There's No Place Like This Place, Anyplace

There's No Place Like This Place, Anyplace is a 2020 Canadian documentary film, directed by Lulu Wei.[1] The film profiles the issue of gentrification in Toronto, Ontario through the history, demolition and redevelopment of the historic Honest Ed's department store.[2]

There's No Place Like This Place, Anyplace
Film poster
Directed byLulu Wei
Produced byAli Weinstein
StarringKathleen Conway
Deborah Cowen
Mike Layton
Music byLaura Barrett
CinematographyLulu Wei
Edited bySarah Bachinski
Release date
Running time
75 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film premiered as part of the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[3] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, it was not screened theatrically, but premiered as part of the festival's online streaming component.[4]

On June 8, the film was named as one of five recipients of the Rogers Audience Award, alongside the films The Walrus and the Whistleblower, 9/11 Kids, First We Eat and The Forbidden Reel. Although it was not the overall winner of the audience balloting, in light of the pandemic situation and its ongoing effects on film distribution, the award committee opted to split the award among all of the top five Canadian films.[5]

References
  1. Norman Wilner, "Norman Wilner’s top 10 must-see films at Hot Docs 2020". Now, May 25, 2020.
  2. Peter Howell, "Honest Ed’s documentary an honest look at the beloved Toronto store and the future of Bloor/Bathurst". Toronto Star, May 26, 2020.
  3. Daniele Alcinii, "Twenty-three Canadian titles among Hot Docs virtual lineup". Playback, May 5, 2020.
  4. Garnet Fraser, "Hot Docs to stream dozens of films in new digital version of festival". Toronto Star, May 5, 2020.
  5. Daniele Alcinii, "Hot Docs ’20: “The Walrus and the Whistleblower” takes top audience award". RealScreen, June 8, 2020.
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