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A new survey released today and conducted by the Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) reveals the effects of COVID on productions nationwide.
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An interview with Stray director Elizabeth Lo on her exquisitely-shot portrait of dogs in Istanbul, which won the prize for Best International Feature, and is a must for Kedi fans.
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Prayer for a Lost Mitten director Jean-François Lesage discusses his winner for Hot Docs’ Best Canadian Feature Award and the forgotten pleasures of urban life, told through the stories of items lost
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Director Michèle Stephenson discusses her winner of Hot Docs’ Special Jury Prize for Canadian features, Stateless, a compelling study of institutionalized racism past and present in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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