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Literary Fusions, Melodrama, and Female-Driven Stories

Volume 29, Issue 1-2 / January–February 2025

In this double issue several themes weave into each other, namely literary inspirations (if not outright adaptations) and female driven stories and genres (melodrama being the most obvious).

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  • Tony Todd (1954-Nov 6, 2024)

    November 12th

    Look into the mirror and repeat five times, "Tony Todd is dead." Words that are hard to fathom, but the physically imposing (standing 6'5") Candyman himself has died at the (too early) age of 69. Todd was one of the… Read more →

  • Latina-Canadian Filmmakers at the NFB

    October 4th

    A second post by NFB curator Camilo Martin-Florez about first generation Canadian or Latino born women filmmakers at the NFB. Some fascinating workshop diretced shorts, animations and documentaries that can be streamed for from from teh NFB website. Read more →

  • Carlos Ferrand at the NFB

    October 4th

    Another great post by NFB curator by Camilo Martín-Flórez on the Peruvian filmmaker Carlos Ferrand, and the recent rediscovery of his 1982 film Cimarrones. Read more →

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