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'Kokuho' still. iPhoto caption: 'Kokuho' still courtesy of TIFF.

REVIEW: During this year’s TIFF, two films depicted theatre as a vessel for transcendence

Of the several performing arts-adjacent selections I took in, most affecting were two dramas: Lee Sang-il’s Kokuho and Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet. In both period pieces, theatre creation serves as an emotional outlet for an artist navigating devastating loss.

By Liam Donovan / Oct 29, 2025
TIFF's festival street, 2023 iPhoto caption: Photo by Rick Clifford

REVIEWS: Toronto International Film Festival 2024

A filmed production of an experimental Egyptian opera, a TV series penned by Jordan Tannahill, and the moviemaking debut of Broadway director Marianne Elliott are among the offerings at this year’s TIFF with connections to the world of theatre.

By Liam Donovan / Sep 6, 2024