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Marc Glassman

Marc Glassman is the editor of POV Magazine and contributes film reviews to Classical FM. He is an adjunct professor at Toronto Metropolitan University and is a member of the Toronto Film Critics Association.

Watermark: Interview with Jennifer Baichwal and Nick de Pencier

by Marc Glassman
September 4, 2013
Interviews/TIFF

An interview with Watermark directors Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier about their essay film follow-up to Manufactured Landscapes.

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TIFF Report #1: TIFF Docs

by Marc Glassman
August 23, 2013
TIFF

Documentary highlights to see at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

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REVIEW: Blackfish

by Marc Glassman
July 19, 2013
Reviews

Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s brilliant controversial documentary Blackfish argues that whales have emotions and complex familial and societal organizations.

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Christian Marclay: The Clock

by Marc Glassman Blake Fitzpatrick
April 11, 2013
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In The Clock, Christian Marclay has offered 24 hours of fragmented time, a day’s worth of transformative moments.

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Education 2012 Overview

by Marc Glassman Nancy Lanthier
November 20, 2012
Features

POV’s annual survey of Canada’s films schools and departments is in its fourth year and we’re pleased with the increased attention it’s receiving among academics and students.

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In Review: Stories We Tell

by Marc Glassman
October 12, 2012
Reviews

One approaches the release of Sarah Polley’s highly anticipated feature documentary about her family, Stories We Tell, with a mixture of relief and trepidation.

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The new debate: Is the documentary our national art form?

by Marc Glassman Kevin McMahon
September 11, 2012
Interviews

POV editor Marc Glassman and Kevin McMahon debate the latter's revolutionary suggestion that documentary is Canada's national art form.

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The Compleat Filmmaker: Wim Wenders

by Marc Glassman
February 1, 2012
Interviews

Wim Wenders discusses his documentary Pina, working in 3D, and his long career spanning documentary, drama, and hybrids of the two forms.

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Magnus Isacsson: Advocate and Auteur

by Marc Glassman
November 1, 2011
Interviews

Isacsson’s compassionate and committed documentaries embrace issues concerning ecology, the homeless and aboriginal rights.

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The POV Interview: Peter Mettler, Part Two

by Marc Glassman
November 1, 2009
Interviews

The second part of a career-spanning interview with Peter Mettler discusses his early days as a cinematographer for such narrative filmmakers as Atom Egoyan and Patricia Rozema.

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