An interview with Rehearsals for a Revolution director Pegah Ahangarani on her award winning documentary about the fight for freedom in Iran.
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Influence (Canada/South Africa, 106 minutes) Dir. Richard Poplak and Diana Neille Hot Docs Program: Special Presentations Sometimes having all the right elements for a documentary isn’t enough. Influence, about the changing impact on
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There’s something about documentary that’s always drawn female artists. But how much progress is the industry actually making on its commitments to gender parity and advancing opportunities for women in key creative
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To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the National Film Board of Canada, eight POV writers share their picks for the top ten films in the history of the NFB. From documentary features,
Keep ReadingIn an ingenious bit of programming, Hot Docs has put together three films that deal with women’s choices in completely different cinematic ways. Linda Heymann’s I Told My Mum I was Going on
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Keep ReadingIllusions of Control (Canada, 87 min.) Dir. Shannon Walsh Programme: Canadian Spectrum (World Premier) I don’t know why Hot Docs programmers hype this film as testimony to human resilience in the face
Keep ReadingA Woman’s Work: The NFL Cheerleader Problem (U.S.A., 85 min.) Dir. Yu Gu Program: Persister (International Premier) Look closely at those cheerleaders strutting their stuff every Sunday for National Football League teams. They’re all
Keep ReadingOur Dance of Revolution (Canada, 102 min.) Dir. Phillip Pike Programme: Canadian Spectrum (World Premier) At last, there is a documentary that does justice to the influential LGBTQ+ activists of colour who helped
Keep ReadingWhen the five-minute concept was first embraced by cultural activists, its theory was simple: multiple performances of that length by diverse creators was guaranteed to keep an audience interested. And if you
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Lights, camera, spectacular success – backlash. So it goes with the films co-created by Ed Burtynsky, Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier. The trio is launching Anthropocene, the third in their eco-conscious
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