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Love: The Last Chapter Review – Retirement Romance

by Pat Mullen
May 15, 2021July 7, 2021
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Is there any sight quite as romantic as a sunset? Dominque Keller provides three portraits of enduring love in Love: The Last Chapter. This sweet slice of life doc observes a trio

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Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché Review: Life in Plastic

by Madeline Lines
May 13, 2021February 3, 2022
Reviews

While the cheeky name reflects punk icon Poly Styrene’s self-reflexive wit, this doc reveals that she was anything but forumlaic.

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Silent Voice Review: Strength in Stillness

by Pat Mullen
May 11, 2021April 24, 2022
Hot Docs/Reviews

The international juries at Hot Docs this year favoured slow cinéma vérité If the feature winner Ostrov – Lost Island exemplifies the limitations of the art form with its lethargic portrait of

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The Gig Is Up Review: The Human Costs of Cheap Labour

by Pat Mullen
May 9, 2021October 5, 2021
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Shannon Walsh's eye-opening film asks how much we’re willing to pay so that others can enjoy a more equitable life.

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The Gig Economy

by Justine Smith
May 6, 2021August 9, 2021
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Behind your favourite app is an army of invisible workers. Drivers and delivery services ensure we get our food on time and that we’re never late for a meeting. In countries worldwide,

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The Politics of Identity

by Matthew Hays
May 3, 2021June 13, 2022
Features/Hot Docs

Someone Like Me and One of Ours intimately confront identity and belonging.

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Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers’ Kímmapiiyipitssini Brings Empathy to an Opioid Crisis

by Kelly Boutsalis
May 1, 2021March 3, 2022
Features/Hot Docs

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers’ Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy weaves together a broad portrait of the impact of settler colonialism on Blackfoot people, through firsthand experiences of people with substance use disorder, and the

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Fanny: The Right to Rock Review – The First Ladies of Rock

by Susan G. Cole
April 29, 2021August 9, 2021
Hot Docs/Reviews

Intense hard rock. Searing guitar solos. Serious strutting on stage with no sexual posturing. These aren’t things you often associate with female musicians. So props to Bobbi Jo Hart, whose documentary Fanny:

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Your Oscar nominees for Best #Documentary Feature Your Oscar nominees for Best #Documentary Feature 🏆
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Houston, we have lift-off on #Sundance coverage! T Houston, we have lift-off on #Sundance coverage! THE LONGEST GOODBYE director Ido Mizrahy jobs us to talk space and social isolation. 🚀

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"The thread that links all my films is to create a "The thread that links all my films is to create a space of visibility for people at the edge of visibility."

Alice Diop joins us to discuss the documentary roots of #SaintOmer! You can catch her docs now on @mubicanada and SAINT OMER opens at @tiff_net Friday from @films_we_like. 📽

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How did THE TERRITORY engage members of the Uru-eu How did THE TERRITORY engage members of the Uru-eu-wau-wau tribe to tell their story? Here's director Alex Pritz on Tangãi's journey to becoming one of the film's cinematographers.

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📽️ THE TERRITORY is on Disney+ in the USA.

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Now screening for free from @Goetheinstitut_Toront Now screening for free from @Goetheinstitut_Toronto until Feb. 15, catch THEN & NOW, the first in a series of double-bills of German cinema streaming online through 2023. 

Among the films screening in this month's selection is the documentary TACHELES - THE HEART OF THE MATTER, which observes how younger generations carry the weight of the Holocaust if it is so far removed from their experiences. 🇩🇪

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If social media is the toilet of the internet, wha If social media is the toilet of the internet, what is the solution? BACKLASH: MISOGYNY IN THE DIGITAL AGE sees four women share stories of online harassment. 

🔗 Review: https://povmagazine.com/backlash-review-get-riled-up-with-stories-of-cyber-sexism/

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What does it mean when your subject is a key colla What does it mean when your subject is a key collaborator? Here's #Wildcat director Trevor Frost on working with subject Harry Turner to film the re-wilding of ocelots Khan and Keanu. 🐈

🔗 Read the full interview: https://povmagazine.com/how-wildcat-captures-our-harmony-with-animals/

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Here's Bonnie the Marmot gracing your feed with ne Here's Bonnie the Marmot gracing your feed with news that @netflixca's #IslandOfTheSeaWolves squeaked out the year's biggest controversy to be our top read of 2022! Find out what else drew readers' interest this year, and get some tips on docs to watch (or watch for!) at home and in theatres. #documentary #Bestof2022 #marmot #film 

🔗: https://povmagazine.com/povs-top-reads-of-2022-what-drives-doc-readers-interest/
Can a cat save your life? @wildcatdocfilm director Can a cat save your life? @wildcatdocfilm director Trevor Frost joins us to discuss documenting ocelots, collaborative filmmaking, and taking care of a subject's mental health. 🐾 #Wildcat #cats #ocelot #documentary #film #movies 

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Fresh off his #Emmys win (congrats!), @bauzilla, t Fresh off his #Emmys win (congrats!), @bauzilla, the voice behind beloved characters like #BugsBunny, joins us to talk animation, authentic storytelling, and his doc series @staytoonedtv. 🐰 

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New interview on the site! #MyMindAndMe director A New interview on the site! #MyMindAndMe director Alek Keshishian tells us about filming @selenagomez, creating space for conversations about mental health, and how celebrity has changed since #TruthOrDare #SelenaGomez #mentalhealth #music #documentary #AlekKeshishian
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