Articles by Susan G. Cole
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Hot Docs Review: ‘I Want You If You Dare’
This compelling film tracks the loving relationship between Jana, an adult woman severely disabled by cerebral palsy, and Martina, her mercurial alcoholic mother
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Hot Docs Review: ‘Breaking the Silence’
Priscilla Padilla’s Breaking the Silence is a moving meditation on cultural longing and female empowerment.
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Hot Docs Review: ‘Hong Kong Moments’
Hong Kong Moments is an exceptional portrait on both sides of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy ‘umbrella demonstrations’.
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Hot Docs Review: ‘Keyboard Fantasies’
Spend an hour with a grounded, gifted, grateful musician who definitely has a lot to say and gorgeous music to play.
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Hot Docs Review: ‘First We Eat’
First We Eat is an absorbing documentary about resourcefulness under pressure and a women’s determination to finish what she starts.
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Hot Docs Review: ‘The 8th’
Witness a historic triumph in the fight for abortion rights in Ireland with Hot Docs film The 8th.
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Hot Docs Review: ‘The World Is Bright’
Ying Wang’s The World Is Bright won the Emerging Canadian Filmmaker Award at Hot Docs 2020.
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Hot Docs Review: ‘Her Mothers’
Hot Docs selection Her Mothers, portrait of a lesbian couple adopting a child, is intimate and raw.
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‘Influence’ Charts the Unholy Marriage of Politics and PR
Influence takes on too much with Bell Pottinger as a case study in the marriage of politics and PR.
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Are Women Finally in View?
As the industry pushes for parity, a veteran journalist speaks with diverse women in the field to learn how (or if) female filmmakers see change.
