Are lecture films the Bran Flakes of documentary? How does the power of the direct address work in the age of Ted Talks and video diaries?
Twice Colonized, Love to Love You, Donna Summer, The Disappearance of Shere Hite, Milisuthando, I Lost My Mom, and The Castle | All photos courtesy of Hot Docs
POV recaps the festival hits (and a few misses) coming to Toronto's documentary festival from the circuit. Highlights include Milisuthando, The Castle, and I Lost My Mom.
Jennifer Peedom's River, narrated by Willem Dafoe, offers a thematic sequel to her 2017 film Mountain, but is almost identical to Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky, and Nick de Pencier's Watermark.