Grit is sure to be the great eco doc of Hot Docs 2018 and the year overall. This powerful film witnesses tragedy on an epic scale as a tsunami of toxic mud
Keep ReadingAndy Irons: Kissed by God (USA, 100 min.) Dir. Steve Jones, Todd Jones Program: Special Presentations (World Premiere) Catch some waves with Andy Irons: Kissed by God. This emotional roller coaster
Keep ReadingPlaying Hard (Canada/USA, 90 min.) Dir. Jean-Simon Chartier Programme: Special Presentations (World Premiere) “Entertainment is philosophy in motion,” says gamer Jason Vandenberghe towards the end of Playing Hard. The film sees
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Grant Baldwin's This Mountain Life is a thrilling and beautifully shot odyssey through the Coastal Mountains of British Columbia.
Keep Readingon’t Be Nice (USA, 96 min.) Dir. Max Powers Programme: Artscapes (North American Premiere) Filmmakers, programmers, and critics often credit documentary subjects for speaking truth to power. This turn of phrase
Keep ReadingEternity Never Surrendered (Mexico, 93 min.) Dir. Daniela Rea Gómez Programme: Made in Mexico (International Premiere) This review means no disrespect to the dead, but spare yourself 73 minutes of intolerable
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True and unabashed passion is always a pleasure to encounter in a filmmaker. This enthusiasm makes Sparaga’s new film United We Fan, which has its world premiere at Hot Docs, such a
Keep ReadingMcQueen (USA, 111 min.) Dir. Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui Programme: Special Presentations (International Premiere) Move over, Daniel Day-Lewis! The gorgeous gowns of the House of Woodcock have nothing on the
Keep ReadingLetter from Massanjia is part docu-thriller and part human rights saga.
Keep ReadingLove, Gilda (USA, 84 min.) Dir. Lisa D’Apolito Programme: Special Presentations (International Premiere) The dead celebrity cinematic universe gets a new hero in Love, Gilda. Like the adventures of Iron Man,
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