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Nidhil Vohra

Nidhil Vohra is a writer, filmmaker, and a Cinema Studies student at the University of Toronto. His work has been published in NDTV, The Tribune, and SAAG Anthology.

Maya Abdallah speaks into microphones during a press scrum. She is wearing a keffiyeh and a black hijab.

The Kids Are Alright: Student Protest in A Night of Knowing Nothing and The Encampments

by Nidhil Vohra
November 10, 2025November 26, 2025
Essays/Features

Documentaries The Encampments and A Night of Knowing Nothing share the art of student protest with distinct methods.

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A mosaic of still images from documentaries from the Toronto International Film Festival appear in four rows.

50 Docs that Defined TIFF: Looking Back at the Toronto International Film Festival

by Pat Mullen Jason Gorber Barbara Goslawski Rachel Ho Courtney Small Nidhil Vohra
August 25, 2025August 26, 2025
Features/TIFF

As the Toronto International Film Festival celebrates its fiftieth edition, our writers pick fifty documentaries that helped define the festival in its first five decades.

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An image of a man's hand's holding a tablet and a wand above a messy desk. The tablet has a black screen with the letters AI in a white rectangle in the centre, while the screen is dotted with white lines and markings.

Does Generative Artificial Intelligence Represent Reality in Filmmaking?

by Nidhil Vohra
August 21, 2025
Essays/Industry

On the ethical and environmental dangers of a growing practice of generative artificial intelligence and its use in filmmaking.

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A man clad in cultural regalia dances with the sun setting in the backdrop

How Under the Arbor Celebrates the Collective Spirit of Powwow

by Nidhil Vohra
August 15, 2025
Interviews

An interview with Under the Arbor director Hayley Morin and producer Mack Stannard about capturing Powwow celebrations and the personalities behind them.

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An evacuation crew carries a rescued lion in a patterned blanket. The crew members are wearing jackets, while the lion is lying down in the blanket.

Checkpoint Zoo Review: Humans Are the Only Animals in this Film

by Nidhil Vohra
August 14, 2025
Reviews

Checkpoint Zoo observes efforts to rescue and relocate animals from a Ukrainian zoo, but it doesn't adequately consider the question of captivity.

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Fans hold up lights at a BTS concert. The view shows a crowd of young people bathed in purple light.

BTS ARMY: Forever We Are Young Review – An Army that Serves

by Nidhil Vohra
July 31, 2025
Reviews

BTS ARMY: Forever We Are Young observes the global fandom that mobilizes behind shared values and love for the K-pop boy band.

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A husband and wife sit together on a bus. She is resting her head on his shoulder and he looks out the window. They are both white and wearing glasses and in their early 60s.

Walk with Me Review: A Caregiver’s Guide to Alzheimer’s

by Nidhil Vohra
July 28, 2025
Reviews

Walk with Me documents the life of Charlie Hess after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease when his wife Heidi Levitt becomes his primary caregiver.

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A speaker addresses an audience from a stage in a darkened theatre. The screen advertises a pitch competition and the logo for Lunenburg Doc Fest appears in lights on the theatre wall.

Lunenburg Doc Fest Opens Applications for $20K Pitch Contest

by Nidhil Vohra
July 24, 2025
Industry

Lunenburg Doc Fest has opened applications for their pitch contest for short documentaries by underrepresented Atlantic Canadians.

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Two Nepali women sit on a mountainside. They are looking at the camera towards screen right and smiling. One slightly younger woman on the left is wearing a yellow puffy jacket and clasping her hands. The slightly older woman is on the right and is wearing a navy blue puffy jacket.

Snow Leopard Sisters Review: A Feminist Perspective on Wildlife Preservation

by Nidhil Vohra
July 22, 2025
Reviews

Focusing on the two conservationists in the Dolpo region of Nepal, Snow Leopard Sisters is a heartfelt tale of wildlife conservation centred around women's perspectives.

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A woman holds a film clapper and is viewed in silhouette standing before a sunset.

Documentary Producers Alliance Launches Ethics Resource Library

by Nidhil Vohra
July 9, 2025
Industry/News

The Documentary Producers Alliance launches the Ethics Resource Library to assist documentary filmmakers across production and distribution.

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Miette pastry chef Meg Ray and Maria Thomsson from Miette pastry chef Meg Ray and Maria Thomsson from Rödlöga, Sweden at the world premiere of Sweet Störy at @psfilmfest. Here, they share their favourite sweets in this story of cross-cultural cooking. 🌴

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We're at the @psfilmfest this year, with coverage We're at the @psfilmfest this year, with coverage rolling including the world premiere of Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story! Stay tuned for more. 

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Oscar nominee Carol Connors marches into @psfilmfe Oscar nominee Carol Connors marches into @psfilmfest to her theme from Rocky, and then performs "You Loved My Night Away" - a song she wrote for Elvis Presley the night he died and hasn't released until now.

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#StateOfFirsts director Chase Joynt talks about fo #StateOfFirsts director Chase Joynt talks about following congresswoman Sarah McBride on her historic campaign amid the culture wars and the targeting of trans rights, and making a vérité doc after hybrids like No Ordinary Man and Framing Agnes. #PalmSprings #PSIFF #Documentary #movies
@yanunifilm executive producer Laura Nix tells the @yanunifilm executive producer Laura Nix tells the @psfilmfest audience about what drew her to sharing @juma_xipaia's story and working with director Richard Ladkani to raise awareness about the fight for the Amazon. 🌴

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Andrea Werhun and @nicobazuin tell us about changi Andrea Werhun and @nicobazuin tell us about changing the narrative on sex work and being maximalists with colour in #ModernWhore. 💋

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Song Sung Blue is the latest documentary to get a Song Sung Blue is the latest documentary to get a  Hollywood remake. Kate Hudson and director Craig Brewer tell us about reimagining the doc as a movie musical!

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How have documentaries captured political divides How have documentaries captured political divides since Oct. 7? @dimwig surveys the field of films about Palestine and Israel.

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📽: Coexistence, My Ass! (Now on TVO)

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Every celebrity (and "celebrity") has a doc these Every celebrity (and "celebrity") has a doc these days, so what does it mean for the field?

@_rachelkh looks at films about Pee-Wee Herman, Pamela Anderson, and Elvis Presley to consider some dos and don'ts of the celebrity doc.

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