TIFF 2022 | Unrest (Cyril Schäublin, Switzerland) — Wavelengths 

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By Jay Kuehner Published in Cinema Scope #92 (Fall 2022) “Not only should man know what he is making, but if possible he should see how it is used—see how nature is changed by him. Every man’s work should be an object of contemplation for him.”—Simone Weil, La..

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