Toronto International Film Festival announces official line-up

Six NFB films on the roster

It’s that time of year again! Here’s a list of NFB films that will be playing this fall at TIFF:

Feature length Films:

The Memories of Angels (La Mémoire des anges) by Luc Bourdon, producer Christian Medawar (NFB)

A visual portrait of the city of Montreal through film footage shot in the 1950s. 

 
Heaven on Earth by Deepa Mehta

This film will is based on the true story of a Toronto residing Punjabi woman who is a victim of domestic violence. 

Examined Life by Astra Taylor

A film about world-famous philosphers taking their knowledge to the streets. 

Short Films:

Hungu by Nicolas Brault

An animated short film about a mother’s soul resurrected by music.

Rosa, Rosa by Félix Dufour Laperrièr

Rosa Rosa is an animated interweaving of individual and collective fates via a love story simply told by the couple themselves.

Baghdad Twist by Joe Balass

A visual memoir of one family’s life in Iraq before escaping to a new home in Canada in the fall of 1970.