Motel (Canada, 57 min.) Dir. Jesse McCracken Programme: Canadian Spectrum (World Premiere) Jesse McCracken strips away the postcard perfect image of Niagara Falls in Motel. This compassionate and restrained observation doc
Keep ReadingVancouver: No Fixed Address (Canada, 75 min.) Dir. Charles Wilkinson Programme: Canadian Spectrum (World Premiere) Home ownership in Vancouver has become nearly impossible, and in Vancouver: No Fixed Address, director Charles
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Keep ReadingYou’re Soaking In It (Canada, 75 min.) Dir. Scott Harper Programme: Democrazy (World Premiere) Don’t be confused by the opening reel of You’re Soaking In It. A trailer advertising the documentary
Keep ReadingShiners (Canada, 78 minutes) Dir. Stacey Tenenbaum Programme: Canadian Spectrum (World Premiere) One of the traditional roles of shoe shiners, like barbers or hairdressers, is story telling: relaying neighbourhood news and
Keep ReadingMaison du Bonheur (Canada, 64 min.) Dir. Sofia Bohdanowicz Programme: World Showcase (North American Premiere) Taking a trip to Paris, director Sofia Bohdanowicz visits with Juliane Sellam, the grandmother of a
Keep ReadingAttiya Khan (A Better Man), Joseph Clement (Integral Man), Ali Weinstein (Mermaids), and Kalina Bertin (Manic) are among the directors making their Hot Docs debuts.
Keep ReadingBirth of a Family (Canada, 79 min.) Dir. Tasha Hubbard Programme: Canadian Spectrum (World Premiere) A revelatory documentary, Birth of a Family is a family-reunion doc unlike any you’ve seen before.
Keep ReadingBlurred Lines: Inside the Art World (Canada, 80 min.) Dir. Barry Avrich Programme: Artscapes (Canadian Premiere) Oh, this business of art. The world of fine art often has a tenuous relationship
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