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A black and white photo of a Black Power meeting from the 1960s with three Black men conducting a press conference.

True North Review: The Power of Student Protest

by Courtney Small
September 6, 2025
Reviews/TIFF

True North shows how the Canadian dream turned into a nightmare for a group of Haitian students who were seeking a better life with the 1969 student occupation in Montreal.

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A black and white archival photo of a group of Black women in the 1960s, sitting against a white brick wall and talking.

How True North Captures the Black Power Movement in Canada and Abroad

by Pat Mullen
September 3, 2025
Essays/Interviews/TIFF

An interview with True North director Michèle Stephenson on her documentary about the 1969 occupation at Sir George Williams University and the larger global currents of which it was a part.

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Two women sit at opposite ends of a couch. They are facing each other and having a conversation in American Sign Language.

Marlee Matlin Reflects on a Breakthrough Career and Advocacy for Accessibility

by Pat Mullen
July 24, 2025
Features/Interviews

An interview with star Marlee Matlin and director Shoshannah Stern about their groundbreaking documentary Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore.

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A man in a dark blue collared coat stands at the steps of the Supreme Court. He has brown hair and a moustache and is turning back to face the camera.

Sam Feder Talks Heightened Scrutiny and the Fight to Protect Trans Youth

by Pat Mullen
July 18, 2025
Features/Interviews

An interview with Heightened Scrutiny director/producer Sam Feder and producer Amy Scholder on centring the fight for trans youth on young voices.

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Actor Charles Grodin appears in an archival photo from the 1970s. He is a white man with brown hair and brown eyes, wearing a dark grey sweater. He is seated on a red chair with a blue background behind him.

Charles Grodin Documentary Salutes a Mensch from the Movies

by Pat Mullen
June 10, 2025
Interviews

An interview with Charles Grodin: Rebel with a Cause director James L. Freedman on his film, which screens as the closing night selection of TJFF.

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A young woman sits at a computer playing the game Roblox. She is wearing a black t-shrt, has dark brown hair, and is wearing glasses. Her room is lit by pink lights.

Dangerous Games Explores How Gamers Fight to Keep the Metaverse Safe from Predators

by Pat Mullen
May 24, 2025
Features/Interviews

An interview with Dangerous Games: Roblox and the Metaverse director Ann Shin and participant Alex Farrugia about youth activists in the gaming world from predators.

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A black and white photo of a protest march. Several people are wearing masks. They are holding placards with messages including "If I took this off, I would lose my job."

First Trailer for Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance Spotlights a History of Activists

by POV Staff
May 20, 2025
News

Watch the first trailer for Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance, which screens across Canadian in June from the National Film Board.

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A vintage photo of a group of protesters marching and carrying signs that read "Gay Love" and "Women Love Women".

Justine Pimlott’s Queer Visions

by Susan G. Cole
April 22, 2025
Features/Hot Docs/Interviews

Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance marks a career high for Justine Pimlott and her work as a creative producer elevating LGBTQ+ voices.

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Oscar Winner No Other Land Debuts on Streaming

by POV Staff
April 19, 2025
News

Find out where No Other Land is streaming as the Oscar winning documentary becomes available with proceeds going to the people of Masafer Yatta.

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Do We Need a “Two Doc Solution” When It Comes to Israel/Palestine?

by Pat Mullen
April 8, 2025April 26, 2026
Essays

Films like October 8 and The Encampments illustrate the polarized culture wars playing out in the documentary space over Israel and Palestine.

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An archival image of rocker Carole Pope seated in a backwards folding chair. She is wearing a black leather jumpsuit and boots. This is a cover for POV issue #125 with the letters POV in bright pink and the subtitle The Antidiva in yellow.

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Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions spotlights the career of the Rough Trade rocker.

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What does it mean to represent tragedy through dra What does it mean to represent tragedy through drama?

#Holocfiction explores a history of Holocaust cinema to interrogate the power of film as historical memory. 

📽 @tjffgrams June 11

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What stories exist outside the frame? 📷 @gesila.l What stories exist outside the frame? 📷

@gesila.lightplaysociety looks at the complicated historues behind two iconic Vietnam War photos in the documentaries The Stringer and Saigon Story. 

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📽 Stream The Stringer on Netflix and Saigon Story on TVO

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@imaginenative kicks off today with AKI! Here are @imaginenative kicks off today with AKI! Here are some of the documentary highlights at this year's festival devoted to Indigenous storytellers. 🪶

📽 On now through June 7

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🔗 Festival preview/ links to reviews in bio

#imagineNATIVE #indigenoushistorymonth #film #movies #Toronto
Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story leads the Canadian Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story leads the Canadian Screen Awards broadcast documentary winners! Congratulations to the team and all the winners. 🏆

🔗 Get the full list at povmagazine.com 

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Congratulations to #EndlessCookie for winning the Congratulations to #EndlessCookie for winning the Canadian Screen Award for Best Documentary Feature!

🔗 visit povmagazine.com for the full list of documentary winners. 

#CdnScreenAwards #documentary #film #awardsseason
The @bluemtnfilmfest kicks off its 5th edition tom The @bluemtnfilmfest kicks off its 5th edition tomorrow! Here are some of the #documentary highlights playing at this year's fest, including several Canadian premieres, music docs, and grand adventures. 🏔

📽 May 28 - 31, @bluemtnvillage 

#bmfm2026 #bluemountain #movies #filmfestivals
With purse strings tightening in Canada, must film With purse strings tightening in Canada, must filmmakers look south or to Medici-style patrons to fund their docs?

@adambenzine looks at the Canadian situation in the first of our three-part survey in the state of documentary. 

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📷 Speechless/ Elad Winkler

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WHAT WILL I BECOME? offers a powerful exploration WHAT WILL I BECOME? offers a powerful exploration of trans boyhood and conversations about mental health. ✨️ 

We chatted with directors Lexie Bean and Logan Rozos ahead of the film's Canadian premiere at @insideoutfestival. 

📽 in-theatre: May 30; also online

🔗 link in bio

#whatwillibecome #Documentary #film #InsideOut #mentalhealth
@insideoutfestival kicks off today with a great li @insideoutfestival kicks off today with a great line up of docs including #Antidiva, which screens May 23.

🔗 Get the full rundown of doc highlights at the fest at POV as #InsideOut runs today through May 31. 🌈

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An archival image of rocker Carole Pope seated in a backwards folding chair. She is wearing a black leather jumpsuit and boots. This is a cover for POV issue #125 with the letters POV in bright pink and the subtitle The Antidiva in yellow.

CURRENT ISSUE

Issue 125: Spring/Summer 2026

Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions spotlights the career of the Rough Trade rocker.

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