Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story Review – A Love Like No Otter by Rachel Ho April 30, 2024 Hot Docs/Reviews Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story tells how an adopted otter gave a man a new lease on life. Read More
Stray Bodies Review: The Pros and Cons of Bodily Autonomy by Marc Glassman April 30, 2024 Hot Docs/Reviews Do women control their own bodies? Elina Psykou’s thought provoking essay film Stray Bodies finds multiple answers to this question. Read More
A Band of Dreamers and a Judge Review: Dreams and Buried Treasures by Barbara Goslawski April 30, 2024 Hot Docs/Reviews In an uncanny stroke of serendipity, two very different films about treasure hunters in the modern era have arrived in Toronto’s cinemas at practically the same time. Read More
Mexican Dream Review: A Real Mexican Telenovela by Liam Lacey April 30, 2024 Hot Docs/Reviews Hybrid film Mexican Dream may be experimental and unorthodox but the pay-off is a crowd-pleasing melodramatic work of inspiration and happy tears. Read More
A Photographic Memory Review: Memories Are Made of This by Marc Glassman April 29, 2024 Hot Docs/Reviews Rachel Elizabeth Seed explores the life and work of her photographer mother Sheila Turner-Seed in A Photographic Memory. Read More
Family Tree Review: Tracing Roots for Generations by Jason Gorber April 29, 2024 Hot Docs/Reviews Family Tree follows the history of land preservation with properties passed down among Black families in the USA. Read More
Standing Above the Clouds Review: Fighting latent colonialism in Hawaii by Barbara Goslawski April 29, 2024 Hot Docs/Reviews Standing Above the Clouds is a profound statement on how the human spirit can’t be broken as long as individuals band together. Read More
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger Review: Technicolor Dreams by Pat Mullen April 29, 2024July 26, 2024 Hot Docs/Reviews In Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger Martin Scorsese presents a deep dive on two filmmakers who inspired him. Read More
The Ride Ahead Review: An Entry Point For Disability Cinema by Larry Fried April 29, 2024 Hot Docs/Reviews Expanding upon the short My Disability Roadmap, The Road Ahead is an affirming advancement for disability cinema. Read More
Rouge Review: A Legacy of Pressure by Courtney Small April 28, 2024 Hot Docs/Reviews Rouge captures the history and resilience of a community whose flame of hope will never burn out as long as their team is on the court. Read More