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Saik’uz Elder Minnie Thomas, Saik’uz First Nation Councillor Jasmine Thomas and baby. Image courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada, Lantern Films, and Experimental Forest Films.

Now Streaming: Nechako Imparts Generational Wisdom in a Fight for the Future

by POV Staff
November 17, 2025
Features

Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again, now streaming at NFB.ca, observes as First Nations communities join forces to preserve the environment for generations to come.

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A blonde woman sits on a sailboat with her hands clasped on her knees while looking back towards her father standing at the end of the boat. It is a dark and cloudy day.

Now Streaming, Ghosts of the Sea Is a Haunting Family Story

by POV Staff
November 7, 2025
Features

Ghosts of the Sea, now streaming from the National Film Board of Canada, is Virgina Tangvald's haunting tale of reclaiming her family's story.

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An Indigenous basketball player sits on concrete steps. He is wearing a dark tracksuit.

Saints and Warriors Trailer: New Look at Award Winning Doc

by POV Staff
November 6, 2025
News

Watch the full trailer for the documentary Saints and Warriors, directed by Patrick Shannon, ahead of its release November 28.

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Evolutionary biologist Eske Willerslev working on DNA samples in his Wet Lab at the University of Copenhagen.

How Hunt for the Oldest DNA Captures the Thrill of Discovery

by Pat Mullen
November 4, 2025November 12, 2025
Features/Interviews

An interview with Hunt for the Oldest DNA director Niobe Thompson about chronicling biologist Eske Willerslev's breakthrough research in ancient DNA.

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A silhouette of a man sitting in a chair. He faces a TV screen, which shows a close-up of a man's face. The man is sitting in a dimly lit room and there is a white curtain on the right.

Docs Stand Out in Windsor’s Canadian Film Competition

by Pat Mullen
November 3, 2025November 5, 2025
Festivals

Reporting on the WIFF Prize in Canadian Film competition at the Windsor International Film Festival, which included docs Shamed and The Pitch.

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David Suzuki stands with Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan, the new generation of hosts for the Nature of Things. They are outside on a rainy day.

The Nature of Change: CBC’s Marquee Series in Transition

by Adam Benzine
October 30, 2025
Features/Industry

As The Nature of Things enters its 65th season with new hosts and a renewed push for international coproductions, Canadian filmmakers are adjusting to a shifting landscape

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An old photograph of a Korean mother and teen daughter, kneeling together by the water. They are smiling.

Min Sook Lee Seeks Her Mother’s Story

by Jason Gorber
October 25, 2025
Features/Interviews/TIFF

An interview with filmmaker Min Sook Lee on the creative process, political choices, and personal emotions that shaped There Are No Words.

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How The Pitch Captures the Push for Equity in Work and Play

by Pat Mullen
October 23, 2025
Features/Interviews

An interview with The Pitch director Michèle Hozer on following the campaign to establish a professional women's soccer league in Canada.

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Love, Harold Review: The Art of Talking It Out

by Pat Mullen
October 22, 2025
Reviews

Alan Zweig speaks with twenty-odd people who live in the wake of suicide and share stories about grief, pain, and catharsis in Love, Harold.

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A collage of eight film stills in three rows of three, two, and three images.

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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Congratulations to the #documentary Oscar nominees Congratulations to the #documentary Oscar nominees! 🏆

Best Documentary Feature:
✉️ The Alabama Solution 
✉️ Come See Me in the Good Light
✉️ Cutting through Rocks
✉️ Mr. Nobody against Putin
✉️ The Perfect Neighbor

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✉️ Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
✉️ Children No More: "Were and Gone"
✉️ The Devil Is Busy
✉️ perfectly a strangeness 🫏

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✉️ "Sweet Dreams of Joy" Viva Verdi

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Back at @hotdocs_ for 1 screening only, catch fest Back at @hotdocs_ for 1 screening only, catch festival favourite #TheGardenerAndTheDictator this weekend as Jane Hui Wang shares her family story.

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📆: Jan 18, 7:00 PM 
📰: Read more in Liam Lacey's interview with Wang! (Link in bio.)

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Miette pastry chef Meg Ray and Maria Thomsson from Miette pastry chef Meg Ray and Maria Thomsson from Rödlöga, Sweden at the world premiere of Sweet Störy at @psfilmfest. Here, they share their favourite sweets in this story of cross-cultural cooking. 🌴

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We're at the @psfilmfest this year, with coverage We're at the @psfilmfest this year, with coverage rolling including the world premiere of Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story! Stay tuned for more. 

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Oscar nominee Carol Connors marches into @psfilmfe Oscar nominee Carol Connors marches into @psfilmfest to her theme from Rocky, and then performs "You Loved My Night Away" - a song she wrote for Elvis Presley the night he died and hasn't released until now.

At the world premiere of the #documentary Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connor Story. 

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#StateOfFirsts director Chase Joynt talks about fo #StateOfFirsts director Chase Joynt talks about following congresswoman Sarah McBride on her historic campaign amid the culture wars and the targeting of trans rights, and making a vérité doc after hybrids like No Ordinary Man and Framing Agnes. #PalmSprings #PSIFF #Documentary #movies
@yanunifilm executive producer Laura Nix tells the @yanunifilm executive producer Laura Nix tells the @psfilmfest audience about what drew her to sharing @juma_xipaia's story and working with director Richard Ladkani to raise awareness about the fight for the Amazon. 🌴

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Andrea Werhun and @nicobazuin tell us about changi Andrea Werhun and @nicobazuin tell us about changing the narrative on sex work and being maximalists with colour in #ModernWhore. 💋

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📽: U.S. premiere @psfilmfest; coming soon to theatres

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Song Sung Blue is the latest documentary to get a Song Sung Blue is the latest documentary to get a  Hollywood remake. Kate Hudson and director Craig Brewer tell us about reimagining the doc as a movie musical!

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📽: in theatres Dec. 25
📽: rent the doc on Vimeo

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