Welcome to POV's destination for coverage from the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. Bookmark this page for word on the documentary beat at #TIFF21 as our writers deliver reviews, interviews, and more thoughts on the non-fiction slate at the festival.
The Lost Leonardo is one of those docs that is absolutely worth seeing because the story is so compelling. Not only is Andreas Koefoed’s film well researched, but it also has a pace and rhythm that makes one relish its complex narrative.
Dionne Warwick, who appears in the TIFF doc Don't Make Me Over will receive the Special Tribute Award at TIFF this year.
In The Last Man Standing: Suge Knight and the Murders of Biggie & Tupac, Nick Broomfield returns to a case that continues to haunt him and makes new allegations against Knight and the LAPD.
How many love stories can say they’ve spanned decades, crossed borders, and traversed genres? A tender tale of migration and belonging fuels Heidi Ewing's hybrid drama I Carry You with Me.
RIDM announces five films for its 2021 festival, including the Quebecois docs Upstairs (Dehors Serge Dehors) and Petit Tom. This year's festival will be a hybrid event with live premieres and digital encores.
An interview with In the Same Breath director Nanfu Wang on documenting censorship, surveillance, propaganda, and misinformation through the lens of COVID-19.
“Her whole life story presented a fully realised, accomplished, and smart person apart from her husband. Empowering women to create deliciousness…amen to that!”
Julia from RBG directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West adds more star power to the TIFF Docs line-up, while names like Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin join Industry side.
While Sparkling: The Story of Champagne is hardly a tough topic for a documentary, it does allow viewers to enjoy the wonderful drink.
