Sydney Urbanek
Sydney Urbanek is a Toronto-based culture writer and editor. She has an MA in Cinema Studies from the University of Toronto, which she primarily uses to go long on pop stars, MTV, and the visual album in the newsletter Mononym Mythology. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram @sydurbanek.
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How the director of the new MuchMusic documentary found gold in a treasure trove of archives
Sean Menard's new film 299 Queen Street West, premiering this week at SXSW, takes viewers back in time to the heyday of "the Nation's Music Station."
Meet the directors behind this year's Junos nominees for Music Video of the Year
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5 essential Sarah Polley projects to catch up on before her new film Women Talking
The visionary artist has spent her career delving into the secret lives of women, from early short films like I Shout Love to her new book Run Towards The Danger.
Making movies helps Sophy Romvari trust her own memories
The buzzy Canadian filmmaker recently had 8 of her short films added to Criterion Channel.