Bill Meyer
LATEST ARTICLES BY Bill Meyer
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The 2021 Toronto International Film Festival: ‘Attica’ revisited
October 22, 2021Law and order vs. anarchy was the perceived battle, but the evil of mass incarceration was exposed and prison reform was put on the agenda.
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The best films of DOC NYC 2020
January 5, 2021You can now attend many great world festivals, and for much less the cost. Online.
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Features from Iran at 2020 Toronto International Film Festival
November 4, 2020Many critics rate Iranian cinema as one of the most significant artistically, comparable to the classic Italian neorealist movement.
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Modern-day China through Chinese eyes: reviews from Toronto International Film Festival
October 28, 2020U.S. relations with China are possibly at an all-time low, although Washington has opposed the government since the victory of the Chinese Communist Party in 1949.
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Philadelphia’s MOVE and Black political culture on film at TIFF
October 26, 2020It wouldn’t be incorrect to compare much of what we learn about the history of MOVE to current struggles for social justice.
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Malcolm and Martin come to the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival
October 21, 2020Pastor Martin Luther King was ahead of his time challenging the system.
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‘The New Corporation’ at TIFF: No such thing as corporate social responsibility
October 9, 2020Are we actually going to challenge the power of corporations? This is what 2020 and at least the decade ahead of us will be about.
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‘The Inconvenient Indian’ at 2020 Toronto International Film Festival
October 6, 2020The jury that awarded the 90-minute film Best Canadian Feature described it as “a deeply thought-provoking and scorching indictment” of the treatment of First Nation people.
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