POV Profile: Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami – ‘Sonita’ by Maurie Alioff Published on May 9, 2016December 22, 2021 Features/Hot Docs Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami's Sonita profilesa young Rhianna fan with a passion to rap in a society that forbids women a voice.
‘Death by a Thousand Cuts’: The Back Story by Maurie Alioff Published on May 9, 2016January 28, 2024 Features/Hot Docs Death by a Thousand Cuts originated with an idea co-director Jake Kheel developed during his master’s thesis at Cornell University.
POV Interview: Sébastien Rist, Aude Leroux-Lévesque & Nikuusi Elijassiapik – ‘Living with Giants’ by Pat Mullen Published on May 8, 2016December 21, 2021 Hot Docs/Interviews Sébastien Rist, Aude Leroux-Lévesque and Nikuusi Elijassiapik discuss their documentary Living with Giants.
Checking Out the ‘Check It’ Crew by Maurie Alioff Published on May 8, 2016December 21, 2021 Features/Hot Docs For the Washington D.C. filmmaking team of Dana Flor and Toby Oppenheimer, their second collaboration, Check It is up close and personal.
Review: ‘The Islands and the Whales’ by Pat Mullen Published on May 8, 2016December 21, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews The Islands and the Whales chronicles the fight of a small community in the Faroe Islands, a remote island country just north of Scotland.
Review: ‘Dugma: The Button’ by Maurie Alioff Published on May 8, 2016January 7, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews Dugma: The Button shows that planning suicide and mass murder doesn’t prevent you from being a regular burger and Pepsi loving dude
POV Profile: Katja Gauriloff by Robin McKenna Published on May 8, 2016December 27, 2021 Features/Hot Docs Dressed in traditional Sami clothing, Katja Gauriloff is at Hot Docs for the world premiere of Kaisa’s Enchanted Forest.
Review: ‘Pickle’ by Jason Gorber Published on May 8, 2016December 22, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Pickle by Amy Nicholson is a delicious treat, a knockout of a film that shows a decidedly deft directorial touch.
POV Profile: Chelsea McMullan by Jonas Jacobs Published on May 7, 2016December 22, 2021 Features/Hot Docs Chelsea McMullan, director of Michael Shannon Michael Shannon John, discusses the art and craft of hybrid film and the state of the industry.
Review: ‘Suited’ / ‘Handsome & Majestic’ by Pat Mullen Published on May 7, 2016December 22, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Suited and Handsome and Majestic are two films that depict transgender stories.
