A Night of Knowing Nothing | Cinema Guild Doc Highlights at 2022 ReFrame Film Festival by Pat Mullen Published on January 27, 2022 Festivals Highlights at the 2022 ReFrame Film Festival, which streams social justice documentaries across Canada Jan. 27 - Feb. 4.
Alan Cumming appears in My Old School by Jono McLeod, an official selection of the Premieres section at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Tommy Ga-Ken Wan. Jono McLeod and Alan Cumming on Going Back to School by Pat Mullen Published on January 27, 2022July 25, 2022 Interviews/Sundance An interview with My Old School director Jono McLeod and Alan Cumming on their strange-but-true documentary about a classmate's big lie, as told through an actor's uncanny lip-sync.
A still from The Janes by Emma Pildes and Tia Lessin, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. The Janes Review: The Fight for Reproductive Rights by Pat Mullen Published on January 27, 2022June 6, 2023 Reviews/Sundance With The Janes, Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes deliver a conventional but significant account of the collective that fought for a woman's right to choose.
Oscar De La Hoya appears in La Guerra Civil by Eva Longoria Bastón, an official selection of the Premieres section at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. La Guerre Civil Review: Longoria’s Debut Packs a Punch by Jason Gorber Published on January 27, 2022 Reviews/Sundance Eva Longoria Baston's La Guerra Civil is a thrilling account of the 1996 match between Oscar De La Hoya and Julio César Chávez.
DOCs from the Vault Brings DOC Member Works Online by Pat Mullen Published on January 27, 2022 Industry DOCs from the Vault is a new partnership between the Documentary Organization of Canada and streaming platform Tënk.
Photo by Prune Nourry Paper & Glue Review: Vive le photograffeur! by Marc Glassman Published on January 27, 2022 Festivals/Reviews Artist JR follows-up his Oscar nominated Agnès Varda collaboration Faces Places with Paper & Glue, which is well worth viewing.
Emmett Lewis appears in Descendant by Margaret Brown, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Participant. ©2022. All rights reserved. Descendant Review: Worthy Story, Sunken Ship by Jason Gorber Published on January 26, 2022January 23, 2023 Reviews/Sundance Margaret Brown's Descendant revisits the history of the slave ship the Clotide, and the legacy of lives left behind.
A still from Calendar Girls by Maria Loohufvud and Love Martinsen, an official selection of the World Cinema: Documentary Competition at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Love Martinsen. Calendar Girls Review: Maturity in Motion by Pat Mullen Published on January 26, 2022January 23, 2023 Reviews/Sundance Calendar Girls is a fun doc that observes a troupe of golden-age dancers staying young at heart.
A still from Midwives by Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing, an official selection of the World Cinema: Documentary section at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. Midwives Delivers Hope Amid a Crisis by Pat Mullen Published on January 26, 2022January 23, 2023 Interviews/Sundance Midwives director Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing and producer Mila Aung-Thwin discuss their documentary about two women who bridge a community in divisive times.
A still from A House Made of Splinters by Simon Lereng Wilmont, an official selection of the World Cinema: Documentary Competition at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. A House Made of Splinters Review: Humanity and Heartache by Pat Mullen Published on January 26, 2022January 23, 2023 Reviews/Sundance In A House Made of Splinters, Simon Lereng Wilmont offers a companion to The Distant Barking of Dogs with his look at Ukraine's children.