The list of short docs at TIFF ’19 is short but sweet. Only five non-fiction works screen in this year’s Short Cuts programme, but they are unique films that highlight a diverse range of
Keep ReadingVarda By Agnès (France, 115 min.) Dir. Agnès Varda Programme: Special Events (Canadian Premiere) Agnès Varda’s final film is a bittersweet farewell. It’s difficult to avoid watching Varda By Agnès, which premiered earlier
Keep ReadingHeather Young discusses her hybrid drama Murmur, which brings the story of a recovering addict who volunteers at an animal shelter to this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
Keep ReadingYung Chang's This Is Not a Movie follows Robert Fisk to the front lines of journalism to observe how a seasoned reporter seeks the truth in an era of 'Fake News'.
Keep ReadingOnce Were Brothers tells the story of Robbie Robertson and The Band in Daniel Roher's music doc that salutes a Canadian icon.
Keep ReadingDirector Tom Volf discusses his archival portrait of opera icon Maria Callas, which tells her own story in her own words through a meticulously researched, restored, and constructed tapestry of life her,
Keep ReadingHighlights from the 2018 TIFF Doc Conference included talks with Werner Herzog, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Maxin Pozdorovkin, and more.
Keep ReadingMira Nair discusses her roots in documentary, and her eye for social realism as seen in films like
Keep ReadingAmerican Dharma (UK/US, 100 min.) Dir. Errol Morris Programme: TIFF Docs (North American premiere) “Elections have consequences, and at the end of the day, I won.” That’s what newly elected president Obama told Eric
Keep ReadingThe Trial and Donbass (Netherlands, 127 min.; Germany/Ukraine/France/Netherlands/Romania, 121 min.) Dir. Sergei Loznitsa Sergei Loznitsa must be unique in the history of film in working in three distinct modes. This year, madman that he
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