Insanity Review: Mental Health Through a Personal Lens by Pat Mullen Published on May 19, 2023 Reviews Wendy Hill-Tout explores the growing mental health crisis in North America while searching for her brother Bruce in Insanity.
Recent streaming options on Tënk include Labour/Leisure, Fail to Appear, Warrendale, and Maison du Bonheur. Tënk Finds a Home for Auteur Documentaries in Canada by Pat Mullen Published on May 18, 2023 Industry Canadian documentary streamer Tënk caters to auteur-driven point-of-view non-fiction at a time when the industry is increasingly risk-averse.
Father Claude Paradis | Hot Docs Making Last Respects by Megan Durnford Published on May 18, 2023 Features/Hot Docs Megan Durnford reflects on the process of making her short documentary Last Respects, which won Best Canadian short at Hot Docs 2023.
Anyox Is Large-Format Durational Cinema at Its Best by Pat Mullen Published on May 17, 2023 Features An interview with Anyox directors Ryan Ermacora and Jessica Johnson on giving landscapes the large-format, long-take treatment.
The Lebanese Burger Mafia | Photo by Amber Bracken The Lebanese Burger Mafia Tops NorthwestFest Winners by Pat Mullen Published on May 17, 2023 Festivals 2023 NorthwestFest award winners include The Lebanese Burger Mafia, Immediate Family, and 1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture.
NFB Now Streaming: A Motorcycle Saved My Life Charts the Open Road of Grief by Pat Mullen Published on May 15, 2023 Features Now streaming at NFB.ca, A Motorcycle Saved My Life sees director lori lozinski travel the open road of grief in memory of her mother.
Photo courtesy of zero one film Igor Levit – No Fear Review: Roll Over, Beethoven by Larry Fried Published on May 15, 2023 Hot Docs/Reviews Uneven doc Igor Levit - No Fear spotlights the renowned classical pianist as he finds ways to perform amid COVID-19 lockdowns.
Mother Saigon | Les Films de l'Autre | Les Films du 3 Mars Notes on Displacement, Mother Saigon Top DOXA Winners by Pat Mullen Published on May 14, 2023 Festivals Notes on Displacement and Mother Saigon top the winners for the 2023 DOXA Documentary Festival Awards.
When Spring Came to Bucha was one of the films highlighted in the Made in Ukraine talk at Hot Docs' Industry Conference Hot Docs Conference Sessions: Deep Dives into EDI, Ukraine, and Distribution. by Tom White Published on May 10, 2023 Hot Docs/Industry Highlights from the Hot Docs Conference included industry conversations about EDI, the situation in Ukraine, and distribution tips from pros.
Photo by David Bauer Twice Colonized Review: Liberated, But Still Angry by Marc Glassman Published on May 10, 2023 Reviews Inuk lawyer and activist Aaju Peter receives a moving profile about her advocacy for Indigenous rights and freedoms in Twice Colonized.