Montreal, July 13, 2022– The Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) is pleased to unveil the visual identity of its 25th edition, which will take place from November 17 to 27. To mark the RIDM’s 25th anniversary, Juliette Moal has dreamed up a visual signature that taps into our collective nostalgia for the 1990s. That decade saw the launch of the Montreal InternationalContinue reading “The Montreal International Documentary Festival unveils an electrifying visual identity for its 25th edition”
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RKS Film: “Anonymous Club”: Rockumentary with Heart
The rockumentary “Anonymous Club” examines the off- and on-stage personality of Australian rocker Courtney Barnett. Barnett is far from self assured and confident but that doubt propels her creativity to new heights and different directions. Unlike many rockers she is not stuck to the groove which quite frankly gets boring. She recorded many of herContinue reading “RKS Film: “Anonymous Club”: Rockumentary with Heart”
RKS Film: “Another Spring”: 1972 Yugoslavian Smallpox Outbreak
We are all so tired of COVID and are now facing a seventh wave. Understandably you may not want to watch “Another Spring” or perhaps you have a keen interest in witnessing how a smallpox outbreak in 1972 Yugoslavia was managed effectively. Ground zero was Muslim clergyman Ibrahim Hoti who travelled to Iraq on aContinue reading “RKS Film: “Another Spring”: 1972 Yugoslavian Smallpox Outbreak”
RKS Film: “The Passengers of the Night”
Having watched French films for many years I am rarely disappointed. You like something sophisticated and creative you can find it. Like something mainstream the French are on par with Hollywood but I can’t say that is a plus. That is the reason I turned to watching French films as they once had their ownContinue reading “RKS Film: “The Passengers of the Night””
RKS Film: “Paloma”: Brazilian Transgender Film; Predictable but Disturbing
Paloma is a transgender woman. He was born a he but is really a she. I know this LGBTQ stuff is getting complicated and politically correct. “He” “she” “they” “binary” “non-binary” etc. What ever happened to simply calling a person by their name but alas that has now become politically incorrect for many but notContinue reading “RKS Film: “Paloma”: Brazilian Transgender Film; Predictable but Disturbing”
RKS Film: “100 Ways to Cross the Border”: Bizarre and Marginalized by Mainstream
“100 Ways to Cross the Border” is a bizarre film and for those with a short attention span it may have a lifespan of 5 minutes. And performance artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña whom the film focuses on would most likely laugh and say your confusion has made the film a success. As to what the goalContinue reading “RKS Film: “100 Ways to Cross the Border”: Bizarre and Marginalized by Mainstream”
RKS Film: “Lodo”: Profound Meaning for Some and Light Entertainment for Others
As a lawyer for many years in negligence cases there is a theory called the thin skulled theory. You take your victims as you find them. If you carelessly back your car in shopping centre parking lot and kill a pedestrian that might have not died had they not had such a thin skull thatContinue reading “RKS Film: “Lodo”: Profound Meaning for Some and Light Entertainment for Others”
RKS Film: “Lovely Jackson”: A Horrific Miscarriage of Justice
I encountered a slight feeling of guilt watching what was perhaps a documentary I should not be watching. As a wee lad we had a cottage in Vermont which was just over an hour from our home in Montreal. Inevitably there would be some horrific car accident on the road to or from our cottageContinue reading “RKS Film: “Lovely Jackson”: A Horrific Miscarriage of Justice”
RKS Film: “Montana Story”: Death of a Parent: Been There and Done That
When a parent dies the shit can hit the fan. And when the shit sprays it can be regenerating or it can rip the façade to shreds. I have been there and done that thrice. Yes in one situation it was a bonding event and in another a rip tide of destruction. Yet within theContinue reading “RKS Film: “Montana Story”: Death of a Parent: Been There and Done That”
RKS Film: “Nude Tuesday”: The Film That Could Have Easily Been a Different Film
“Nude Tuesday” is a film that is completely gibberish! But you may be guaranteed a constant smile from a film that borders on the absurd. Cut out the subtitles from gibberish to English and replace them with a new set of subtitles and you could be watching a different film. You see the dialogue andContinue reading “RKS Film: “Nude Tuesday”: The Film That Could Have Easily Been a Different Film”
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