Hot Docs’ worthy recipient of the 2018 Don Haig Award, Ina Fichman, discusses her new films Laila at the Bridge and The Oslo Diaries and a prolific career in documentary.
Keep ReadingIn Faith Hope Love, a new documentary that just premiered at the 25th edition of Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, director Katja Fedulova examines the role of women in modern-day Russia.
Keep ReadingTrue 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 Reading"I started my career as a journalist and I still think what I’m doing is a form of journalism. I think it’s a career of asking questions and a career of curiosity,"
Keep ReadingLove, Cecil shows an eye for beauty that looks beyond glamour as Immordino Vreeland shines a light on some of Beaton’s lesser known work, like his street photography and wartime portraits.
Keep ReadingDirector Michèle Hozer discusses her new documentary Sponsorland about the experiences of Syrian refugees and their sponsors in Prince Edward County.
Keep Reading"The birth of every film is unique. There is no firm recipe to follow. Of course, it starts with some kind of idea and ambience, a feeling that I want to pass
Keep ReadingTerje Toomistu is the filmmaker of Soviet Hippies, which will have its North American Premiere at the EstDocs Film Festival. The film was produced after Toomistu co-curated a multimedia exhibition about Soviet hippies, which
Keep ReadingRachel Grady and Heidi Ewing discuss One of Us, an urgent docu-thriller about individuals facing the life-altering decision to leave their conservative Hasidic community.
Keep ReadingThis year’s Canadian documentary selection at the Vancouver International Film Festival is highlighted by a pair of portraits of gifted British Columbia-based artists: Natalie Boll and LaTiesha Fazakas’s Meet Beau Dick: Maker of Monsters,
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