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Barack Obama

‘We Are Many’ Harnesses the Power of the People

by Pat Mullen
July 27, 2021July 28, 2021
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The power of the people resonates strongly in We Are Many. This long gestating—and long shelved—doc from director Amir Amirani chronicles the global protests against the USA’s invasion of Iraq. We Are

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TIFF 2020: The Way I See It Review

by Marc Glassman
September 17, 2020August 9, 2021
Reviews/TIFF

Pete Souza, the protagonist of The Way I See It, surely practiced his craft that way for 40 years. The White House photographer for Ronald Reagan in the Eighties and Barack Obama

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Becoming the First Lady of Documentary

by Pat Mullen
May 6, 2020August 28, 2021
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Becoming (USA, 89 min.) Dir. Nadia Hallgren Is it time to crown Michelle Obama the First Lady of Documentary? After lending her mojo as executive producer to great docs like Crip Camp and last

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Review: ‘The Final Year’

by Pat Mullen
January 19, 2018October 19, 2021
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The Final Year (USA, 89 min.) Dir. Greg Barker   Don’t let The Final Year get you down. See it as an optimistic reminder of goodwill, rather than a tragic portrait of

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Review: ‘The Final Year’

by Daniel Glassman
September 15, 2017October 24, 2021
Reviews/TIFF

The Final Year (USA, 89 min.) Dir. Greg Barker Programme: TIFF Docs (World Premiere)   Sometimes with documentaries it is painfully obvious that the film that ends up in theatres is not

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Politics Become Film: Sundance 2009

by Devyani Saltzman
April 1, 2009April 18, 2022
Sundance

Saltzman journeyed with her filmmaker father, Paul, to Sundance for his premiere screening of the feature doc Prom Night in Mississippi. She reports about Park City, Obama, tourism and political cinema.

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Part exposé, part empathetic portrait, @a.n.n.n.n.n.n.i.e ’s @onf_nfb doc Your Higher Self explores the booming world of life coaching—a modern phenomenon capturing our society’s obsession with self-improvement.

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@vancityreynolds and @clinhanks tell us why John Candy: I Like Me invites an important conversation about mental health and captures the star's iconic Canadianness. 🇨🇦

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"She was the host of Church St." @therealgoldelox "She was the host of Church St." @therealgoldelox tells us about her #documentary Michelle Ross: Unknown Icon and remembering the life and work of Toronto's beloved drag artist. 

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 The friends and director @alireidfilm sat down 26th @filmfest_ca to talk about their #documentary before it screens at @viffest & @windsorfilmfest. 🚐

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