthology

Ghost Town Anthology

The population of a remote Quebec town is greatly affected by the death of a young man in Ghost Town Anthology. The remote village Irénée-les-Neiges, with a population of only 215, is left shaken by the death of a young man named Simon Dubé in a car accident. While Simon’s brother Jimmy (Robert Naylor) and…

Ta peau si lisse & Scaffold

Ta peau si lisse & Scaffold

New films by Denis Côté and Kazik Radwanski profile men at work in different capacities. Ta peau si lisse (A Skin So Soft) From Denis Côté (Joy of Man’s Desiring) comes this observational look at the lives of various bodybuilders. Featuring a mix of both natural and staged scenes, Côté is less concerned about the bodybuilding itself and…