Latest from Rachel Ho
Lost (and gained) in translation: why subtitles in movies matter
After uncovering a controversy in the captions of Russians at War, Rachel Ho digs into the art of translation.
No film captured the turmoil of 2024 quite like Russians at War
This polarizing Canadian documentary was decried as Russian propaganda, protested at TIFF and dropped by TVO, but did it deserve that treatment? Rachel Ho looks at the arguments for and against showing this film and finds a metaphor for the divided year we just had.
This year's Toronto Palestine Film Festival asks what art can do in a crisis
In its 17th year, organizers grapple with the weight of the conflict while trying to meet the needs of their community.
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A new new wave of truly Canadian cinema is telling a different kind of story
At the Toronto International Film Festival, films like Seeds, Shook and Universal Language show racialized filmmakers have so much more to say than simply the stereotypical stories of trauma — but only if you fund them, writes Rachel Ho.
Sam Taylor-Johnson on taking on Amy Winehouse's legacy in Back To Black
The director of the new biopic says she wanted to refocus on the musical genius of the late singer.
Riding two cinematic waves: Zarrar Kahn's In Flames brings new life to Pakistani and Canadian cinema
The film's director Khan on how the film was built out of his own dual identities