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Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story

An older Black man in an orange robe sits on the edge of an empty swimming pool. He is holding a cup of coffee and his feet are dangling over the edge of the pool.

Swamp Dogg Set to Open Lunenburg Doc Fest

by Pat Mullen
August 20, 2025
Festivals

Lunenburg Doc Fest announces line-up for 2025 festival including the opening night selection of Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted.

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DOC NYC Heats Up with Oscar Contenders and World Premieres

by Pat Mullen
November 13, 2024
Festivals

Highlights at DOC NYC 2024 include Oscar contenders and new works from Ondi Timoner and Dawn Porter.

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A black and white portrait of Irish author Edna O'Brien. She is framed in close-up while smoking a cigarette.

DOC NYC to Open with Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story

by Pat Mullen
October 10, 2024March 12, 2025
Festivals/News

DOC NYC announces main line-up for the 2024 festival, including the opening night selection of Sinead O'Shea's Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story.

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The 2024 TIFF Docs Report: TIFF Is (Sort of) Back, Baby!

by Pat Mullen
September 16, 2024September 19, 2024
Features/TIFF

The 2024 TIFF Docs report: highlights from the documentary side of the Toronto International Film Festival, overwhelmed by controversy.

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Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story Review – When Life’s an Open Book

by Pat Mullen
September 8, 2024
Reviews/TIFF

Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story - chronicles the life and work of the acclaimed and controversial Irish writer who passed away in July 2024 at age 93.

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TIFF 2024: The Year of the Documentary?

by Marc Glassman
September 3, 2024
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Anticipated highlights on the documentary front at the Toronto International Film Festival include Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story and Ernest Cole: Lost and Found.

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Sales Titles and Awards Hopefuls Tapped for TIFF Docs Line-Up

by Pat Mullen
August 7, 2024August 31, 2024
Features/TIFF

Previewing the TIFF Docs slate with the festival's documentary programmer Thom Powers. Docs coming to Toronto include No Other Land, Vice Is Broke, and The Last Republican.

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Billie Eilish is in her concert doc era, but how d Billie Eilish is in her concert doc era, but how does #hitmehardandsoft and its snazzy 3D stack up to the competition?

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Freshly shucked at @hotdocs_ and playing as @doxaf Freshly shucked at @hotdocs_ and playing as @doxafestival's centerpiece, CONCRETE TURNED TO SAND is an immersive environmental film. 🦪

@nireliofidelio talks with Jessica Johnson and Ryan Ermacora about capturing the flows of intertidal life.

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