Our 25th film at TIFF 2025 might be the most explosive yet. Nia DaCosta’s Hedda is a bold, seductive, and chaotic reinvention of Ibsen’s classic, with Tessa Thompson delivering a career-best performance as the ultimate party puppetmaster. We break down the glamor, the rage, the queerness, and the guns (yes, those guns). Things get messy—in the best way.

Our 25th film at TIFF 2025 might be the most explosive yet. Nia DaCosta’s Hedda is a bold, seductive, and chaotic reinvention of Ibsen’s classic, with Tessa Thompson delivering a career-best performance as the ultimate party puppetmaster. We break down the glamor, the rage, the queerness, and the guns (yes, those guns). Things get messy—in the best way.

Our 25th film at TIFF 2025 might be the most explosive yet. Nia DaCosta’s&nbsp;Hedda&nbsp;is a bold, seductive, and chaotic reinvention of Ibsen’s classic, with Tessa Thompson delivering a career-best performance as the ultimate party puppetmaster. We break down the glamor, the rage, the queerness, and the guns (yes,&nbsp;those&nbsp;guns). Things get messy—in the best way.

Hedda at TIFF: Tessa Thompson Lights the Fuse in DaCosta’s Wild Ibsen Remix

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