Hot Docs Queer My Friends Review: Searching for Self-Love by Pat Mullen Published on May 1, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews In Queer My Friends, a filmmaker chronicles her friend's coming-out story and turns the camera on herself to consider how tradition stifles us.
Hot Docs Eternal Spring Review: Animating an Awakening by Pat Mullen Published on May 1, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews Eternal Spring is an animated documentary in which Chinese artist Daxiong revisits his participation in a 2002 hijacking of a TV station.
Batata | Hot Docs Batata Takes Lead in Hot Docs Audience Award Race by Pat Mullen Published on May 1, 2022 Hot Docs Batata, directed by Noura Kevorkian, debuts in first place in the Hot Docs Audience Award rankings while Navalny comes in at number two.
Hot Docs 5 Dreamers and a Horse: Hoping Against Hope by Barbara Goslawski Published on May 1, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews With its keen observational style, 5 Dreamers and a Horse is a lyrical vision of the deep-seated need for hope, for something aspirational.
Hot Docs Meeting Point Review: Building the Past by Courtney Small Published on April 30, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews A beautifully layered work, Meeting Point captures the importance of understanding the various ways the past shapes a family’s present and future.
Hot Docs Sara Taksler Revisits the Holocaust with the ‘Jewish Forrest Gump’ by Jason Gorber Published on April 30, 2022 Hot Docs/Interviews An interview with How Saba Kept Singing director Sara Taksler on filming the extraordinary life of Holocaust survivor David Wisnia.
Hot docs How the Room Felt Review: To Occupy a Safe Space by Susan G. Cole Published on April 30, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews Ketevan Kapanadze's documentary How the Room Felt intimately occupies the safe spaces queer people create for themselves in Georgia.
GAT Jackie Torrens on Bernie Langille, Murder, and Miniatures by Pat Mullen Published on April 30, 2022 Hot Docs/Interviews An interview with Jackie Torrens on Bernie Langille Wants to Know What Happened to Bernie Langille and investigating family stories through miniatures.
Hot Docs For Your Peace of Mind, Make Your Own Museum Review: Curation Meets Transformation by Barbara Goslawski Published on April 30, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews For Your Peace of Mind, Make Your Own Museum, directed by Pilar Moreno and Ana Endara, vividly captures the artistic spirit of Senobia.
Hot Docs This House Review: Hope, Grief, and a Ghost Story by Mark Hanson Published on April 30, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews This House gives its victim a voice in death through Miryam Charles' assured filmmaking style and hybrid approach to true crime.