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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.

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A World of Creative Documentaries at IDFA 2025

by Megan Durnford
November 21, 2025
Festivals

Highlights from IDFA 2025 include documentaries like A Fox Under a Pink Moon, Synthetic Sincerity, Flood, All My Sisters, and Memory.

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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
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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, 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, 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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