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TIFF reveals its compelling documentary slate featuring Paula Deen, champion whistlers and balloonists
The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled the full documentary slate for the 50th edition of the festival, which will take place from Sept. 4-14. The TIFF 50 Docs program features new films from highly acclaimed filmmakers, including Academy Award winners and Jimmy Chin (Free Solo), (The Last Repair Shop), and Laura Poitras (Citizenfour), and Academy Award nominee (I Am Not Your Negro). More from Gold Derby 'Deliciously twisted,' 'murderously enjoyable': 'Wednesday' Season 2 reviews surpass Season 1 by double digits 'Hamilton' to screen in theaters next month for 10th anniversary The program will open with Proudfoot's The Eyes of Ghana, which profiles influential Ghanian filmmaker Chris Hesse and is executive-produced by and Michelle Obama. World premieres coming to TIFF as sales titles include: The Balloonists, directed by John Dower, capturing adventurers who set out to circle the globe in a balloon; A Life Illuminated, directed by Tasha Van Zandt, following marine biologist Dr. Edie Widder on a stunning journey to the ocean depths; Whistle, directed by Christopher Nelius, portraying a competition of champion whistlers; Nuns vs. the Vatican, directed by Lorena Luciano and executive produced by , exposing new allegations of abuse inside the Catholic Church; Canceled: The Paula Deen Story, directed by Billy Corben, which re-investigates the scandal of a celebrity chef; and Modern Whore, directed by Nicole Bazuin, which explores the sex industry and is based on the book of the same name by Andrea Werhun and Bazuin. Other world premieres include Vasarhelyi and Chin's LOVE+WAR, which profiles Pulitzer Prize-winning conflict photojournalist Lynsey Addario; Michèle Stephenson's True North, Sky Hopinka's Powwow People, Zahraa Ghandour's Flana, and a collection of Canadian films including Jamal Burger and Jukan Tateisi's Still Single, Darlene Naponse's Aki, Shane Belcourt's Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising, Min Sook Lee's There Are No Words, and Mettler's While the Green Grass Grows: A Diary in Seven Parts. These documentaries join previously announced films including Colin Hanks' John Candy: I Like Me, Ally Pankiw's Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery, and Lisa Rideout's Degrassi: Whatever It Takes, among others. Here's the full TIFF Docs program, in alphabetical order: A Life Illuminated | Tasha Van Zandt | USAWorld Premiere A Simple Soldier | Juan Camilo Cruz, Artem Ryzhykov | UkraineNorth American Premiere Aki | Darlene Naponse | CanadaWorld Premiere Below the Clouds | Gianfranco Rosi | ItalyInternational Premiere Canceled: The Paula Deen Story | Billy Corben | USAWorld Premiere Cover-Up | Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus | USACanadian Premiere Flana | Zahraa Ghandour | Iraq/France/QatarWorld Premiere LOVE+WAR | Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin | USAWorld Premiere Modern Whore | Nicole Bazuin | CanadaWorld Premiere Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising | Shane Belcourt | CanadaWorld Premiere Nuestra Tierra | Lucrecia Martel | Argentina/USA/Mexico/France/Denmark/NetherlandsNorth American Premiere Nuns vs. The Vatican | Lorena Luciano | USAWorld Premiere Orwell: 2+2=5 | Raoul Peck | USA/FranceNorth American Premiere Powwow People | Sky Hopinka | USAWorld Premiere Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk | Sepideh Farsi | France/Palestine/IranNorth American Premiere Still Single | Jamal Burger, Jukan Tateisi | CanadaWorld Premiere The Balloonists | John Dower | USA/UK/AustriaWorld Premiere The Eyes of Ghana | Ben Proudfoot | USA | Opening FilmWorld Premiere The Tale of Silyan | Tamara Kotevska | North MacedoniaNorth American Premiere There Are No Words | Min Sook Lee | CanadaWorld Premiere True North | Michèle Stephenson | USA/CanadaWorld Premiere While the Green Grass Grows: A Diary in Seven Parts | Peter Mettler | Canada/SwitzerlandWorld Premiere Whistle | Christopher Nelius | AustraliaWorld Premiere Best of Gold Derby Everything to know about 'The Batman 2': Returning cast, script finalized Tom Cruise movies: 17 greatest films ranked worst to best 'It was wonderful to be on that ride': Christian Slater talks his beloved roles, from cult classics ('Heathers,' 'True Romance') to TV hits ('Mr. Robot,' 'Dexter: Original Sin') Click here to read the full article. Solve the daily Crossword
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Documentaries About Paula Deen, Clergy Abuse and Whistling Contests Headed to Toronto Film Festival
