The Toronto International Film Festival® is delighted to announce today the 2022 selection for TIFF Docs programme presented by A&E IndieFilms, Contemporary World Cinema programme presented by Sun Life, and an additional title in the Discovery programme. This lineup features titles from over 50 countries from around the world. Additionally, TIFF is excited to announce five doc sessions as part of the 2022 Industry Conference.
“We are so proud of the TIFF Docs and Contemporary World Cinema programmes,” said Anita Lee, Chief Programming Officer, TIFF. “The films reflect the moment we live in and speak to who we are today, including highly anticipated films by veteran filmmakers from around the globe.”
TIFF DOCS
*Previously announced
Presented by A&E IndieFilms
“This year’s TIFF Docs lineup has a wonderful mix of joy, creativity, and ingenuity in the face of adversity,” said TIFF Docs programmer Thom Powers, now in his 17th year overseeing the section. “In recent years, we witnessed numerous films launched from this section into distribution deals and Oscar nominations. This year has a rich crop for both.”
*752 Is Not A Number Babak Payami | Canada
World Premiere
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Laura Poitras | USA
North American Premiere
*Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On Madison Thomas | Canada
World Premiere
Casa Susanna Sébastien Lifshitz | France, USA
North American Premiere
Ciné-Guerrillas: Scenes from the Labudovic Reels Mila Turajlic | Serbia, France, Croatia, Montenegro
World Premiere
*The Colour of Ink Brian D. Johnson | Canada
World Premiere
Documentary Now! Alex Buono, Rhys Thomas, Micah Gardner | USA
World Premiere
*Ever Deadly Tanya Tagaq, Chelsea McMullan | Canada World Premiere
Free Money Sam Soko, Lauren DeFilippo | Kenya, USA
World Premiere
Mariupolis 2 Mantas Kvedaravičius | Lithuania, France, Germany
North American Premiere
The Grab Gabriela Cowperthwaite | USA
World Premiere
In Her Hands Tamana Ayazi, Marcel Mettelsiefen | USA, Afghanistan
World Premiere
TIFF Docs Opening Film
*Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues Sacha Jenkins | USA
World Premiere
Maya and the Wave Stephanie Johnes | USA
World Premiere
Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova Daniel Zarvos, Liliane Mutti | Brazil, France
Canadian Premiere
My Imaginary Country (Mi País Imaginario) Patricio Guzmán | Chile, France
North American Premiere
Patrick and the Whale Mark Fletcher | Austria
World Premiere
Pray for our Sinners Sinéad O’Shea | Ireland
World Premiere
Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot William Kentridge | South Africa, USA
World Premiere
Theatre of Thought Werner Herzog | USA
International Premiere
*To Kill a Tiger Nisha Pahuja | Canada
World Premiere
While We Watched Vinay Shukla | UK
World Premiere
CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA
Presented by Sun Life
“TIFF’s Contemporary World Cinema Program brings a carefully curated selection of unique stories by established filmmakers and talent with daring visions from all corners of the world,” said Diana Cadavid, International Programmer. “Through an ambitious program of more than 50 films, audiences will have the opportunity to engage with the exciting directions in which cinema can lead our understanding of a wide range of topics and human experiences.”
