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10.09.2023

Chuck Chuck Baby (review) – TIFF 2023

Chuck Chuck Baby is awaiting a UK and International release date. Who would have thought that a chicken packing factory would play host to the lesbian love story of the summer through a magical mix tape of musical numbers? But that’s precisely what writer and director Janis Pugh offers in her genre-defying ode to love, loss, female friendship, and second chances, Chuck Chuck Baby. Like another enchanting debut feature this summer, Scrapper, Pugh’s film jettisons classic kitchen-sink misery and bathes her love story in bright colours, vivid cinematography and hope while maintaining an engaging emotional core. From the opening scene,

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09.09.2023

Death of a Whistleblower (review) – TIFF 2023

Death of a Whistleblower is awaiting a UK and International release date. The history of South Africa is complex; it is rooted in colonialism and haunted by the years of Apartheid that segregated, oppressed and divided its people. As a result, at the end of Apartheid, Nelson Mandela introduced the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, chaired by Desmond Tutu. The Commission’s role was to identify the victims and perpetrators of South Africa’s brutal Apartheid past and its traumatic legacy. However, as with many commissions established for the most honourable purposes, many felt the Commission lacked teeth and failed to fully unpick

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