Festival wrap-up’s feel so prescriptive and top-down, don’t they?

Our TIFF correspondent and CEO UMNIA scoured the streets of Toronto for informed voices, at one point even holding a sign that said ‘Strong Film Opinions Wanted’ and sitting in bars, or outside cinemas that were letting out audiences. Hear from an eclectic and knowledgeable group of TIFF attendees and filmmakers in this special episode of SOPHISTICULTURE about what was hot, what was not, and the State of Cinema.

If you’d like to contribute a voice note to our ‘The Substance ft. The People’ Episode, the dropbox link is here - https://www.dropbox.com/request/oZFD2wwyFmzHiBo3O12R

…and if you see us at BFI London Film Festival, introduce yourself to UMNIA for a chance to be featured on the next Festival Wrap-up Podcast, or  email us at [email protected] and we’ll come find you!

Guest List: 

Filmmaker Zac Goldkind, IG @adullroar

Filmmaker Michael, IG @michaelashby__

Journalist David Cuevas, Filmhounds Magazine

Filmmaker Kevin Dong, IG @dong_kohung

Filmmaker Jedediah Cooper, IG @jedediahcooper

Comedian Spark the Genius, IG @sparkthegenius, TikTok @sparkthegenius

Journalist Russell, Red Carpet News

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