Just one more day until Toronto International Film Festival explodes all over the capital of Ontario. If you've been following along, you've already seen our previews of the Galas and Special Presentations and the Midnight Madness and Vanguard sections. Now it's time to take an ultra-quick tour of the enormous TIFF Docs and Contemporary World Cinema programs. Remember, this is just a taste.
Into the Inferno
Werner Herzog's latest docu (along with Clive Oppenheimer) about the glory and power of active volcanoes has already received rave reviews out of Telluride.
TIFF Docs
Zoology
This Russian second feature from director Ivan I. Tverdovsky tells the story of a zoo worker who one day discovers she's grown a tail of her own. The film won the Special Jury Prize at this year's Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
Contemporary World Cinema
ABACUS: Small Enough to Jail
Steve James's (Hoop Dreams, The Interrupters) feature follow-up to Roger Ebert docu Life Itself is this look at the one financial institution that was small enough to criminally indict after the 2008 mortgage crisis.
TIFF Docs
Tramps
Adam Leon impressed with his debut graffiti-caper-love story feature Gimme the Loot that premiered at SXSW 2012. His sophomore film is this tonally similar sounding love/crime story set in the NYC.
Contemporary World Cinema
Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee
To say software mogul John McAfee has worn a number of hats is an understatement. Nanette Burstein's (American Teen, Going the Distance) docu explores those hats from yogi to jungle recluse, and potential murder to presidential candidate.
TIFF Docs
We Are Never Alone
The less than stellar lives of a shop clerk, a bouncer, a stripper, and a prison guard are explored in Czech director Petr Vaclav's latest. Check out Martin's review from Berlin.
Contemporary World Cinema
Forever Pure
Maya Zinshtein's debut feature is this incredible-sounding story of Israeli professional soccer club Beitar Jerusalem FC that had been known as the only club to never field an Arab player -- and what happens when the team signs their first Muslims.
TIFF Docs
The Skyjacker's Tale
This docu by Jamie Kastner tells the incredible story of a convicted mass murderer in the Virgin Islands who hijacked a plane bound for Cuba.
TIFF Docs
Pyromaniac
Norwegian director Erik Skjoldbjærg, probably best known on this side of the pond for the deep sea diving drama Pioneer, returns to his Scandinavian roots for this tale of a ruthless pyro on the loose in Norway.
Contemporary World Cinema
I Called Him Morgan
This docu by Kasper Collin tells the story of the 1972 murder of celebrated jazz musician Lee Morgan by Morgan's wife.
TIFF Docs