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Issue 124 - Fall/Winter 2025
In Still Single, directors Jamal Burger and Jukan Tateisi observe omakase chef Masaki Saito — Toronto’s only chef with two Michelin stars — in action and the commitment entailed in living your dream with the highest standards for success. The doc leads our look at new films on the fall festival circuit.
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This issue will be en route to subscribers at the beginning of September.
Inside this issue:
Publisher’s Note by Pat Mullen
Editorial by Marc Glassman
Policy Matters by Julian Carrington
DOC fights for indies at CRTC.
Festival Circuit
Giving Lilith Fair Its Due by Susan G. Cole
Ally Pankiw’s music doc highlights the festival where women took centre stage.
A Not So Sentimental Education by Justine Smith
Andrea Werhun makes the case to respect sex work as labour in Modern Whore.
Table for One by Pat Mullen
Still Single offers a candid look at rock star sushi chef Masaki Saito.
Min Sook Lee on Her Mother’s Story by Jason Gorber
There Are No Words is the filmmaker’s most personal doc to date.
The Roots of Black Zombie by Courtney Small
Maya Annik Bedward deconstructs the undead and its roots in Haitian Vodou.
A Travelling Spirit by Daniel Glassman
Peter Mettler’s While the Green Grass Grows is a film diary that takes on spiritual and physical journeys.
Fight the Power
The Kids Are Alright by Nidhil Vohra
The art of student protest fuels A Night of Knowing Nothing and The Encampments.
The Impact of Images by Gesilayefa Azorbo
Two iconic photographs from the Vietnam War are still revealing truths after sixty years.
The Truth, Ruth by Alexander Mooney
Spike Lee’s documentary oeuvre shifts a personal filmmaker towards the collective.
Advanced Style
Investigating the Lives of the Rich and Famous by Rachel Ho
Films about Elvis Presley, Pamela Anderson and Paul Reubens exemplify the multiplicity of celebrity docs.
A Canadian General in America by Daniel Glassman
How Nathan Fielder, The Rehearsal’s awkward comic, encapsulates a distinctly Canadian ethos.
Faking It by Winnie Wang
Mockumentaries find a kind of truth through fiction.
Industry Beat
The Nature of Change by Adam Benzine
How does CBC’s The Nature of Things fare in a changing market?
On Mentorship by Jennifer Baichwal
The veteran filmmaker reflects on the hands that help us.
Freeze Frame by Marc Glassman
Remembering Debbie Nightingale
As The Nature of Things enters its 65th season with new hosts and a renewed push for international coproductions, Canadian filmmakers are adjusting to a shifting landscape
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An interview with filmmaker Min Sook Lee on the creative process, political choices, and personal emotions that shaped There Are No Words.
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Director Peter Mettler discusses his seven-part documentary epic While the Green Grass Grows and its exploration of life, place, family, and time.
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As Canada awaits results from May's CRTC hearings, there is a looming concern that even favourable determinations might be hobbled by larger forces.
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In Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery, Ally Pankiw revisits the 1990s' concert that put women like Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, and Tracy Chapman at centre stage.
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In Still Single, Toronto's only chef with two Michelin stars, Masaki Saito, shares the power of a dream and the work hard, play hard life that achieves it.
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POV issue #124 (Fall/Winter 2025) is coming soon to readers and includes first looks at documentaries hitting the festival circuit this fall. Subscribe today to be among the first to read these stories!
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