Director Michèle Stephenson discusses her winner of Hot Docs’ Special Jury Prize for Canadian features, Stateless, a compelling study of institutionalized racism past and present in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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If there’s a bucket list of documentaries everyone needs to see to understand the art form, Paris is Burning deserves a spot in the canon. Jennie Livingston’s film took audiences inside
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This is North Preston presents numerous facets of a deeply rooted problem to inspire a community to take a hard look at itself.
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