Review: ‘Unlocking the Cage’
Unlocking the Cage by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus follows attorney Steve Wise as he builds a case for personhood for chimpanzees
Review: ‘The Father, the Son and the Holy Jihad’
Stéphane Malterre's The Father, the Son and the Holy Jihad shows the reality of life in a Middle East removed from ignorant pronouncements.
Review: ‘God Knows Where I Am’
God Knows Where I Am insists on too much, favouring tinkly, weepy piano music to hammer its message home.
Review: ‘A Dog’s Life’
Hélène Choquette gives a down-to-earth and sincerely humane portrait of the nation’s homeless in A Dog’s Life.
Review: ‘The Legacy of Frida Kahlo’
Tadasuke Kotani's The Legacy of Frida Kahlo is a compelling portrait of the artist and is haunted by her legend.
Review: ‘Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World’
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World sees Werner Herzog come to grips with the Internet, this most strange of human creations.
Review: ‘Kaisa’s Enchanted Forest’
Katja Gauriloff's Kaisa’s Enchanted Forest combines mythical storytelling with a deep sense of compassion for the Skolt Sami community.
Review: ‘After Circus’
Viveka Melki invites audiences to swing under the big top in her wonderful feature debut After Circus.
Review: ‘Tower’
Tower by Keith Maitland is a fascinating animated documentary that’s innovative and ambitious with its look at a University of Texas shooting.
Review: ‘Aim for the Roses’
John Bolton brings the WTF factor to Hot Docs with the bizarre, ambitious, and ridiculously entertaining Aim for the Roses.