A still from Jihad Rehab by Meg Smaker, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Jack Shurman. Pointed View: The Jihad Rehab “Controversy” Reminds Us to Question Everything by Pat Mullen Published on September 30, 2022November 2, 2022 Features On the manufactured Jihad Rehab controversy, censorship, and ethics in documentary filmmaking.
For Love Five Docs for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation by Pat Mullen Published on September 30, 2022 Features Documentary recommendations for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation include Returning Home, For Love, and Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair.
New Films from Kopple, Porter, Pozdorovkin Set for DOC NYC by Pat Mullen Published on September 29, 2022 Festivals DOC NYC announces the world premieres of new films from Barbara Kopple, Dawn Porter, and Maxim Pozdorovkin, while Maya and the Wave will open the fest.
Ernie Coombs and Fred Rogers | CBC Still Photo Collection/Robert Ragsdale Mr. Dressup Set to Receive Documentary Treatment by Pat Mullen Published on September 29, 2022 Industry Mr. Dressup documentary announced as Prime Video begins production on a new film about the beloved Canadian children's TV icon.
VIFF back home Review by Pat Mullen Published on September 29, 2022October 23, 2023 Festivals/Reviews Vancouver director Nisha Platzer offers a personal examination of loss and love in back home by looking back at the death of her brother.
TIFF Dear Mama Review: Of Mothers and Sons by Barbara Goslawski Published on September 28, 2022 Reviews/TIFF In Dear Mama, Allen Hughes deftly explores the life of rapper Tupac Shakur and his mother Afeni, a civil rights activist and Black Panther member.