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Marni Jackson

Marni Jackson is the author of four books, including Don't I Know You and The Mother Zone.
Arts & Culture / July/August 2019

What I Learned From a Summer of Not Catching a Single Fish

June 24, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Marni Jackson

Don’t use deli meat as bait, for starters

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Photograph by Jeff Nelson
Society

My Borderline Ban

February 22, 2017November 11, 2019 - by Marni Jackson

With travel restrictions looming large, even an airport mixup made me question my rights

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Illustration by sarahplynch
Fiction

Celebrity Portage

September 26, 2016November 25, 2021 - by Marni Jackson

The sun was low and the air had a warning chill: Summer was over

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The Road to the Red Carpet

September 17, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Marni Jackson

The co-writer of TIFF documentary Al Purdy Was Here reflects on decades spent at the festival as a film lover, critic, and now creator

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Image courtesy of visitorsfilm.com
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The Reciprocal Gaze

September 11, 2013October 6, 2018 - by Marni Jackson

Basking in two oases of calm at the Toronto International Film Festival: Manakamana and Visitors

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Illustration by Heather Horton
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Is TIFF Worth the Effort?

September 10, 2013May 15, 2022 - by Marni Jackson

Working the festival—and this year’s films about work

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June Callwood

September 12, 2012October 1, 2018 - by Marni Jackson

A Tribute

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September 2010

The Boomerang Effect

September 12, 2010April 14, 2020 - by Marni Jackson

How did the forever young generation turn into perpetual parents?

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September 2007

Women on the Verge

September 12, 2007May 25, 2020 - by Marni Jackson

In the year of the actress, directors have discovered that women can shape a movie another way: from the inside

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Illustration by Thomas Libetti
Fiction / July/August 2007

Bob Dylan Goes Tubing

July 12, 2007April 19, 2020 - by Marni Jackson

One morning we came back from town to find a strange car parked under the white pines beside our cottage. An old Citroën, the kind where the chassis goes up …

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