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32 Meters Review: Gunning for Some Dignity

by Susan G. Cole

May 1, 2026

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Four women practice shooting with a rifle. They are all wearing veils. One is holding the gun and pointing at a target offscreen, while a woman behind her steadies her arm.

Crowdpleaser 32 Meters tracks women’s attempts to organize a shooting competition in a Turkish village.

Searching for Drug Peace Review: Amsterdam Comes to East Van

by Pat Mullen

May 1, 2026

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Searching for Drug Peace observes how the Coca Leaf Café and Medicinal Mushroom Dispensary in East Vancouver offers a provocative alternative amid the opioid crisis.

The Secret Reading Club of Kabul Review: The Anne Frank Story As It Plays Out Today

by Nidhil Vohra

May 1, 2026

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The Secret Reading Club of Kabul brings three young women together to read the diary of Anne Frank and consider their situation in Afghanistan.

Maintenance Artist Review: The Fine Art of Manual Labour

by Pat Mullen

May 1, 2026

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A blonde woman in blue jeans and an orange shirt with a black vest speaks with a male sanitation worker. He is Black and wearing a blue uniform. They are standing in front of a white garbage truck with Sanitation in black letters near the top of the vehicle. The truck is covered in graffiti.

The career of Mierle Laderman Ukeles, longtime (and only) artist in residence at New York's Department of Sanitation, receives a fun appraisal in Maintenance Artist.

House of Hope Review: Teaching Positivity Under Occupation

by Susan G. Cole

April 30, 2026

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A Palestinian husband and wife lean in close together while looking up towards the sky.

House of Hope is a soulful film that tracks a Waldorf school on the West Bank trying to stay true to its values.

Ceremony Review: A River Runs Through It

by Pat Mullen

April 30, 2026

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Nuskmata sings during a ceremony at the sputc pole on the bank of the Bella Coola River, honouring the fish and the enduring relationship between people and place.

Members of the Nuxalk Nation work to restore the ooligan population and find parallels between the fish's disappearance and the region's colonial history in Ceremony.

A Fox Under a Pink Moon Review: Art Provides Escape in Compelling Migration Tale

by Pat Mullen

April 30, 2026

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A woman and an animated fox sit with their back to the camera, looking up at a pink crescent moon in the night sky.

Afghan refugee Soraya Akhalaghi captures her story on her iPhone in A Fox Under a Pink Moon as she tries to flee Iran and finds an outlet in the creative process.