Aftersun Charlotte Wells | United Kingdom, USA
North American Premiere
Alam Firas Khoury | France, Palestine, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar
World Premiere
Amanda Carolina Cavalli | Italy
International Premiere
Ashkal Youssef Chebbi | France, Tunisia, Qatar
North American Premiere
Autobiography Makbul Mubarak | Indonesia, France, Singapore, Poland, Philippines, Germany, Qatar
North American Premiere
Beyond the Wall (Shab, Dkheli, Divar) Vahid Jalilvand | Iran
North American Premiere
*Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman Pierre Földes | France, Luxembourg, Canada, Netherlands
International Premiere
*Bones of Crows Marie Clements | Canada
World Premiere
*Coyote (Le Coyote) Katherine Jerkovic | Canada
World Premiere
Domingo and the Mist (Domingo y la Niebla) Ariel Escalante Meza | Costa Rica, Qatar
North American Premiere
El agua Elena López Riera | Switzerland, Spain, France
North American Premiere
*The End of Sex Sean Garrity | Canada
World Premiere
EO Jerzy Skolimowski | Poland, Italy
North American Premiere
*Falcon Lake Charlotte Le Bon | Canada
North American Premiere
*Fixation Mercedes Bryce Morgan | Canada, USA, Germany
World Premiere
Godland (Vanskabte Land/Volaða Land) Hlynur Pálmason | Denmark, Iceland, France, Sweden
Canadian Premiere
The Happiest Man in the World Teona Strugar Mitevska | North Macedonia, Belgium, Slovenia, Denmark, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
North American Premiere
The Hotel Wang Xiaoshuai | Hong Kong
World Premiere
La Jauría Andrés Ramírez Pulido | Colombia, France
North American Premiere
Life (Жизнь) Emir Baigazin | Kazakhstan
World Premiere
Living Oliver Hermanus | United Kingdom
Canadian Premiere
Love and Mathematics (Amor y matemáticas) Claudia Sainte-Luce | Mexico
World Premiere
Love Life Koji Fukada | Japan, France
North American Premiere
Luxembourg, Luxembourg Antonio Lukich | Ukraine
North American Premiere
*The Maiden Graham Foy | Canada
North American Premiere
Manticore (Mantícora) Carlos Vermut | Spain
North American Premiere
Muru Tearepa Kahi | New Zealand
International Premiere
My Sailor, My Love Klaus Hӓrӧ | Finland, Ireland
World Premiere
Nightalk Donald Shebib | Canada
World Premiere
*North of Normal Carly Stone | Canada
World Premiere
The Origin of Evil Sébastien Marnier | France, Canada
North American Premiere
Plan 75 Chie Hayakawa | Japan, France, Philippines, Qatar
North American Premiere
Return to Dust Li Ruijun | China
North American Premiere
R.M.N. Cristian Mungiu | Romania, France
North American Premiere
*So Much Tenderness Lina Rodriguez | Canada
World Premiere
Sparta Ulrich Seidl | Austria, France, Germany
World Premiere
*Stellar Darlene Naponse | Canada
World Premiere
Stonewalling Huang Ji, Ryuji Otsuka | Japan
North American Premiere
*The Swearing Jar Lindsay MacKay | Canada
World Premiere
The Umbrella Men John Barker | South Africa
International Premiere
Under the Fig Trees Erige Sehiri | Tunisia, Switzerland, France, Qatar
North American Premiere
Valeria Is Getting Married Michal Vinik | Israel
North American Premiere
Victim (OBEŤ) Michal Blaško | Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Germany
North American Premiere
Vicenta B. Carlos Lechuga | Cuba, France, USA, Colombia, Norway
World Premiere
War Sailor (Krigsseileren) Gunnar Vikene | Norway, Germany, Malta
International Premiere
We Are Still Here Beck Cole, Dena Curtis, Tracey Rigney, Danielle MacLean, Tim Worrall, Renae Maihi, Miki Magasiva, Mario Gaoa, Richard Curtis, Chantelle Burgoyne | Australia, New Zealand
International Premiere
Wildflower Matt Smukler | USA
World Premiere
Winter Boy (Le Lycéen) Christophe Honoré | France
World Premiere
The Worst Ones Romane Gueret, Lise Akoka | France
North American Premiere
Zwigato Nandita Das | India
World Premiere
DISCOVERY
Presented by Dyson
Bruiser Miles Warren | USA
World Premiere
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TIFF is a not-for-profit cultural organization whose mission is to transform the way people see the world through film. An international leader in film culture, TIFF projects include the annual Toronto International Film Festival in September; TIFF Bell Lightbox, which features five cinemas, major exhibitions, and learning and entertainment facilities; and innovative national distribution program Film Circuit. The organization generates an annual economic impact of $200 million CAD. TIFF Bell Lightbox is generously supported by contributors including Founding Sponsor Bell, the Province of Ontario, the Government of Canada, the City of Toronto, the Reitman family (Ivan Reitman, Agi Mandel and Susan Michaels), The Daniels Corporation, and RBC. For more information, visit tiff.net.
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