Editor’s Note: The following interview was conducted by Andrea Peek at the recent Austin Film Festival. THE DANCING DOGS OF DOMBROVA is currently screening at the Whistler Film Festival. I caught fellow Canadians Zack Bernbaum (director) and Katherine Fogler (lead actor, Sarah) in the Driskill Bar at the Oscar-contending Austin Film Festival for a […]
Author: Andrea Peek
LAFF 2018 Review: HEAVEN WITHOUT PEOPLE
What I loved about HEAVEN WITHOUT PEOPLE is the heated philosophical debate that arises out of a family struggling with a diversity of political beliefs. The captured audience watches to see if secrets kept between certain members will be revealed, if this family with unravel under the weight of the challenges of living in Lebanon […]
LAFF 2018 Review: MUSEO
What a ride for these Mexican friends in MUSEO. This story is a buddy movie akin to DUMB & DUMBER but a bit more melancholy. Inspired by true events, MUSEO follows two veterinarian failures, who decide to make their mark by pulling of Mexico’s largest artifact heist. Not the smartest tools in the box, they steal […]
LAFF 2018 Review: BORDER
BORDER was absolutely not what I expected. It was more. I saw BORDER at the end of LAFF as it had won their World Fiction Jury Award and it had a wild premise. Tine, a woman who can smell emotions, has the perfect job as a border agent in Sweden. She sniffs disembarking ferry passengers […]
LAFF 2018 Review: THE GREAT BUSTER
Historians, film-buffs, comedy-students alike, this is a documentary not to be missed. Buster Keaton is the inventor of dark comedy and a true pioneer of cinema. The documentary film THE GREAT BUSTER is a loving tribute to his legacy as a director, actor, screenwriter, stunt performer and comedian. Keaton’s story is lovingly told by director […]