As the Toronto International Film Festival goes virtual, these directors are just happy to be seen

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With a drastically reduced program, the pandemic edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is a hybrid of in-person and virtual events.

The season of fall film festivals is typically one of year-in, year-out rituals and repetition. This year, thanks to a global pandemic and international travel restrictions, all of that has changed.

Sill from the movie “Bruised,” Halle Berry’s directorial debut follows a former MMA fighter struggling to regain custody of her son and restart her athletic career. “Everybody was very confused and scared and didn’t know quite how all this was going to play out,” said Lee. “But I count my blessings because I know so many people who were in prep or shooting or in post who all had to shut down, and just by luck I had actually finished.”Kiawentiio and Rainbow Dickerson in “Beans,” a semiautobiographical tale directed and co-written by Tracey Deer.

“I mean, this is the dream to make a film and have it premiere at one of the biggest festivals in the world,” she said. “So even with the pandemic, this all feels really fabulous.”The path to planning and executing a hybrid festival, mixing in-person and virtual events, has not been without complications.

“Jojo Rabbit,” “Hustlers,” “Knives Out,” “Harriet” and “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” all had their world premieres there — festival officials remain upbeat about the selections.Among this year’s program, organizers say that 45% of the films are directed, codirected or created by women, 48% are from BIPOC filmmakers and 32% are from Canada.

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