The visually striking The Wind's Thirst observes three members of Colombia's Wayuu community as they defend their land against industrial development.
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Vladimir Dvorkin was a prolific artist who painted thousands of beautiful portraits during his lifetime. One wouldn’t know it, however, from gallery catalogues, exhibition reviews, or Google searches. One wouldn’t even know
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Further proof that Canadian arts can learn a lot from their Australian counterparts can be seen in Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra. This striking dance doc is a portrait of the
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Six years ago, Danish band Lukas Graham took the world by storm with their hit song 7 Years. A soulful power ballad sung from the heart, “7 Years” drew upon the wisdom
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Perhaps one of the most challenging films at Hot Docs this year, but also among the most essential, Margaret Byrne’s Any Given Day masterfully interrogates the ways in which we treat mental
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Hannah Berryman does far more service to Rockfield Studios than the cringe-worthy cheese of Bohemian Rhapsody did. Music fans can breathe a sigh of relief and celebrate the farm-turned- studio where Queen
Keep ReadingSet! is the most intense movie at Hot Docs this year. The film chronicles the high-stakes world of competitive table setting. Yes, dear reader, you caught that correctly. Scott Gawlik’s feature debut
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s any food more decadent than the oyster? A truffle, perhaps, but the pungent fungus don’t have quite the same social grace as a fresh mollusc does. Fans of The Truffle Hunters
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For director Jesse McCracken, the road home is bittersweet. His feature Grey Roads, premiering at Hot Docs, offers a frank and poignant reflection of his hometown of Markdale, Ontario. Perhaps best known
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Director Isidore Bethel is on the rebound. He’s a young, attractive, and scruffy actor/filmmaker getting over a recent break-up with an older man. Bethel explains in voiceover that the May-December romance was
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In episode three of the Perspectives podcast series, Aisha Jamal joins filmmakers Maya Gallus, Shane Belcourt, and Maya Annik Bedward to discuss the art of genre in documentary.
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