Call 2018 the year of the documentary. One story for docs this year was their incredible box office success with four non-fiction films cracking the $10 million mark. Those films, Won’t You Be
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
Keep ReadingRams (USA, 74 min.) Dir. Gary Hustwit Take a look around your kitchen. Survey your living room furniture and ogle your electronics. How many of them bear the Braun name? Chances are
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
Keep ReadingHugh Hefner’s After Dark: Speaking Out in America (Canada, 98 min.) Dir. Brigitte Berman Hugh Hefner’s claim to fame might his centerfold spreads of bunnies and beavers, but he did a lot
Keep ReadingNothing Like a Dame (UK, 82 min.) Dir. Roger Michell Enjoy a few pitchers of afternoon gins with acting royalty in Nothing Like a Dame. This easygoing documentary from Notting Hill and My Cousin Rachel director Roger
Keep ReadingThe Price of Everything (USA, 98 min.) Dir. Nathaniel Kahn “I think there are three kinds of people in this world,” says Amy Cappellazzo, Chairman of Global Fine Arts at Sotheby’s auction
Keep ReadingI Think You’ve Been Looking for Me (Canada, 44 min.) Dir. Kacim Steets Family is an endless source of inspiration for documentary filmmakers. While these wild-but-true yarns can often be too personal
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