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FIN: AIFF Spotlight – Holy Spider
Holy Spider (2022), directed by Ali Abbasi, a jarring portrayal of systematic inequalities, morality and radicalism.
Read MoreFIN AIFF 2022 preview: a chat with the festival’s executive director
Once again, it’s that wonderful time of the year with back-to-back arts festivals in Halifax! Like many others that represent the Halifax art scene from September through November, the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF) is back. For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be held in person.
Read MoreThree words, eight letters
Is the fear of saying “I love you” to someone a universal experience? Sarah Bahbah’s new short film I__ You inspects why it’s so hard to be vulnerable. Sarah Bahbah …
Read MoreReviving an age-old story
Walking into a foggy theatre, audiences already knew this play was going to capture them with its design. While the story of The Woman in Black isn’t a new one, the play is…
Read MoreBehind the scenes with Wayne Carter
Wayne Carter believes, “If you work around something you love it’s never really work.” Carter has been the Executive Director at the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival for the last decade. Being…
Read MoreFIN’s top films
Wildhood Directed by Bretten Hannam Country: Canada Every year, FIN Atlantic International Film Festival is the best place for cinephiles in Atlantic Canada to discover new films from our backyards…
Read MoreThe evolution of an artist
Shelley Thompson is a Canadian actress turned writer-director and one of the featured directors at FIN this year. According to her Twitter bio, she is a “writer, filmmaker, actor, fierce mother, agnostic gambler, LGBTQ+…
Read MoreCreativity, personality and community
Shauntay Grant is a Canadian author, poet, playwright and professor at Dalhousie University. Her work is “mainly rooted in local stories and local histories,” Grant says in an email to the Dalhousie…
Read MoreFall reads
The fall season can mean a lot of things to different people. Regardless of personal feelings, its shorter days and brisker winds make it a great time to start a…
Read MoreThe kids aren’t all right
There’s no doubt everyone wanted to leave the chaos, unpleasantries and bad news behind in 2020. However, it does not seem like 2021 got the memo. Even with vaccinations rolling…
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