The festival's TIFF Docs program will include new films from Oscar winners Laura Poitras, Ben Proudfoot, Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin Twenty-three documentaries, including new works from the Oscar-winning directors Ben Proudfoot, Laura Poitras and Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, have been added to the lineup of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF organizers announced on Wednesday. The TIFF Docs program will include 16 world premieres, beginning with 'The Eyes of Ghana,' directed by Proudfoot, who has won Oscars for his short docs 'The Queen of Basketball' and 'The Last Repair Shop.' The film is executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama. Other world premieres include 'Love+War' from Vasarhelyi and Chin, who won the doc-feature Oscar for 2019's 'Free Solo'; 'Nuns vs. the Vatican,' an examination of new abuse allegations inside the Catholic Church that was directed by Lorena Luciano and executive produced by Mariska Hargitay; 'Canceled: The Paula Deen Story,' directed by Billy Corben; and 'Whistle,' a Christopher Nelius film about a whistling competition. More from TheWrap Documentaries About Paula Deen, Clergy Abuse and Whistling Contests Headed to Toronto Film Festival I Made an Emmys Wish List, But Will My Wishes Come True? VMAs: Lady Gaga Leads the Pack With 12 Nominations NY Film Festival 2025 Main Slate Includes Movies From Noah Baumbach, Jafar Panahi, Kathryn Bigelow 'Cover-Up,' a film about investigative reporter Seymour Hersh from Oscar-winning director Poitras and from Mark Obenhaus, will have its Canadian premiere at TIFF after premiering at the Venice International Film Festival and likely screening at the Telluride Film Festival. According to TIFF Docs programmer Thom Powers, the films were chosen from more than 1,000 submissions, a record for the festival. Powers told TheWrap that this year's lineup was particularly strong on sales titles that are represented by top agencies, with the films looking for distribution including 'Cover-Up,' 'Whistle,' 'Canceled,' John Dower's 'The Balloonists,' Nicole Bazuin's 'Modern Whore' and Tasha Van Zandt's 'A Life Illuminated.' Films that will be coming to TIFF after playing other festivals include Gianfranco Rosi's 'Below the Clouds,' Lucrecia Martel's 'Nuestra Tierra' and Tamara Kotevska's 'The Tale of Silyan,' all of which will play Venice. Docs that premiered in Cannes and are coming to Toronto include Raoul Peck's 'Orwell: 2+2=5' and Sepideh Farsi's 'Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk,' whose protagonist, Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona, was killed in Gaza shortly after the film premiered in May. Previously, the festival announced that a number of other nonfiction films would play in different sections of TIFF, among them Colin Hanks' opening-night film 'John Candy: I Like Me' and Baz Luhrmann's 'EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert.' The 50th Toronto International Film Festival will begin on Sept. 4 and run through Sept. 14. TIFF Docs 'A Life Illuminated,' Tasha Van Zandt | USA (World Premiere)'A Simple Soldier,' Juan Camilo Cruz, Artem Ryzhykov | Ukraine (North American Premiere)'Aki,' Darlene Naponse | Canada (World Premiere)'Below the Clouds,' Gianfranco Rosi | Italy (International Premiere)'Canceled: The Paula Deen Story,'Billy Corben | USA (World Premiere)'Cover-Up,'Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus | USA (Canadian Premiere)'Flana,' Zahraa Ghandour | Iraq/France/Qatar (World Premiere)'Love+War,' Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin | USA (World Premiere)'Modern Whore,'Nicole Bazuin | Canada (World Premiere)'Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising,'Shane Belcourt | Canada (World Premiere)'Nuestra Tierra,'Lucrecia Martel | Argentina/USA/Mexico/France/Denmark/Netherlands (North American Premiere)'Nuns vs. The Vatican,'Lorena Luciano | USA (World Premiere)'Orwell: 2+2=5,' Raoul Peck | USA/France (North American Premiere)'Powwow People,' Sky Hopinka | USA (World Premiere)'Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk,' Sepideh Farsi | France/Palestine/Iran (North American Premiere)'Still Single,' Jamal Burger, Jukan Tateisi | Canada (World Premiere)'The Balloonists,' John Dower | USA/UK/Austria (World Premiere)'The Eyes of Ghana,' Ben Proudfoot | USA (World Premiere)'The Tale of Silyan,' Tamara Kotevska | North Macedonia (North American Premiere)'There Are No Words,' Min Sook Lee | Canada (World Premiere)'True North,' Michèle Stephenson | USA/Canada (World Premiere)'While the Green Grass Grows: A Diary in Seven Parts,' Peter Mettler | Canada/Switzerland (World Premiere)'Whistle,' Christopher Nelius | Australia (World Premiere) The post Documentaries About Paula Deen, Clergy Abuse and Whistling Contests Headed to Toronto Film Festival appeared first on TheWrap.
