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Megan Durnford

A born storyteller, Megan Durnford is a Montreal-based writer and documentary filmmaker. Her latest film, Last Respects, won the Betty Youson Award for Best Canadian Short Documentary at Hot Docs.

Justine Harbonnier on Caiti Blues, Quests, and Culture

by Megan Durnford
November 25, 2023
Interviews/RIDM

An interview with director Justine Harbonnier about her award-winning documentary Caiti Blues and sharing the story of an aspiring singer.

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Julien Elie Captures Stories of Courageous Land Defenders in La Guardia Blanca

by Megan Durnford
November 21, 2023
Interviews/RIDM

An interview with La guardia blanca director Julien Elie about his powerful documentary that poetically observes a potent human rights issue in Mexico.

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Making Last Respects

by Megan Durnford
May 18, 2023
Features/Hot Docs

Megan Durnford reflects on the process of making her short documentary Last Respects, which won Best Canadian short at Hot Docs 2023.

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IDFA 2022: Where Dreams Become Reality

by Megan Durnford
November 22, 2022
Festivals

Documentary highlights from IDFA 2022 include The Eclipse, Much Ado About Dying, Look at What You Made Me Do, Dreaming Arizona, and more.

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Mila Turajlić on Mining the Archives of Stevan Labudović in Non-Aligned

by Megan Durnford
November 21, 2022
Festivals/Interviews

Director Mila Turajlić discusses her documentary Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudović Reels and mining the archives for fragments of history.

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Jacquelyn Mills on the Sounds and Textures of Sable Island

by Megan Durnford
April 28, 2022May 1, 2022
Hot Docs/Interviews

An interview with Geographies of Solitude director Jacquelyn Mills about documenting the Zoe Lucas with the natural elements of Sable Island.

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Paul Tom Animates the Stories of Child Refugees in Alone

by Megan Durnford
November 14, 2021
Interviews/RIDM

An interview with Alone (Seuls) director Paul Tom about telling the stories of child refugees through the creative use of animation.

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An Interview with Emanuel Licha on zo reken and De-Colonizing Objects

by Megan Durnford
April 29, 2021August 9, 2021
Hot Docs/Interviews

In zo reken, Emanuel Licha’s second feature-length documentary, the powerful symbolism of white Toyota Land Cruisers, commonly used by international NGOs and the police, is turned on its head. “This vehicle means

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🎟🎟 Want to attend this weekend's #PeterMettl 🎟🎟 Want to attend this weekend's #PeterMettler retrospective at @tiff_net?

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Let us jog your memory! #Milisuthando, the best do Let us jog your memory! #Milisuthando, the best documentary of 2023, finally gets released in Canada thanks to @criterionchannel. We raved about it at Sundance and Hot Docs, now it's your turn. 🐐

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There's a great slate of docs at @viffest again th There's a great slate of docs at @viffest again this year, including #TheGreatNorth (pictured), which we're co-presenting Oct. 2 (9:00pm) and Oct. 8 (4:00 pm). Comment below to win tickets to a screening! (And let us know which one.) 🎟🎟

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Ahead of @tiff_net's big @petermettlerfilm retrosp Ahead of @tiff_net's big @petermettlerfilm retrospective, @marc.glassman.1 sat down with the director to discuss his new #documentary epic #WhileTheGreenGrassGrows, which screens as part of the series. 

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How did the #documentary slate at @tiff_net stack How did the #documentary slate at @tiff_net stack up this year? We report on #tiff50 where great docs like The Tale of Silyan (pictured) were overshadowed by controversy. 🦢

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