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Noelle Elia

Documentary as Feminist Art Form; or, Let’s All Move to Sweden

by Noelle Elia
October 28, 2015February 2, 2022
Industry

What can Sweden's commitment to 50/50 parity teach the North American industry?

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REVIEW: Gayby Baby

by Noelle Elia
May 7, 2015January 3, 2022
Hot Docs/Reviews

Gayby Baby centres on the lives and learning curves of four children in Australia of same-sex parents.

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REVIEW: The Cult of JT LeRoy

by Noelle Elia
May 7, 2015January 3, 2022
Hot Docs/Reviews

The Cult of JT LeRoy holds up a cracked mirror, probing into the complex cultural, psychological, and socially-reinforced motivations for pulling off, and buying into, such a scam

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REVIEW: From This Day Forward

by Noelle Elia
April 30, 2015January 3, 2022
Hot Docs/Reviews

From This Day Forward succeeds as a contemporary telling of self-acceptance, unpacking family resentments, and enduring spousal love.

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REVIEW: Exotica, Erotica, Etc.

by Noelle Elia
April 30, 2015January 3, 2022
Hot Docs/Reviews

Erotica, Exotica, Etc. is an expressionistic meditation on the sea, the men who work it, and the women who love those men.

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REVIEW: Over the Rainbow

by Noelle Elia
April 30, 2015January 3, 2022
Hot Docs/Reviews

Over The Rainbow is a heartwarming, it’s-never-too-late, portrait of Leny, a Dutch woman who discovered her sexual identity at 68.

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Bonnie Sherr Klein: Two Perspectives

by Janis Cole Noelle Elia
April 2, 2007May 12, 2022
Interviews

After a long hiatus from filmmaking, Not A Love Story's Bonnie Sherr Klein returns with a doc on disability, love and survival.

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Social change the Nuit Blanche way

by Noelle Elia
February 1, 2007May 14, 2022
Features

Nuit Blanche turned out to be more avant-garde than a new façade or exhibition space could hope to be because it was a gift of interconnectedness, a kind of “positive emotional activism.”

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Verité, Sunnyside and Beyond

by Noelle Elia
April 1, 2006May 12, 2022
Features/Hot Docs

From the Lumière Brothers, Georges Méliès, the Nouvelle Vague and cinéma verité, where would documentary be without France?

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The Rebellious Heart of Kim Longinotto

by Noelle Elia
November 1, 2005May 15, 2022
Features

Profiling British documentarian Kim Longinotto whose work champions women and children fighting oppression and discrimination. Sisters in Law is her latest offering.

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36 years after winning the Academy Award for Best 36 years after winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, Brigitte Berman's ARTIE SHAW: TIME IS ALL YOU'VE GOT gets new life in a restoration as part of @telefilm_canada's Canadian Cinema - Reignited program. Read more about the doc classic, which recently screened at @tiff_net, in our feature on the restoration. Link in Threads/Stories! 🏆 #CdnFilm #documentary #BrigitteBerman #ArtieShaw #TIFF23 #movies #Oscars
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🎟🎟 We have 2 pairs of tickets to give away t 🎟🎟 We have 2 pairs of tickets to give away to see Rosine Mbakam's MAMBAR PIERRETTE at #tiff23! If you want to see this acclaimed portrait of a working mother, email info[at]povmagazine[.]com if you'd like to attend  Sept 10 @ 10pm! #tiff #film #movies #mambarpierrette
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Our #tiff23 coverage is rolling! Visit POVmagazine Our #tiff23 coverage is rolling! Visit POVmagazine.com for our feature stories on docs like #SwanSong, #Copa71, #Aphasia, #ModernGoose, and #Meteor, and stay tuned for reviews and interviews throughout the fest! 📽 #tiff #Documentary #movies #karenkain #soccer #shorts
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#NextGoalWins is the latest documentary to get the #NextGoalWins is the latest documentary to get the dramatic treatment. Before Taika Waititi's much anticipated film hits #TIFF23, we revisit the doc that inspired it. Link in Stories/Threads ⚽️ #film #documentary #taikawaititi #soccer #football
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