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Engaging conversations with the artists and subjects bringing stories to the world through documentary.
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Academic Edward Said looks directly into the camera, posing with this chin on his hand to express thought. He is wearing a suit and there are green leaves behind him. The portrait is bordered by strips of black and white photographs.

How Edward Said: Between Worlds Lets an Influential Voice Speak to the Moment

by Marc Glassman
September 15, 2026
Interviews/TIFF

Edward Said: Between Worlds director Maiken Baird and producer Sarah Mowaswes discuss their doc about the writer and Palestinian activist.

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Two men stand together looking excited and pointing at the camera. The man on the left is Black and has glasses and a grey beard. The Man on the right is Jewish and also has a grey beard. They are both smiling and wearing Black t-shirts.

Lacey Schwartz Delgado’s Re/Pair Aims to Mend Black-Jewish Relations

by Susan G. Cole
September 13, 2026
Features/Interviews/TIFF

Nineteen duos, one Black one Jewish, discuss cultural tensions openly and passionately in Lacey Schwartz Delgado's Re/Pair.

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Two bluegrass singers - one woman, one man - perform face each other on stage. The photo is in black and white with dramatic lighting as spotlights appear above and behind them.

Bleeding Hearts Will Make You Love Music Docs Again

by Pat Mullen
September 12, 2026
Features/Interviews/TIFF

Bleeding Hearts director Andrew Morgan talks about filming the genesis of bluegrass band Chaperelle and making a music doc "from the beginning."

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An archival image shows athlete Rick Hansen racing down a rainy highway. There is an RV behind him.

Rick Hansen Doc Shares a Hero’s Odyssey and the Team that Went All the Way

by Jason Gorber
September 11, 2026
Interviews/TIFF

An interview with Man in Motion: The Rick Hansen Story director Adrien Buitenhuis on capturing a hero's journey through the archives.

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A young Italian man with brown curly hair crouches over a dry patch of earth in a vineyard, holding a handful of white clay.

Low Lies the Land Savours the Pace of Piemonte’s Wine Country

by Pat Mullen
September 10, 2026
Interviews/TIFF

An interview with Low Lies the Land director Emanuele Gerosa on capturing the complexity and unhurried life in Piemonte's wine country.

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A dark photo depicts the silhouette of a man as he walks outside a home. The house has a light on and casts a blue glow.

For Carol Nguyễn, Crying Is Back on the Table

by Pat Mullen
September 9, 2026
Features/Interviews/TIFF

Carol Nguyễn discusses her feature debut Still Night, Burning House and revisiting a family trauma with hope to inspire collective healing.

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Indigenous artist Sara Flores leans back against a tree with leaves over her eyes. She is pictured in close up. She is a 76-year-old woman with black hair.

How The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs Crafts a Portrait of Resistance

by Pat Mullen
September 8, 2026
Features/Interviews/TIFF

The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs directors Matteo Norzi and Èlia Gasull share how they capture the art and philosophy of Sara Flores.

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Rebeca Huntt Gets Out of Her Own Head with TIFF Doc Rapinoe

by Susan G. Cole
September 7, 2026
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Rapinoe director Rebeca Huntt discusses capturing the portrait of soccer star Megan Rapinoe and her fight for equity in women's sports.

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A man wearing an orange jumpsuit, with a yellow V atop the chest and shoulders, stands up through a car's sun roof. He is wearing sunglasses and has his arms spread over the roof of the car.

How The Stunt Driver Reimagines an NFB Ken Carter Documentary

by Jason Gorber
September 5, 2026
Interviews/TIFF

An interview with The Stunt Driver director Michael Dowse on adapting the wild Ken Carter documentary The Devil at Your Heels into a drama.

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Boorman and the Devil Is a Moving Tale from the Dark Side

by Matthew Hays
August 25, 2026
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An interview with Boorman and the Devil director David Kittredge about exploring the unexpected upside of the notorious Exorcist sequel.

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