Cinefranco 2025 (with capsule reviews of Select films)

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Kanika Ambrose’s Moonlight Schooner sails into history with poetry, power, and Caribbean soul

This fall, playwright Kanika Ambrose brings two worlds to Toronto’s stages: the salt-air mythos of Moonlight Schooner and the snowy heart of The Christmas Market. Through both, she invites audiences...

Esie Mensah on movement, memory, and the making of Afrofusion at Fall for Dance North

Fall for Dance North’s artist-in-residence, Esie Mensah, leads a transformative season that celebrates the emotional depth and cultural power of Afrofusion. Her latest works embody the movement of...

Building a legacy: How Robert Mills is growing Canada’s first fully independent Black-owned insurance brokerage

Robert Mills turned a high-school spark from Eddie Murphy’s Boomerang into Bespoke Insurance, a fully independent Black-owned brokerage. His mission centres on representation, financial education,...

Waves of healing: Fitch Jean opens ReelWorld’s 25th with a diaspora story that transcends borders

Haitian-Canadian filmmaker Fitch Jean’s debut feature, It Comes in Waves, opened the 25th ReelWorld Film Festival with a poignant story of trauma, resilience, and diaspora...

Elements of style: Leading men at TIFF50

A visual odyssey through swagger, poise, and cinematic gravitas under Toronto’s festival lights. The red carpet at TIFF50 unfolded as more than a parade of premieres — it was a stage for...