Canadian director Atom Egoyan and actors talk ‘Seven Veils,’ U.S. actors strike at TIFF

Director Atom Egoyan premiered his movie “Seven Veils” in a collaboration with the Canadian Opera Company and the Toronto International Film Festival. The movie’s star, Amanda Seyfried, was not on the premiere, saying in a social media publish that it “doesn’t feel right” to advertise the movie throughout an actors strike. Egoyan says he understands the absence of his movie’s lead actor. (Sept. 9, 2023)