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Toronto Hides Itself
Toronto Hides Itself

TORONTO HIDES ITSELF

Directed by Alexandra Anderson
Canada, 2019
Documentary

Synopsis

Its title riffing on that of Thom Andersen’s Los Angeles Plays Itself, Alexandra Anderson’s documentary contrasts Hollywood’s neocolonial use of Toronto as a pseudonymous urban backdrop with the way Canadian filmmakers themselves have portrayed it over the years.

Synopsis

Its title riffing on that of Thom Andersen’s Los Angeles Plays Itself, Alexandra Anderson’s documentary contrasts Hollywood’s neocolonial use of Toronto as a pseudonymous urban backdrop with the way Canadian filmmakers themselves have portrayed it over the years.