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Cutting Through Rocks

A woman and her partner are lying on a blanket with their three dogs. They are are both laughing and the dogs are snuggled up against them in a sunbeam.

DOC NYC Announces Short List Series with Oscar Hopefuls

by Pat Mullen
October 14, 2025
Festivals/News

DOC NYC announces annual Short List series, which includes Oscar hopefuls like Come See Me in the Good Light, The Perfect Neighbor, and My Mom Jayne.

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What’s Up With VIFF’s Docs?

by Marc Glassman
October 5, 2025October 8, 2025
Festivals/Interviews

An interview with Ruun Nuur, the documentary programmer at the Vancouver International Film Festival, about VIFF's non-fiction slate.

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A woman and her partner are lying on a blanket with their three dogs. They are are both laughing and the dogs are snuggled up against them in a sunbeam.

Come See Me in the Good Light Holds Hot Docs Lead Heading Into Final Weekend

by Pat Mullen
May 3, 2025
Hot Docs/News

Come See Me in the Good Light rounds out a week atop the Hot Docs Audience Award leaderboard as Cutting Through Rocks debuts at number five.

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Hot Docs Preview: Is It the Festival’s Rebound Year?

by Pat Mullen
April 24, 2025
Hot Docs

Previewing Hot Docs 2025 as Toronto's documentary festival includes highlights like Shamed, Agatha's Almanac, and Come See Me in the Good Light.

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The Hot Docs Films We’ve Seen so Far: Highlights from the Circuit

by POV Staff
April 14, 2025April 25, 2025
Features/Hot Docs

Festival favourites and award winners come to Hot Docs including Yalla Parkour, Cutting through Rocks, and Come See Me in the Good Light.

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Hot Docs Announces Full Line-up, Fest to Open with Parade

by Pat Mullen
March 25, 2025
Hot Docs/News

Hot Docs announces the full line-up for the 2025 festival including opening night selection Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance.

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The 2025 Sundance Documentary Report: See Them in a Good Light

by Pat Mullen
February 3, 2025February 5, 2025
Sundance

The 2025 Sundance documentary report: highlights include Come See Me in the Good Light, The Perfect Neighbor, Speak, Endless Cookie, and Coexistence, My Ass!.

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Seeds, Cutting Through Rocks Lead Sundance Documentary Winners

by Pat Mullen
January 31, 2025March 12, 2025
News/Sundance

Seeds and Cutting Through Rocks win the 2025 Sundance Grand Jury Prizes for U.S. Documentary and World Cinema Documentary, respectively.

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Cutting Through Rocks Review: Sara Shahverdi’s Courageous Stand

by Barbara Goslawski
January 27, 2025
Reviews/Sundance

Cutting Through Rocks observes politician Sara Shahverdi as she makes history as the first woman elected to public officer in her remote Iranian town.

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Sundance Announces Documentaries for 2025 Festival

by Pat Mullen
December 11, 2024March 12, 2025
News/Sundance

Documentaries announced for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival include the Canadian documentary Endless Cookie and co-production Cutting Through Rocks.

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Amanda Parris, Yasmin Mathurin, and Alison Duke talk Black travel and dating in episodes 1 & 2 of the doc series debuting Nov. 28 on @cbcgem. 💻 #documentary #series
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How did they capture the love and laughter of poet How did they capture the love and laughter of poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley in #ComeSeeMeInTheGoodLight? We chatted with the team to find out!

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The kids are alright! @nidhilvohra looks at the ar The kids are alright! @nidhilvohra looks at the art of student protest in @theencampments & A Night of kKowing Nothing in our current issue. ✊️

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@adambenzine looks at @cbcdocs' hit series at a moment of transition. 

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Want the story behind the @northernsuperleague? @t Want the story behind the @northernsuperleague? @thepitchdoc_nsl follows the fight to establish a women's pro soccer league in Canada. ⚽️

We chatted with director Michèle Hozer at @windsorfilmfest about her documentary hitting the circuit. 

🔗: https://povmagazine.com/how-the-pitch-captures-the-push-for-equity-in-work-and-play/

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