Set! is the most intense movie at Hot Docs this year. The film chronicles the high-stakes world of competitive table setting. Yes, dear reader, you caught that correctly. Scott Gawlik’s feature debut
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Keep ReadingWith a world premiere at Hot Docs, award-winning investigative journalist Tanya Talaga has co-directed Spirit to Soar, a film debut, which follows up on the tragic stories in her award-winning non-fiction book
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Keep ReadingIn episode three of the Perspectives podcast series, Aisha Jamal joins filmmakers Maya Gallus, Shane Belcourt, and Maya Annik Bedward to discuss the art of genre in documentary.
Keep ReadingFilmmakers Lisa Jackson, Joannie Lafrenière, and Aïcha Diop join host Aisha Jamal in a conversation about finding the right format to tell their stories.
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