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This weekend, we recommend the bizarre, funny, and melancholic The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet on Curzon Home Cinema in the UK and screening for a final weekend in the US at the Minneapolis St. Paul's Film Fest. In the US, there many great films screening at the Human Rights Watch Festival (we have a discount code deal!), and we particularly recommend HotDocs highlight Daughter of a Lost Bird. Finally, streaming worldwide, catch Sophy Romvari's great short, Still Processing, on Mubi, and American Mary on Shudder (UK/US/AU/Ireland) or Hoopla Canada.
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The best film from Sundance is on Curzon Home Cinema in the UK and available to rent in the US this week only!
Here's an excerpt from my intro to my interview with director Ana Katz:
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If the price of buying a ticket to a film would prevent you from participating, please email the following address (filmticket@hrw.org) for a free ticket code. The festival has set aside a set # of tickets per film on a first come first-served basis. Once the free tickets are no longer available, the code will no longer work.
Here's Orla on the film, which has yet to secure distribution:
Here's Rosie McAffrey on why Katherine Isabelle's central performance is so great:
One of the highlights of TIFF2020 is streaming free worldwide. Here's an excerpt from Justine Smith's introduction to her in-depth interview with director Sophy Romvari:
As always, let us know what you watched and what you thought of them!
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Alex Heeney, Editor-in-Chief
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Seventh Row is a nonprofit Canadian film criticism publication and publishing house. We're dedicated to helping you expand your horizons by curating the best socially progressive films from around the world and helping you think deeply about them. This newsletter is run by Seventh Row (http://seventh-row.com) but features exclusive content not found on the website.
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