Ryan Emacora and Jessica Johnson's Uneasy Panoramas kicks off Vertical Features' 2019 series.
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Keep ReadingThe Great Buster: A Celebration (USA, 104 min.) Dir. Peter Bogdanovich “What you see is what you get,” says film critic Leonard Maltin while appraising the works of Buster Keaton in The Great
Keep ReadingYou Are Here: A Come From Away Story (Canada, 84 min.) Dir. Moze Mossanen One doesn’t need to be able to afford exorbitantly priced theatre tickets to appreciate You Are Here. This Come From
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Keep ReadingAlmost Almost Famous (Canada/USA, 84 min.) Dir. Barry Lank Nowadays everyone wants to be famous—and it’s possible to achieve stardom in an instant. With social media spin and “influence,” one can easily
Keep ReadingThe DOC Institute Honours recognized Amar Wala with the BMO-DOC Vanguard Award, sponsored and presented by BMO Bank of Montreal, and cinematographer Zoe Dirse with the Rogers-DOC Luminary Award, sponsored and presented
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