Review: ‘A Dog’s Life’ by Pat Mullen Published on May 1, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Hélène Choquette gives a down-to-earth and sincerely humane portrait of the nation’s homeless in A Dog’s Life.
POV Profile: Christy Garland by Robin McKenna Published on May 1, 2016December 26, 2021 Features/Hot Docs Christy Garland, funny and irreverent, takes a bittersweet approach exploring the contradictions of the American Dream in Cheer Up.
Review: ‘The Legacy of Frida Kahlo’ by Maurie Alioff Published on May 1, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Tadasuke Kotani's The Legacy of Frida Kahlo is a compelling portrait of the artist and is haunted by her legend.
Review: ‘Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World’ by Jason Gorber Published on May 1, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World sees Werner Herzog come to grips with the Internet, this most strange of human creations.
POV Profile: Min Sook Lee by Jonas Jacobs Published on May 1, 2016December 26, 2021 Features/Hot Docs Migrant Dreams director Min Sook Lee wants audiences to reimagine the way they see labour and migrant work in Canada.
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.