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My Year in Film 2023

Remember in 2019, when my favorite movies were ones that you had heard of?

25 min readFeb 27, 2024

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My Year in Film 2023

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Greg Stewart

Shuhada’ Sadaqa (née Sinéad O’Connor) 1966–2023

I went on a major Sinead O’Connor kick in 2022 after seeing the fantastic documentary Nothing Compares at the Hot Docs festival. The truth…

3 min readJul 26, 2023

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Shuhada’ Sadaqa (née Sinéad O’Connor) 1966–2023

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Greg Stewart

My Year in Film 2022

OK, Oscar night, for the few who still care. For those who REALLY care, it’s the ISTIC ILLIC Year in Film. My categories, my picks. Always…

19 min readMar 13, 2023

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My Year in Film 2022

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Greg Stewart

3,741 More Days on Earth

A Love Letter to Aging Prodigiously

7 min readSep 22, 2022

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3,741 More Days on Earth

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Greg Stewart

Kiarostami at tiff, Epilogue

A few weeks ago, a friend asked me why Abbas Kiarostami is my favorite film director. Having just written an essay about him, I recounted…

3 min readJun 28, 2022

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Kiarostami at tiff, Epilogue

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Greg Stewart

TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX ANNOUNCES ABBAS KIAROSTAMI RETROSPECTIVE SPONSORED BY ISTIC ILLIC!

How did I become the cinephile I am today? Why do I put my heart, soul, and money into the fantastically difficult business of independent…

11 min readMay 12, 2022

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TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX ANNOUNCES ABBAS KIAROSTAMI RETROSPECTIVE SPONSORED BY ISTIC ILLIC!

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Greg Stewart

My Year in Film 2021, How to Fix the Oscars, and an Announcement

In 2021, I fell. I was conquered by the great wave that is streaming and Infinite Content. I caught bad habits — comfort food TV, the…

20 min readMar 28, 2022

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My Year in Film 2021, How to Fix the Oscars, and an Announcement

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Greg Stewart

My Year in Film 2020

There’s all these other kinds of ways of being sentient, ways of being aware, ways of being conscious. One interesting example that…

22 min readApr 26, 2021

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My Year in Film 2020

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Greg Stewart

Toots Hibbert (1942–2020)

I had the great pleasure of seeing Toots and the Maytals live in 2010. This was a band whose first record came out in 1965. I love them —…

4 min readSep 13, 2020

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Toots Hibbert (1942–2020)

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Greg Stewart

My Year in Film, 2019

It’s Oscar Day. Here’s my take.

20 min readFeb 9, 2020

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My Year in Film, 2019

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Greg Stewart

Greg Stewart

I founded Istic Illic (scripted, advocacy) and cofounded ALL FACTS (docs). I'm also a Managing Partner at GreenSky Ventures, a start-up investor out of Toronto

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