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Deneth Piumakshi Veda Arachchige with an indigenous mask from the Museum of Cultures, Basel (CH)

Elephants & Squirrels Review: Investigating Switzerland’s Role as a Colonizer

by Nidhil Vohra
May 14, 2026
Reviews

Elephants and Squirrels traces efforts to repatriate Indigenous Sri Lankan artifacts stolen by Swiss collectors amid a larger cultural theft.

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In a vintage photograph, an elderly Black man stands beside a dark blue car. The man is wearing a white shirt, blue slacks, and a white brimmed hat. He is holding a cane.

Shifting Forms: Black Auteurs Explore Diverse Canvases

by Courtney Small
August 18, 2025September 30, 2025
Essays/Features

Films by Kahlil Joseph, Steve McQueen, Alice Diop, Mati Diop, John Akomfrah, and Isaac Julien navigate fiction and non-fiction while explore diverse Black experiences.

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15 Documentary Features and Shorts Make Oscar Shortlists

by Pat Mullen
December 17, 2024March 12, 2025
Industry/News

Oscar shortlists for Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short include Daughters, Union, Sugarcane, No Other Land, and Dahomey.

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Toronto Film Critics Name Dahomey Best Documentary

by Pat Mullen
December 15, 2024January 22, 2026
Industry/News

Any Other Way, Yintah, and Your Tomorrow compete for Rogers Best Canadian Documentary at Toronto Film Critics Association Awards.

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Now Streaming: Dahomey Is a True Work of Art

by POV Staff
December 13, 2024
Features

Now streaming on MUBI, Dahomey, Mati Diop's Golden Bear winner, is a poetic portrait of the ghosts of colonialism that haunt the present.

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The Best Documentaries of 2024: Ringing in a Tumultuous Year

by Pat Mullen Marc Glassman
December 12, 2024February 3, 2025
Features

The best documentaries of 2024 include Mountain Queen, Soundtrack to a Coup d'État, Mistress Dispeller, Dahomey, Daughters, Yintah, and No Other Land.

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Sugarcane Leads IDA Awards for the Year in Documentary

by Pat Mullen
November 19, 2024March 12, 2025
Industry/News

IDA Awards nominations for the best documentaries of 2024 include Sugarcane, No Other Land, Soundtrack to a Coup d'État, Queendom and Dahomey.

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Sugarcane Leads Cinema Eye Honors Nominations

by Pat Mullen
November 14, 2024March 12, 2025
Industry/News

2024 Cinema Eye Honors nominations include Sugarcane, No Other Land, Dahomey, Daughters, Mistress Dispeller, Look Into My Eyes, and Eno.

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DOC NYC Heats Up with Oscar Contenders and World Premieres

by Pat Mullen
November 13, 2024
Festivals

Highlights at DOC NYC 2024 include Oscar contenders and new works from Ondi Timoner and Dawn Porter.

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Mati Diop on Dahomey and Decolonial Documentary

by Pat Mullen
November 1, 2024July 15, 2025
Features/Interviews

An interview with Dahomey director Mati Diop about her documentary that observes the repatriation of Beninese artwork returning from France.

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@gesila.lightplaysociety looks at the complicated historues behind two iconic Vietnam War photos in the documentaries The Stringer and Saigon Story. 

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@imaginenative kicks off today with AKI! Here are @imaginenative kicks off today with AKI! Here are some of the documentary highlights at this year's festival devoted to Indigenous storytellers. 🪶

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Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story leads the Canadian Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story leads the Canadian Screen Awards broadcast documentary winners! Congratulations to the team and all the winners. 🏆

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Congratulations to #EndlessCookie for winning the Congratulations to #EndlessCookie for winning the Canadian Screen Award for Best Documentary Feature!

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The @bluemtnfilmfest kicks off its 5th edition tom The @bluemtnfilmfest kicks off its 5th edition tomorrow! Here are some of the #documentary highlights playing at this year's fest, including several Canadian premieres, music docs, and grand adventures. 🏔

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With purse strings tightening in Canada, must film With purse strings tightening in Canada, must filmmakers look south or to Medici-style patrons to fund their docs?

@adambenzine looks at the Canadian situation in the first of our three-part survey in the state of documentary. 

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WHAT WILL I BECOME? offers a powerful exploration WHAT WILL I BECOME? offers a powerful exploration of trans boyhood and conversations about mental health. ✨️ 

We chatted with directors Lexie Bean and Logan Rozos ahead of the film's Canadian premiere at @insideoutfestival. 

📽 in-theatre: May 30; also online

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@insideoutfestival kicks off today with a great li @insideoutfestival kicks off today with a great line up of docs including #Antidiva, which screens May 23.

🔗 Get the full rundown of doc highlights at the fest at POV as #InsideOut runs today through May 31. 🌈

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Reporting from la Croisette, here are all the #Can Reporting from la Croisette, here are all the #Cannes docs that @filmfest_ca has been reviewing from the fest. 🌴

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Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions spotlights the career of the Rough Trade rocker.

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