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Complete coverage from the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, North America's largest doc fest.

We, the Women Review: Finding Your Voice in the Past

by Emma Badame
May 8, 2023
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Colombian filmmaker Emilce Quevedo Díaz offers an intimate space for the women of her family to talk out past traumas in We, the Women.

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Kanaval: A People’s History of Haiti in Six Chapters Review – Experience Carnival

by Pat Mullen
May 7, 2023
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Kanaval: A People's History of Haiti in Six Chapters delivers a nuanced and immersive celebration of Carnival with a rich cinematic essay.

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Lynx Man Review: A Titan Among Cat People

by Pat Mullen
May 7, 2023
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Hannu, a Finnish man with a love for lynx, delivers a character of Herzoggian proportions and a parable for conservation in Lynx Man.

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We Are Guardians Review: The Rainforest’s Protectors

by Barbara Goslawski
May 7, 2023
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We Are Guardians provides compelling insights into the dire situation in the Brazilian rainforests and Indigenous activists who fight to protect them.

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Trained to See – Three Women and the War Review: Bearing Witness to History

by Emma Badame
May 7, 2023
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Trained to See – Three Women and the War sees Luzia Schmid spotlight three women journalists who broke the glass ceiling during WWII.

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Soviet Barbara Review: Postmodernism vs. Putin

by Marc Glassman
May 7, 2023
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Soviet Barbara: The Story of Ragnar Kjartansson in Moscow is a true portrait of artistic expression amid life under Putin.

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Pure Unknown Review: Bones and Human Rights

by Marc Glassman
May 7, 2023
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Pure Unknown is the kind of social issue film that always attracts an audience at Hot Docs—and deservedly so in the case of this empathetic work.

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Total Trust Review: All Eyes on China in Riveting Doc

by Jason Gorber
May 6, 2023
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Jialing Zhang delivers a haunting and vital film that observes the impact of China's surveillance on its own citizens with Total Trust.

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The Mountains, I Lost My Mom Lead Hot Docs Award Winners

by Pat Mullen
May 6, 2023
Hot Docs

The Mountains and I Lost My Mom win the Hot Docs awards for best International and Canadian feature.

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Sundial Review: Feel the Passing of Every Season

by Pat Mullen
May 5, 2023
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The poetic documentary Sundial harnesses the power of slow cinema to create an immersive and experiential portrait of rural Estonia.

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