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Deep dives that explore the world through the lens of documentary.

A man in a dark cave stands with his back to the camera, holding a flashlight towards the cave wall while looking at a white spiral on the rocks.

A Travelling Spirit: The Journeys Within While the Green Grass Grows

by Marc Glassman
September 28, 2025
Essays/Interviews

Director Peter Mettler discusses his seven-part documentary epic While the Green Grass Grows and its exploration of life, place, family, and time.

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How True North Captures the Black Power Movement in Canada and Abroad

by Pat Mullen
September 3, 2025
Essays/Interviews/TIFF

An interview with True North director Michèle Stephenson on her documentary about the 1969 occupation at Sir George Williams University and the larger global currents of which it was a part.

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An image of a man's hand's holding a tablet and a wand above a messy desk. The tablet has a black screen with the letters AI in a white rectangle in the centre, while the screen is dotted with white lines and markings.

Does Generative Artificial Intelligence Represent Reality in Filmmaking?

by Nidhil Vohra
August 21, 2025
Essays/Industry

On the ethical and environmental dangers of a growing practice of generative artificial intelligence and its use in filmmaking.

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In a vintage photograph, an elderly Black man stands beside a dark blue car. The man is wearing a white shirt, blue slacks, and a white brimmed hat. He is holding a cane.

Shifting Forms: Black Auteurs Explore Diverse Canvases

by Courtney Small
August 18, 2025September 30, 2025
Essays/Features

Films by Kahlil Joseph, Steve McQueen, Alice Diop, Mati Diop, John Akomfrah, and Isaac Julien navigate fiction and non-fiction while explore diverse Black experiences.

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A woman in an army uniform sits in a truck.

Russians at War Sees Release–and Deserves Your Consideration

by Pat Mullen
August 12, 2025
Essays/Features

Controversial documentary Russians at War finally reaches audiences via a self-release streaming website. Here's why you should see it.

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Edith Bouvier Beale and Edith "Little Edie" Beale behind the scenes of GREY GARDENS ('75) with directors Albert & David Maysles.

A Family Affair: Siblings Who Teamed up as Directors

by Winnie Wang
August 1, 2025
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A snapshot of a few exemplary sibling-director duos who have contributed to documentary filmmaking throughout history, from the Lumières to the Maysles to the Rosses.

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Caveh Zahedi Goes Over the Top

by Daniel Glassman Marc Glassman
July 4, 2025
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Caveh Zahedi's deep impact on American filmmaking is studied through his singular comic-non-fiction series The Show About the Show.

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TIFF’s Wiseman Retrospective Is the Coolest Slate for the Summer

by Pat Mullen
June 30, 2025
Essays/Features

Fred Wiseman: Body Politic at TIFF Cinematheque screens the legendary director's formative works including Titicut Follies, Welfare, and Ballet.

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What The Encampments Taught Me About Graduating with an (Honours) Bachelor of Arts

by Nidhil Vohra
June 24, 2025June 25, 2025
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Reflections on The Encampments, graduating among a swell of protests in support of Palestine, and a zone of institutional ignorance.

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Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Documentary

by Gesilayefa Azorbo
June 18, 2025
Essays/Features

What is the new reality for documentary in the age of artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and the ability to produce in online spaces?

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With purse strings tightening in Canada, must film With purse strings tightening in Canada, must filmmakers look south or to Medici-style patrons to fund their docs?

@adambenzine looks at the Canadian situation in the first of our three-part survey in the state of documentary. 

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WHAT WILL I BECOME? offers a powerful exploration WHAT WILL I BECOME? offers a powerful exploration of trans boyhood and conversations about mental health. ✨️ 

We chatted with directors Lexie Bean and Logan Rozos ahead of the film's Canadian premiere at @insideoutfestival. 

📽 in-theatre: May 30; also online

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@insideoutfestival kicks off today with a great li @insideoutfestival kicks off today with a great line up of docs including #Antidiva, which screens May 23.

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Reporting from la Croisette, here are all the #Can Reporting from la Croisette, here are all the #Cannes docs that @filmfest_ca has been reviewing from the fest. 🌴

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Why is #TheRockyHorrorPictureShow the ultimate cul Why is #TheRockyHorrorPictureShow the ultimate cult film? @rockyhorrordocumentary looks at how Rocky Horror became the longest running theatrical release of all time. 

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@nidhilvohra reports on this @hotdocs_ selection that follows efforts to repatriate Indigenous Sri Lankan artifacts. 

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Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions spotlights the career of the Rough Trade rocker.

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