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30 for 30: A Brief History of Hot Docs Highlights

by Marc Glassman Barri Cohen Pat Mullen
April 27, 2023
Features/Hot Docs

The POV team marks 30 years of Hot Docs by looking back at some of the many names and documentaries that defined the festival.

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Revival69: The Concert that Rocked the World Review – Toronto’s Ragtag Revue

by Pat Mullen
December 15, 2022April 11, 2025
Reviews

Revival69: The Concert that Rocked the World revisits the making of a 1969 Toronto festival that featured the first public appearance of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono Band.

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Brett Morgen on David Bowie

by Jason Gorber
September 7, 2022
Interviews/TIFF

An interview with Brett Morgen on Moonage Daydream and telling the story of David Bowie in a kaleidoscopic montage unlike anything you've seen before.

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Having the Guts to Try: Barbara Kopple on ‘Desert One’

by Pat Mullen
August 21, 2020February 14, 2022
Interviews

Two-time Academy Award winner Barbara Kopple discusses her Iranian Hostage Crisis doc Desert One, interviewing President Jimmy Carter, Argo, and a career in documentary.

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Change We Can Believe In

by Andrew McIntosh
October 8, 2019January 7, 2022
Essays/Features

Every once in a while, people appear on the political stage with compelling personal narratives and charisma to spare. They’re dedicated and passionate and demonstrate through their actions that they can persevere

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The POV Interview: D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus – ‘Unlocking the Cage’

by Jason Gorber
May 9, 2016September 5, 2021
Hot Docs/Interviews

Master doc-makers D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus on their new film Unlocking the Cage and other career highs like The War Room and Don’t Look Back.

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Review: ‘Unlocking the Cage’

by Jason Gorber
May 1, 2016December 26, 2021
Hot Docs/Reviews

Unlocking the Cage by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus follows attorney Steve Wise as he builds a case for personhood for chimpanzees

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Being There with Richard Leacock

by Andrew McIntosh
April 1, 2008May 11, 2022
Features/Hot Docs

At 86, veteran filmmaker Richard Leacock comes to Canada for Hot Docs’ Outstanding Achievement retrospective.

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Reel Books: The Art of the Documentary

by Elizabeth Johnston
April 1, 2006May 15, 2022
Features

This is yet another coffee table book foray into the minds of some key documentary-makers like D.A. Pennebaker, Albert Maysles and Ken Burns, and several more not represented by separate chapters, such

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This year, @marc.glassman.1 and @mullenpat offer a combined top ten list, plus honourable mentions. 

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Season 2 premiere of #ForTheCulture! Amanda Parr Season 2 premiere of #ForTheCulture! 

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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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. 

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Catch LOVE, HAROLD at festivals including @workmanartsto & @windsorfilmfest this week. 

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