{{Short description|Canadian documentary filmmaker}} '''Ali Weinstein''' is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, most noted for her 2024 film ''Your Tomorrow'', which documents the last year Ontario Place was open to the public before closing in 2024 for redevelopment.<ref>Phoebe Knight, [https://www.blogto.com/film/2024/08/ontario-place-movie-tiff/ "Movie about Ontario Place getting world premiere at TIFF"]. ''BlogTO'', August 12, 2024.</ref>
The daughter of filmmaker Larry Weinstein,<ref>Bobby Hristova, [https://torontoobserver.ca/2018/04/24/father-daughter-duo-direct-swimming-documentary/ "Father-daughter duo co-direct documentary"]. ''The Toronto Observer'', April 24, 2018.</ref> she premiered her feature documentary debut ''Mermaids'' at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in 2017,<ref>Peter Knegt, [https://www.cbc.ca/arts/under-the-sea-this-new-film-lets-you-become-a-part-of-the-world-of-mermaids-1.4088628 "Under the sea: This new film lets you become a part of the world of mermaids"]. CBC Arts, April 27, 2017.</ref> before collaborating with her father on the 2019 film ''The Impossible Swim'' for the television documentary series ''Engraved on a Nation''.<ref>Pat Mullen, [https://povmagazine.com/review-the-impossible-swim/ "Review: ‘The Impossible Swim’"]. ''Point of View'', February 26, 2019.</ref>
In 2020 she directed ''#BLESSED'', an episode of ''CBC Docs POV'',<ref>David Nickle, [https://www.toronto.com/news/toronto-documentary-filmmaker-takes-a-clear-eyed-look-at-millennial-church/article_268c6a56-9d6d-5f3c-9b07-29e7278e74b6.html? "Toronto documentary filmmaker takes a clear-eyed look at millennial church"]. ''Toronto.com'', July 14, 2020.</ref> and was the producer of Lulu Wei's documentary film ''There's No Place Like This Place, Anyplace'' about the closure and redevelopment of Toronto landmark Honest Ed's and neighbouring Mirvish Village.<ref>Johanna Schneller, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-it-was-always-hard-for-canadian-filmmakers-and-now-it-just-might-be/ "It was always hard for Canadian filmmakers, and now it just might be impossible"]. ''The Globe and Mail'', March 26, 2020.</ref>
''Your Tomorrow'' premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival,<ref>Etan Vlessing, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/eddie-huang-vice-is-broke-toronto-2024-1235967773/ "Eddie Huang, Raoul Peck, Steve Pink Films Join Docs Lineup at Toronto Film Fest"]. ''The Hollywood Reporter'', August 7, 2024.</ref> where it was named second runner-up for the People's Choice Award for Documentaries.<ref>Steve Pond, [https://www.thewrap.com/the-life-of-chuck-wins-toronto-film-festivals-peoples-choice-award/ "‘The Life of Chuck’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award"]. ''TheWrap'', September 15, 2024.</ref>
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