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From one to ten, or one to one hundred, POV counts down top docs and where to see them.
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Now We Are 80 – NFB Top Tens

by Pat Mullen Marc Glassman Andrew McIntosh Dorothy Woodend Judy Wolfe Matthew Hays Maya Gallus Susan G. Cole
December 21, 2019
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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,

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A Beginner’s Guide To True-Crime Podcasts

by T.K. Matunda
November 8, 2019
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True-crime series represent one of the most popular and profitable genres in the world of podcasts. Cold cases, unsolved mysteries and ongoing investigations have all the elements needed for good storytelling—intrigue, emotion,

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The Top 10 Documentaries of 2018

by Pat Mullen
December 27, 2018
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Call 2018 the year of the documentary. One story for docs this year was their incredible box office success with four non-fiction films cracking the $10 million mark. Those films, Won’t You Be

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The Hottest of Hot Docs

by Marc Glassman Pat Mullen
April 20, 2018
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In honour of Hot Docs’ 25th anniversary, the POV team picks some of the highlight films and events from the festival so far.

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Sketches of Spain

by Liam Lacey
April 16, 2018
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Spain is burdened by its history but also creatively inspired by it, and, overall, the forces of light seem to be gradually winning.

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Canada’s Documentary Essentials

by POV Staff
April 7, 2017
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POV presents Canada's "Documentary Essentials": a starter guide of ten short docs and ten features that should help readers explore all the non-fiction that this country had to offer.

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Review: 10 Reasons Why ‘Lo and Behold’ is Werner Herzog’s Best Film Since ‘Grizzly Man’

by Pat Mullen
August 11, 2016
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Werner Herzog surfs the Internet in his new documentary Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World. In the spirit of the film, POV offers a plugged-in, click-baity, and social media-friendly take

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The Great Documentary List Debate

by Jocelyne Clarke
April 1, 2008
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Does canonizing a small (in historical and stylistic terms) range of works only serve to limit the possibilities of documentary?

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