Directors Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortés discuss their new film All In: The Fight for Democracy, which features Stacey Abrams and the history of voter suppression.
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The Fight (USA, 96 min.) Dir. Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman, Eli Despres After wowing the documentary crowd with their portrait of an errant Weiner, Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman, and Eli Despres chronicle
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For the Love of Rutland is a powerful observation of the divisions in Trump-era America, but ultimately a hopeful study of a community hungry for change.
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Acclaimed director Steve James discusses City So Real, his new doc-series about Chicago’s mayoral election, along with some thoughts on The Wire, Hoop Dreams, and avoiding gotcha moments.
Keep ReadingHong Kong Moments (Hong Kong/Germany, 90 min.) Dir. Bing Zhou Program: Special Presentations Were you blown away by the mammoth “umbrella demonstrations,” undertaken by pro-democracy forces last year to protest Beijing’s new
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Director Michèle Stephenson discusses her winner of Hot Docs’ Special Jury Prize for Canadian features, Stateless, a compelling study of institutionalized racism past and present in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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Netflix reclaims its true crime credence with The Innocence Files. After the hugely entertaining, but highly flawed and ethically dubious, quarantine sensation of Tiger King comes this nine-part feat of investigative rigour. The Innocence Files admittedly lacks the
Keep ReadingSlay the Dragon (USA, 104 min.) Dir. Barak Goodman, Chad Durrance The numbers for contemporary democracy don’t add up. Too often one looks at election results and sees the seat counts favour
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Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (USA, 104 min.) Dir. James Lebrecht, Nicole Newnham The Obamas had a high bar to meet after American Factory won the Oscar, but Crip Camp grabs it. The film marks the
Keep ReadingYour Turn [Espero tua ( Re )volta] (Brazil, 93 min.) Dir. Eliza Capai If Petra Costa took audiences to the edge of democracy with her Oscar-nominated portrait of Brazilian politics, then Eliza Capai
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