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An structure in a Northern Indigenous community sits amid a snowy landscape.

Aki Review: Mother Nature Prevails in Gorgeous Essay Film

by Rachel Ho
September 9, 2025
Reviews/TIFF

The life and nature in Atikameksheng Anishnawbek territory will leave you speechless as seen in Darlene Naponse's documentary Aki.

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A point of view shot from a patient in a hospital bed, looking at two blurry doctors who are upside down.

While the Green Grass Grows Review: Or, the Endlessness of Time

by Pat Mullen
September 8, 2025November 8, 2025
Reviews/TIFF

In While the Green Grass Grows, Peter Mettler delivers a personal and philosophically rich journey through grief, family, and the expansiveness of time.

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An alligator swimming in water that has turned neon green from a toxic algal bloom

Sasha Wortzel Talks River of Grass and Dreaming of Marjory Stoneman Douglas

by Pat Mullen
May 1, 2025
Features/Hot Docs/Interviews

An interview with Sasha Wortzel about her documentary River of Grass and bringing the work of Marjory Stoneman Douglas to screen in this lyrical essay.

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The Invasion Review: From Ukraine with Love?

by David Cuevas
October 28, 2024
Reviews

Sergei Loznitsa offers with The Invasion a portrait of daily life in Ukraine, albeit one that draws parallels that leave a viewer uneasy.

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A protester kneels before a barricade of police officers in riot gear.

Yance Ford on Power, Curiosity, and Suspicion

by Pat Mullen
May 15, 2024
Features/Interviews

An interview with director Yance Ford about his documentary Power and exploring the history of the police state in America through the essay film.

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Soundtrack to a Coup d’État Review: Revolution, But Make It Jazz

by Jason Gorber
January 29, 2024
Reviews/Sundance

Johan Grimonprez's Soundtrack to a Coup d'État riffs on the history of the Congo amid the cold war with a jazzy tour through the archives.

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Songs of Earth Review: Walking in Nature’s Footsteps

by Pat Mullen
September 13, 2023
Reviews/TIFF

Margreth Olin delivers a cinematically dazzling essay film with Songs of Earth that follows her father, Jørgen, as he roams in nature.

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Kanaval: A People’s History of Haiti in Six Chapters Review – Experience Carnival

by Pat Mullen
May 7, 2023
Hot Docs/Reviews

Kanaval: A People's History of Haiti in Six Chapters delivers a nuanced and immersive celebration of Carnival with a rich cinematic essay.

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The Displaced Narrator

by Marc Glassman
March 27, 2023April 22, 2023
Essays

The displaced narrator gives enigmatic voice to essay films by speaking offscreen.

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Milisuthando Review: Radical Decolonial Cinema

by Pat Mullen
January 28, 2023October 1, 2025
Reviews/Sundance

Milisuthando is an engrossing essay film that probes South African apartheid, Blackness, and identity through a personal collage of archives and memories.

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@vancityreynolds and @clinhanks tell us why John Candy: I Like Me invites an important conversation about mental health and captures the star's iconic Canadianness. 🇨🇦

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"She was the host of Church St." @therealgoldelox "She was the host of Church St." @therealgoldelox tells us about her #documentary Michelle Ross: Unknown Icon and remembering the life and work of Toronto's beloved drag artist. 

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