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Flee – TIFF21

A refugee tells his story about how he fled Afghanistan and ended up in Denmark in Flee. Danish filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen interviews his friend Amin Nawabi about his life growing up in Afghanistan and how he had to flee with his family to escape the growing war and turmoil. Ending up in Russia, Amil…

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OUT OF SYNC – TIFF21

A sound designer’s life falls into chaos when a delay develops between her vision and hearing in OUT OF SYNC. Sound designer and foley artist C. (Marta Nieto) starts to notice a delay between her vision and hearing, which begins to affect her work, as noticed by her co-workers Iván (Miki Esparbé) and Aurora (Cris Iglesias)….

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Nobody Has to Know – TIFF21

A secret romance is reignited between a farmer’s daughter and an amnesiac farmhand in Nobody Has to Know. Phil (Bouli Lanners) is a Belgian man working as a farmhand for Scottish farmer Angus (Julian Glover). Phil suddenly has a stroke in the middle of the field, though he recovers, albeit with temporary amnesia. Phil is assisted…

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You Are Not My Mother – TIFF21

A teenage girl becomes disturbed by the sudden change in the personality of her mother in You Are Not My Mother. Char (Hazel Doupe) is a North Dublin teenager, whose depressed mother Angela (Carolyn Bracken) suddenly vanishes, worrying Char, her grandfather Rita (Ingrid Craigie), and uncle Aaron (Paul Reid). However, Angela suddenly reappears in the…

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Quickening – TIFF21

A Pakistani Canadian teenager deals with family turmoil and heartbreak in Quickening. Sheila (Arooj Azeem) is a young woman from a Pakistani family, who has fallen in love with a white classmate at her university named Eden (Quinn Underwood). However, Sheila chooses not to reveal this information to her parents Aliya (Bushra Ashir Azeem) and Azeem…

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The Middle Man – TIFF21

A small-town man gets a job to be the bearer of bad news in The Middle Man. Frank Farelli (Pål Sverre Hagen) enters the town hall of Karmack to be interviewed by The Commission of The Sherrif (Paul Gross), The Doctor (Don McKellar), and The Pastor (Nicolas Bro). The job Frank is interviewing for is…

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A Banquet – TIFF21

A woman becomes concerned after her oldest daughter suddenly stops eating in A Banquet. Holly (Sienna Guillory) is a woman who lives along with her two teenage daughters Betsy (Jessica Alexander) and Isabelle (Ruby Stokes). After encountering a blood-red moon while at a party, Betsy suddenly loses her desire to eat and comes to believe that…

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DASHCAM – TIFF21

A freestyling musician’s Livestream takes an unexpected turn in DASHCAM. Annie Hardy is the host of BandCar, the internet’s number one improvised music show in a moving vehicle, where she streams her freestyle raps from her car, all while laughing off the COVID-19 pandemic. On a trip to England, Annie steals the phone and car…

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Earwig – TIFF21

A man takes care of a girl with ice for teeth in Earwig. Albert Scellinc (Paul Hilton) is the caretaker for 10-year-old Mia (Romane Hemelaers), who regularly has to be given dentures made out of ice. Albert regularly receives phone calls asking for updates on Mia and he is told that he has 13 takes to prepare…