Issue 123 – Spring/Summer 2025

Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance marks a career-high for creative producer Justine Pimlott and her legacy of art and activism. The NFB film, directed by Noam Gonick, opens this year’s Hot Docs festival and leads the highlights debuting on the spring festival circuit.

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Cover photo by Genevieve Caron.

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Inside this issue:

Publisher’s Note by Pat Mullen

Editorial by Marc Glassman

Policy Matters by Sarah Spring
Can independent documentaries survive?

To Catch a Predator by Pat Mullen
Jason Nassr “exposed” alleged pedophiles for years. Shamed asks who the real sicko is.

Night Watches Us–A Father Remembered by True Daley
A Montreal neighbourhood rallies in the wake of a police shooting.

Love, Guilt and Family by Liam Lacey
The Gardener and the Dictator offers an affectionate ode to an odd couple.

The Independent Life of a Stalwart Woman by Alexander Mooney
In Agatha’s Almanac, Amalie Atkins artfully pays tribute to a creative spirit.

The Memory Palace by Winnie Wang
What histories are embedded within our homes? Okurimono, The Nest, and This House invite us in.

Pyrrhic Victories by Daniel Glassman
Stories from Israel and Palestine struggle to be seen and heard, including No Other Land, Lyd, and Coexistence, My Ass!.

Captured Live by Jason Gorber
From body cams to surveillance footage, The Perfect Neighbor, Incident, and 2000 Meters to Andriivka are among an archival new wave.

Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Documentary by Gesilayefa Azorbo
On docs and the creative treatment of VR.

Shifting Forms by Courtney Small
Black auteurs like Steve McQueen and Alice Diop explore diverse canvases for storytelling.

Notes on CONTACT by Peter Watson
Cynthia Johnston, Christina Leslie and protest are highlights of Toronto’s photography festival.

Oh! The Misery and the Joy! by Barri Cohen
Ric Esther Bienstock reflects on her career in documentary after receiving a Silver Medal from the Emmy Awards.

Caveh Zahedi Goes Over the Top by Daniel Glassman and Marc Glassman
Is he a provocateur? A comic? Or both?

Justine Pimlott’s Queer Visions by Susan G. Cole
Parade marks a career high for a producer who broke ceilings and opened doors.

Freeze Frame by Marc Glassman
Remembering Tracey Friesen