POV is pleased to publish an excerpt from Jerry White’s book, which profiles Peter Mettler, the subject of a major retrospective at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
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Keep ReadingOn Sunday the 13th of February 2005 at the National Gallery of Canada, Pegi Nicol—Something Dancing About Her received its world première. The screening was timed to coincide with the opening of an exhibition
Keep ReadingWhen Ali Kazimi’s latest film Continuous Journey premiered at the 2004 Hot Docs festival, the atmosphere in Toronto’s Royal Cinema was electric. Canada’s documentary filmmaking community was out in force as were a
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