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The NFB at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)

2022

ONF @ TIFF - DOSSIERS DE PRESSE FRANÇAIS

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Chasseuse de son, Tanya Tagaq et Chelsea McMullan (90 min) – espacemedia.onf.ca/epk/chasseuse-de-son

Tuer un tigre, de Nisha Pahuja (125 min) – espacemedia.onf.ca/epk/tuer-un-tigre

Le matelot volant, de Wendy Tilby et Amanda Forbis (7 min 45 s) – espacemedia.onf.ca/epk/le-matelot-volant

 



Four powerful NFB films premiering at TIFF 2022

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) selection at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), taking place September 8 to 18, will feature compelling documentary and animated storytelling from some of Canada’s most distinguished creators.

To read the complete press release, please click here.

The Colour of Ink

2022 | 105 min

The Colour of Ink uncovers the medium’s mystery and power through the eyes of Jason Logan, a visionary Toronto inkmaker. Working with ingredients foraged in the wild—weeds, berries, bark, flowers, rocks, rust—he makes ink from just about anything. Jason sends custom-made inks to an eclectic range of artists around the world, from a New Yorker cartoonist to a Japanese calligrapher. As the inks take on a life of their own, his playful alchemy paints a story of colour that reconnects us to the earth and returns us to a childlike sense of wonder.

The Colour of Ink by Brian D. Johnson
Produced by Brian D. Johnson for Sphinx Productions; Sherien Barsoum, Lea Marin and Kate Vollum for the NFB
Press kit: mediaspace.nfb.ca/epk/the-colour-of-ink

Screenings | tickets here

Public | Sep. 15 | 9 PM | TIFF Bell Lightbox Cinema 1
Public | Sep. 16 | 10 AM | Digital TIFF Bell Lightbox (online for 48 hours)
Public | Sep. 17 | 6:30 PM | Scotiabank 13

Ever Deadly

2022 | 90 min

Ever Deadly is an immersive, visceral music and cinema experience featuring Tanya Tagaq, avant-garde Inuit throat singer, and created in collaboration with award-winning filmmaker Chelsea McMullan. This documentary explores Tagaq’s transformation of sound with an eye to colonial fallout, natural freedom and Canadian history.

We witness Tagaq’s intimate relationship with the Nuna—the Land—a living, breathing organism present in all forms of her improvised performances. Ever Deadly  weaves concert footage with stunning sequences filmed on location in Nunavut, seamlessly bridging landscapes, stories and songs with pain, anger and triumph—all through the expressions of one of the most innovative musical performers of our time.

Ever Deadly by Tanya Tagaq and Chelsea McMullan
Produced by Lea Marin, Anita Lee and Kate Vollum for the Ontario Studio in Toronto
Press kit: mediaspace.nfb.ca/epk/ever-deadly

Screenings | tickets here

Public | Sep. 9 | 9:30 PM | Scotiabank 4
Public | Sep. 13 | 10 AM | Digital TIFF Bell Lightbox (online for 48 hours)
Public | Sep. 14 | 5 PM | TIFF Bell Lightbox Cinema 2 *ATMOS screening
Public | Sep. 18 | 1 PM | TIFF Bell Lightbox Cinema 2 *ATMOS screening

Excerpt 1 - Concert with images


To Kill a Tiger

2022 | 125 min

On the night of a family wedding in a village in India, Ranjit’s 13-year-old daughter is dragged into the woods and gang raped by three men. Ranjit takes on the fight of his life when he demands the accused be brought to justice. With tremendous access to all facets of the story, To Kill a Tiger charts the emotional journey of an ordinary man thrown into extraordinary circumstances—a father whose love for his daughter forces a social reckoning that will reverberate for years to come.

To Kill a Tiger by Nisha Pahuja
Produced by Cornelia Principe and Nisha Pahuja for Notice Pictures; David Oppenheim for the NFB
Press kit: mediaspace.nfb.ca/epk/to-kill-a-tiger

Screenings | tickets here

Public | Sep. 10 | 2:45 PM | Scotiabank 9
Public | Sep. 17 | 12:45 PM | TIFF Bell Lightbox Cinema 4

The Flying Sailor

2022 | 7 min 45 s

Two ships collide in a harbour, an explosion shatters a city, and a sailor is blasted skyward. With ears ringing, blood pulsing and guts heaving, he soars high above the mayhem and towards the great unknown. A bold blend of comedy, suspense and philosophy, The Flying Sailor is an exhilarating contemplation of the wonder and fragility of existence.

The Flying Sailor by Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis
Produced by David Christensen for the North West Studio in Edmonton
Press kit: mediaspace.nfb.ca/epk/the-flying-sailor

Screenings | tickets here

Public | Sep. 8 | 7:30 PM | Scotiabank 2
Public | Sep. 15 | 12 PM | TIFF Bell Lightbox Cinema 3
Public | Sep. 16 | 3:35 PM | Scotiabank 11

Trailer


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    For more than 80 years, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has produced, distributed and preserved those stories, which now form a vast audiovisual collection—an important part of our cultural heritage that represents all Canadians.

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