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Toronto International Film Festival · 2025

Toronto International Film Festival 2025

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All The Empty Rooms

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For the most part...the rooms speak for themselves.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A short documentary following correspondent Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp as they embark on a seven-year-long project to document the empty bedrooms of children killed in school shootings.

(Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Joshua Seftel; Stars: Steve Hartman, Lou Bopp, Frank Blackwell, Nancy Blackwell, Rose Bopp, Chad Scruggs, Jada Scruggs, John Scruggs, Charlie Scruggs, Gloria Cazares, Javier Cazares, Meryl Hartman)

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Marriaginalia

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Stars Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll and Kayla Lorette give the film a lived-in feeling and a lot of heart.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A surreal portrait of married life told across a day in three parts. A couple navigates life's smaller ruptures - the world distorts, the body surprises - but their bond holds, serene and slightly off-kilter.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2025; Director: Hannah Cheesman; Writer: Hannah Cheesman; Stars: Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Kayla Lorette)

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