Articles – Features
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Ain’t that America: The Films of Barbara Kopple
An appreciation of Hot Docs’ Outstanding Achievement Retrospective focus, Barbara Kopple.
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An Acadian Tragedy
Samara Chadwick stages a cathartic class reunion with her fellow students from Moncton’s École Mathiue-Martin in 1999.
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More than a Little Wisdom
Yuqi Kang’s A Little Wisdom.
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Marching Orders: Jean-François Caissy’s ‘First Stripes’
In its cold attention to structures and patterns of discipline and performance, First Stripes amounts to a systematic analysis of the military in almost Foucauldian terms.
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The Fairy Faith: In the realm of little people
Revisit this 2001 Take One feature about Focus On honouree John Walker’s The Fairy Faith.
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The Hottest of Hot Docs
Recalling some of the finest films—and moments—from the festival’s first 25 years.
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Sketches of Spain
A fond and funny look back on two years in Spain and over 80 years of Spanish documentary filmmaking.
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Desperately Seeking Hassan
Observing a family grappling with the challenges facing the disabled and overwhelming grief in Resurrecting Hassan.
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Conceptual Docs
A history of Canadian “conceptual documentary,” ranging between the worlds of experimental film, video art, independent film and documentary.
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You Don’t Mess Around With Jim
A retrospective look at Frederick Wiseman’s Titicut Follies and its groundbreaking depiction of mental illness
