Issue 120 - Winter 2023
This special issue marks the 40th anniversary of the Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) and celebrates four decades of advocacy for Canadian filmmakers.
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Inside this issue:
DOC Talk by Sarah Spring
Editorial by Marc Glassman
DOC Timeline 1983–2023 by Marc Glassman, Barri Cohen, Michale Raske, Pat Mullen, Alejandra De La Huerta
A Seat at the Table by Barri Cohen
Advocating for documentarians has always been DOC’s core purpose.
DOC MEMBER PROFILES
Sylvia D. Hamilton: A Pioneering Voice by Dina Lobo
Yung Chang: Outside Looking in by Rachel Ho
Jennifer Baichwal: Filmmaking with Emotion and Intellect by Susan G. Cole
Kat Jayme: Born to Film by Allegra Moyle
Aisha Jamal: She Loves Film by Madeline Lines
Iris Ng: Visualizing Stories by Rachel Ho
REGIONAL SPOTLIGHTS
DOC Atlantic Today by Sandi Rankaduwa
DOC et Québec par Christine Falco, Élodie Pollet, Line Sander Egede
Ontario Feels the Pinch by Adam Benzine
Local Documentary Filmmaking in Manitoba by Kevin Nikkel
Resilience and Representation in Alberta by Nauzanin Knight
The Beautiful and the Dammed: Docs in the Far West by Liam Lacey
DOC INNOVATORS
Group Pictures by Angelo Muredda
Four Canadian films at the avant-garde of nonfiction cinema
Radical Change by Jennie Punter
Impact producing has revolutionized the marketing and distribution of docs
CHANGING PERSPECTIVES
Lisa Jackson by Courtney Small
Recontextualizing Indigenous Experiences
OYA Media Group by Susan G. Cole
Documenting Black lives
Where Industry Meets Advocacy by Pat Mullen
Hot Docs is DOC’s great success story
POV Interview: Ina Fichman by Jason Gorber
Reflections of a DOC veteran
Freeze Frame by Marc Glassman
Kevin Nikkel discusses the thriving and close art community in Manitoba and Winnipeg's distinct filmmaking scene.
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Anishinaabe filmmaker Lisa Jackson blends the past and present through her various works to share the truth about Indigenous stories.
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How Hot Docs Industry supports filmmakers in Toronto, across Canada, and worldwide.
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Filmmaker Kat Jayme looks back on the stories from her life that inspired her and the steps she took to advance her documentary career.
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Iris Ng is a prolific cinematographer who has shot documentaries including Stories We Tell, The League of Exotique Dancers, and Migrant Dreams.
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From Studio D to winning DOC's Luminary Award, Sylvia D. Hamilton has forged a history of making people of African descent active voices in Canadian stories.
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Barri Cohen discusses the Documentary Organization of Canada's policy history, it struggles and achievements throughout 40 years of advocacy.
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OYA Media Group's Alison Duke and Ngardy Conteh George change the game.
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Join POV in celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Documentary Organization of Canada with a screening and conversation on January 4 at 6:30pm at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema.
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A brief timeline of the Documentary Organization of Canada's first 40 years, from the Canadian Independent Film Caucus days to present.
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