DOCDAYS Productions / Zamarin Wahdat Sara Mardini Long Distance Swimmer – Sara Mardini Review: Activist Doc Goes the Distance by Susan G. Cole Published on April 30, 2023 Hot Docs/Reviews Long Distance Swimmer - Sara Mardini profiles the athlete and activists who audiences last saw in the Netflix drama The Swimmers.
(C) LE BUREAU FILMS - WILD BUNCH - 2022 Tax Me If You Can Review: If You Can’t Eat the Rich, Tax Them by Susan G. Cole Published on April 30, 2023 Hot Docs/Reviews Tax Me If You Can is a fact-filled documentary that explores the world of corporate tax evasion and makes a case for the 1% to pay their share.
Photo by Elissa Crowe I’m Just Here for the Riot Review: When the Hockey Hosers Get Mad by Susan G. Cole Published on April 30, 2023 Hot Docs/Reviews I'm Just Here for the Riot explores the elements of fandom that inspired Vancouver Canuck fans to take to the streets in 2011.
Hot Docs Upstream Review: An Endurance Swim in Old Waters by Pat Mullen Published on April 30, 2023 Hot Docs/Reviews Upstream offers an experimental essay about migration patterns, both human and animal, as director Xin Liu returns home after years abroad.
Hot Docs Angel Applicant Review: Making Sense of Life’s Mysteries Through Art by Courtney Small Published on April 30, 2023 Hot Docs/Reviews Ken August Meyer uses the art of Paul Klee’ to explore the physical and mental challenges that comes with systemic scleroderma in Angel Applicant.
Photo by Charlie Hillhouse Because We Have Each Other Review: All in the Family by Barbara Goslawski Published on April 30, 2023 Hot Docs/Reviews Because We Have Each Other is that rare slice of life doc that transcends the everyday.
Photo by Guy Davidi Innocence Review: Tackling an Israeli Death Sentence by Liam Lacey Published on April 30, 2023 Hot Docs/Reviews 5 Broken Cameras director Guy Davidi explores the rise of suicide among Israeli youths related to mandatory military service in Innocence.
Michelle Smith and Dr. Lawrence Pazder on To Tell The Truth in 1980 | Hot Docs Satan Wants You Review: Satanic Panic Doc Casts a Spell by Danita Steinberg Published on April 30, 2023 Hot Docs/Reviews Sean Horlor and Steve J. Adams' Satan Wants You, about Michelle Smith and the Satanic Panic is a smart fake news fable.
Hot Docs Veranada Review: A Confident First Feature with Finesse by Liam Lacey Published on April 30, 2023 Hot Docs/Reviews Dominique Chaumont's impressive first feature Veranada observes an Argentinian farmer as his animals feel the effects of climate change.
Hot Docs Rowdy Girl Review: Restoring an Animal’s Humanity by Courtney Small Published on April 29, 2023 Hot Docs/Reviews Rowdy Girl follows a pair of animal rights activists as they pull back the curtain to inspire consumers to consider the lives and rights of animals that make the food we eat.