When you think about documentaries, certain things come to mind: veritΓ© shooting, archival footage, interviews, narration. Embedded in this idea of what could be called the βwell-made docβ is a set of
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Keep ReadingβDocumentary? Thatβs a very sophisticated and misleading word. And not very clear. The term should be documentary styleβ¦You see, a document has use, whereas art is really useless.β βWalker Evans (1903-1975) When
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Keep ReadingAt a Toronto variety store, amid racks of candy, lottery tickets and cigarettes, a Korean couple battles their Canadian-born children. The father demands that his kids finish school, get married and start
Keep ReadingIn one of the more emotional momentsβand there are manyβin Peter RaymontβsΒ often-shatteringΒ Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of RomΓ©o DallaireΒ (2004), Canadian GeneralΒ RomΓ©o DallaireΒ recounts his rage at Belgiumβs withdrawal of its troops
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Keep ReadingWhen Nettie Widβs KONELΔͺNE: our land beautifulΒ (2016) collected three Canadian Screen Award nominations this year, it was another highlight in British Columbiaβs rich documentary legacy. Itβs a history of innovation, resilience and
Keep ReadingAlbertaβs competing identities are reflected in the visual economies that comprise its documentary history, but they are also constituted by it.
Keep ReadingIn the Name of All Canadians (Canada, 75 min.) Dir. Vivian Belik, Karen Chapman, Aisha Jamal, Khoa LΓͺ, Annick Marion, Ariel Nasr, Patrick Reed, AndrΓ©a Schmidt, JΓ©rΓ©mie Wookey Earlier this year,
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