I Am Another You (USA, 85 min.) dir. Nanfu Wang Programme: International Spectrum (International Premiere) I Am Another You is an intricately layered, visually seductive exploration of the longing for absolute
Keep ReadingChasing Coral (USA, 93 min.) Dir. Jeff Orlowsi Programme: Special Presentations (International Premiere) In a cinematic landscape teeming with environmental advocacy docs calling attention to the woes of climate change, Chasing
Keep ReadingThe subject of the 2017 Hot Docs Focus On retrospective, Maya Gallus is a sophisticated, innovative feminist filmmaker. Since her sensational debut feature Elizabeth Smart: On the Side of the Angels premiered at TIFF (then called the Festival
Keep ReadingFinnish director Selma Vilhunen has been making films for over a decade. Having worked in both documentary and fiction, she gained acclaim in 2014 for her Oscar-nominated short film Do I Have To
Keep ReadingA notable pleasure of attending the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival comes before and after the screenings, as one strolls along the Promenade that stretches for many kilometres around the waterfront.
Keep ReadingEye, Camera (USA, 17 min.) Programme: Singular Sensations In 2005, artist Tanya Vlach lost her eye in a car accident. Looking towards artistic influences, such as science fiction or superhero narratives,
Keep ReadingThe Monster (Sweden, 29 min.) Dirs. Lisa Gustafsson & Johan Palmgren Programme: Magnificent Obsessions (International Premiere) Putting a new spin on the term “blood lust,” Lisa Gustafsson and Johan Palmgren’s new
Keep ReadingVeteran filmmaker Alan Zweig returns to the life and hard times of Steve Fonyo in Hope. The doc continues the story that began in Hurt, Zweig’s 2015 film about the fallen Canadian hero
Keep ReadingOn the afternoon of Wednesday, April 29, 1992, a jury acquitted four Los Angeles Police Department officers of criminal charges in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King. By nightfall, the
Keep ReadingRumble: Indians Who Rocked The World (Canada, 103 min.) Dir. Catherine Bainbridge, Alfonso Maiorana Programme: Special Presentations (Canadian Premiere) As a music film this talking-head style documentary may not break much
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