Thursday's opening night feature presentation is Helma Sanders-Brahms’ Canadian premiere Clara, a biopic about the passion, betrayal and redemption of brilliant musician and composer Clara Schumann.
Other films screening at the festival include: Genie-nominated and two-time TIFF award-winning director Lea Pool's Mommy's at the Hairdressers (Mama est chez le coiffeur), which displays a perfect 1960s family snapshot, but points to the little things and how they can slowly add up to dysfunction. The Spine, Chris Landreth's follow up to his Oscar award-winning animated short Ryan, explores the impacts of dysfunctional relationships using his distinctive psycho-animated style.
For a full list of films visit www.rendezvouswithmadness.com.
