Review: ‘Kaisa’s Enchanted Forest’ by Jonas Jacobs Published on May 1, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Katja Gauriloff's Kaisa’s Enchanted Forest combines mythical storytelling with a deep sense of compassion for the Skolt Sami community.
A dialogue between two crewmembers on Spaceship Earth by Marc Glassman Kevin McMahon Published on April 30, 2016January 9, 2022 Features/Hot Docs Is the planet sustainable? Spaceship Earth director Kevin McMahon and POV’s Marc Glassman engage in an epistolary exchange.
Review: ‘After Circus’ by Pat Mullen Published on April 30, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Viveka Melki invites audiences to swing under the big top in her wonderful feature debut After Circus.
Review: ‘Tower’ by Jonas Jacobs Published on April 30, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Tower by Keith Maitland is a fascinating animated documentary that’s innovative and ambitious with its look at a University of Texas shooting.
Review: ‘Aim for the Roses’ by Pat Mullen Published on April 30, 2016December 22, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews John Bolton brings the WTF factor to Hot Docs with the bizarre, ambitious, and ridiculously entertaining Aim for the Roses.
Review: ‘Michael Shannon Michael Shannon John’ by Jonas Jacobs Published on April 30, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Chelsea McMullan's Michael Shannon Michael Shannon John is one of most original and off-the-cuff documentaries at Hot Docs.
Review: ‘Random Acts of Legacy’ by Jonas Jacobs Published on April 30, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Random Acts of Legacy restores decaying home movies shot by Silas Fung and, in turn, considers the representation of Asian-American lives.
Review: ‘Natural Disorder’ by Pat Mullen Published on April 30, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Jacob Nossell mounts an ambitious production within Natural Disorder, but it turns into a head-scratcher rather than a mind-blower.
Review: ‘Audrie and Daisy’ by Maurie Alioff Published on April 29, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Audrie & Daisy is an accomplished film loaded with novelistic detail about the girls, their families, and the boys who betrayed them.
Review: ‘The Incomparable Rose Hartman’ by Pat Mullen Published on April 29, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews As The Incomparable Rose Hartman shows, the people taking the pictures can be far more interesting than the subjects within the frame.