Upon first meeting Saskatoon-based director Amalie Atkins, I confess to crying, or rather sobbing, during the end credits of her feature film Agatha’s Almanac.
Canadian cinema
LM Chabot’s The Cult Turns Beauty Rituals Into a Fever Dream
Self-care carries with it a particular tension: the quiet promise of repair and the creeping sense of ritual. The Cult, the new short film from Montreal-based directing duo LM Chabot, sits entirely inside that space.

