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Agatha's Almanac

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Kingston Canadian Film Festival Turns Up the Heat

by Pat Mullen
February 24, 2026
Festivals

Kingston Canadian Film Festival pays a nod to Heated Rivalry with plenty of hockey and sex on the menu, plus everything in between.

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Highlights at ReFrame Film Festival Range from Local to Global

by Pat Mullen
January 29, 2026
Festivals

Documentary highlights at the ReFrame Film Festival include Yanuni, The Longer You Bleed, Fairy Creek, and Agatha's Almanac.

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Canada’s Top Ten Downplays Docs Once Again

by Pat Mullen
January 6, 2026
Features/Industry

Canada's Top Ten for 2025 includes only one documentary: Agatha's Almanac. The list represents an annual oversight for Canadian docs.

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ReFrame Film Festival Announces Line-up of Social Justice Docs

by Pat Mullen
December 17, 2025
Festivals/News

Peterborough's ReFrame Film Festival announces line-up for 2026 festival with docs including Yanuni, Endless Cookie, and The Longer You Bleed.

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The Best Documentaries of 2025: Come See Them, Hopefully in a Theatre

by Pat Mullen Marc Glassman
December 5, 2025
Features/Lists

The best documentaries of 2025 include Come See Me in the Good Light, The Tale of Silyan, Endless Cookie, Cover-up, and Coexistence, My Ass!

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Whistler Film Festival Announces 2025 Line-up

by Pat Mullen
November 5, 2025
Festivals/News

The Whistler Film Festival announces its 2025 line-up including the opening night screening of You Had to Be There, and Mountain Culture films Forward and Our Kind of Chaos.

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RIDM and CUFF Docs Announce Festival Line-ups

by Pat Mullen
October 29, 2025
Festivals/RIDM

Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) and CUFF Docs announce their full line-ups for the 2025 editions of the festivals.

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Destination Docs: Highlights at the 2025 Windsor International Film Festival

by Pat Mullen
October 21, 2025
Festivals

Highlights at WIFF, the Windsor International Film Festival, include documentaries in competition The Pitch and Shamed vying for $25,000 prize.

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The Independent Life of a Stalwart Woman: Appreciating Agatha’s Almanac

by Alexander Mooney
September 26, 2025
Features/Interviews

Amalie Atkins' documentary Agatha's Alamanac has a 90-year-old star eager to discuss family, creativity, and the legacy of artistic practices.

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Atlantic International Film Festival Announces 2025 Line-up

by Pat Mullen
August 13, 2025
Festivals

Atlantic International Film Festival announces 2025 line-up including the world premiere of Michèle Hozer's The Pitch.

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