Movies
Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam
Taqwa (Arabic for “higher consciousness) is at the heart of this doc, which explores a budding music scene that celebrates Islam while rebelling, in typical punk fashion, against the social and political constraints of the religion [and] proves every culture has at least one unexplored underbelly. (National Post) 0
Tanna
After a young woman runs away with the man she loves to avoid an arranged marriage, villagers wrestle with preserving their traditional culture or adapting it to the increasing outside demands for individual freedom.
Tangled
If you think you know the story of Rapunzel, dont be so sure. This retelling starts with a standard mismatched-couple-falls-in-love tale, but the script and the sprightly directing give the story plenty of snap and humor, and the animation is luminously beautiful. (A.V. Club)
Tangerine
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS DECEMBER 19 A working girl tears through Tinseltown on Christmas Eve searching for the pimp who broke her heart.
Tamara Drewe
Based on the graphic novel by Posy Simmonds, Tamara Drewe follows the title character on her return to her hometown, where she gets entangled in love affairs and small-town gossip. From Stephen Frears, two-time Oscar-nominee and director of such diverse work as The Queen and High Fidelity.
Tales of Halloween
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS OCTOBER 16 Ten stories are woven together by their shared theme of Halloween night in an American suburb, where ghouls, imps, aliens and axe murderers appear for one night only to terrorize unsuspecting residents.
Tales From The Gimli Hospital
Tales From The Gimli Hospital – International Film Festival Of Ottawa – Saturday March 18! Advance tickets now available for Tales From The Gimli Hospital from the Independent Film Festival Of Ottawa! Mayfair members can use the one use only code MayfairxIFFO for 30% off the purchase of
Tale of Two Sisters, A
Is it too obvious to call this film about siblings who return home after their mothers death to find their father remarried and their house not quite right haunting? Well, it is. This shadowy, slow-burning story of psychosis and the supernatural is by no means a straightforward ghost
Tale Of Tales
Ottawa Premiere on Friday September 2nd! From the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis, to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of a king, to the King of Highhills obsessed with a giant Flea, these tales are inspired by the fairytales of Giambattista Basile. From Golden Globe, Venice
Take This Waltz
Writer/director Polley (Away From Her) sets her sophomore feature on the slippery slope toward infidelity, following a woman (Michelle Williams) who falls for an artsy neighbor, in spite of her happy marriage (to Seth Rogan). Astutely depicts the quotidian of a loving, but imperfect, long-term relationship [and] the awkward flirtation