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Actor Michael J. Fox sits in his office. He looks pensively off to screen left and is surrounded by bookcases filled with books.

No Sitting Still: Davis Guggenheim’s Michael J. Fox Doc

by Pat Mullen
April 22, 2023
Features/Hot Docs

Davis Guggenheim captures the life of Michael J. Fox in Still, a deeply moving account of the actor's life in film and television, told largely through the roles he's created.

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Actor Michael J. Fox laughing. He is wearing subglasses and a blue shirt.

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie to Open Edmonton’s NorthwestFest

by Pat Mullen
April 20, 2023
Festivals

Edmonton's NorthwestFest announces its line-up for 2023 including Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie and Barbara Kopple's Gumbo Coalition.

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POV Issue #118: Editor’s Note

by Marc Glassman
April 20, 2023
Features

POV editor Marc Glassman offers highlights for Issue #118, which features stories about new works at Hot Docs 2023 and more!

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Are You Talking to Me?

by Vivian Belik
April 17, 2023April 22, 2023
Essays

Are lecture films the Bran Flakes of documentary? How does the power of the direct address work in the age of Ted Talks and video diaries?

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Toronto’s Heating Up: 23 Films We’ve Seen at Hot Docs 2023

by Pat Mullen
April 14, 2023
Hot Docs

POV recaps the festival hits (and a few misses) coming to Toronto's documentary festival from the circuit. Highlights include Milisuthando, The Castle, and I Lost My Mom.

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Subject Review: Asking All of Documentary’s Big Questions

by Pat Mullen
April 5, 2023
Reviews

Subject invites a who's who of the documentary field to consider questions of ethics, representation, and responsible storytelling in non-fiction.

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Coming Soon: Issue #118 – And Special Issue News!

by Pat Mullen
March 17, 2023
Features

A preview of POV issue #118 coming soon for Hot Docs, along with news of a special issue to mark the 40th anniversary of the Documentary Organization of Canada.

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Hot Docs Announces First Special Presentations Titles for 2023 Fest

by Pat Mullen
March 14, 2023
Hot Docs

Hot Docs announces 15 Special Presentations titles for 2023, including Still: A Michael J. Fox Story and Love to Love You, Donna Summer.

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Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie Review – A Fitting Portrait

by Jason Gorber
January 22, 2023
Reviews/Sundance

Still: A Michael J. Fox Story looks back at the career of the Family Ties star and his ongoing activism following his diagnosis with Parkinson's disease.

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TIFF 2015 Docs Report: A Tale of Underdogs and Masters

by Pat Mullen
December 16, 2015January 7, 2022
Industry/TIFF

Highlights from TIFF 2015 include Miss Sharon Jones!, Thru You Princess, Where to Invade Next, The Music of Strangers, Sherpa, and Being AP.

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