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The People’s Joker

What: Movie, 92 mins.
Where: In theatres
When: Fri., April 5
Genre: Parody

Pulled out of TIFF’s Midnight Madness program in 2022 for copyright infringement, Vera Drew’s satire of the superhero genre became a cause-celebre for alternative film enthusiasts. Starring alt-cinema legends like Maria Bamford and Tim Heidecker, Drew’s irreverent, funny and bizarre take on the supervillain is unlike anything else out there.

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