Vancouver filmmaker Shannon Walsh’s beautifully made, admirably restrained documentary, selected for both Hot Docs and DOXA, isn’t out to solve humanity’s pressing problems but to chronicle our determination and resilience — or just our plain, simple ability to survive — in the face of them. Asking how we maintain hope or optimism in the face of crisis — specifically, here, human-caused crises — Illusions of Control offers compelling portraits of five women in five countries as they confront daunting realities. Post-screening Q&A with director Shannon Walsh.

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