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Actor John Candy appears in close-up in a VHS family home movie. He is bending over and looking directly at the camera.

The John Candy Documentary Shares a Mental Health Conversation Ahead of Its Time

by Pat Mullen
October 9, 2025
Features/TIFF

John Candy: I Like Me producer Ryan Reynolds and director Colin Hanks discuss their documentary about the beloved Canadian icon and his story about mental health.

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Michelle Ross was a Black drag queen. She is pictured her in a portrait wearing a silver sequined dress with a curly wig and make-up that resembles Diana Ross.

Michelle Ross: Unknown Icon Celebrates a Beloved Drag Queen

by Pat Mullen
October 8, 2025
Features/Interviews

Alison Duke discusses her documentary Michelle Ross: Unknown Icon, which celebrates the life and artistry of Toronto's famed drag performer.

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A man in a dark cave stands with his back to the camera, holding a flashlight towards the cave wall while looking at a white spiral on the rocks.

A Travelling Spirit: The Journeys Within While the Green Grass Grows

by Marc Glassman
September 28, 2025
Essays/Interviews

Director Peter Mettler discusses his seven-part documentary epic While the Green Grass Grows and its exploration of life, place, family, and time.

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An sepia-toned photo of a picture frame containing a Chinese husband and wife on their wedding day.

Palimpsest: The Story of a Name Review – What’s in a Name?

by Rachel Ho
September 10, 2025
Reviews/TIFF

Especially in cultures that safeguard family secrets to a fault, Palimpsest: The Story of a Name demonstrates the value in opening the vault.

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A man in a black t-shirt and blue jeans stands on a beach. His arms are crossed and he is looking out at the water.

Barry Avrich and Noam Tibon on The Road Between Us: “The film is not political. It’s a story about a family.”

by Jason Gorber
September 10, 2025October 3, 2025
Interviews/TIFF

An interview with The Road Between Us director Barry Avrich and subject Noam Tibon on making a film about one family's plight on October 7.

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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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A black and white photo of singer Jeff Buckley and his mother Mary. They have their heads together and are smiling.

Amy Berg Tells Jeff Buckley’s Story through Women Who Knew Him Best

by Rachel Ho
August 14, 2025
Features/Interviews

An interview with It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley director Amy Berg on her years in the making documentary about the late singer and the women in his life.

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Edith Bouvier Beale and Edith "Little Edie" Beale behind the scenes of GREY GARDENS ('75) with directors Albert & David Maysles.

A Family Affair: Siblings Who Teamed up as Directors

by Winnie Wang
August 1, 2025
Essays

A snapshot of a few exemplary sibling-director duos who have contributed to documentary filmmaking throughout history, from the Lumières to the Maysles to the Rosses.

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A husband and wife sit together on a bus. She is resting her head on his shoulder and he looks out the window. They are both white and wearing glasses and in their early 60s.

Walk with Me Review: A Caregiver’s Guide to Alzheimer’s

by Nidhil Vohra
July 28, 2025
Reviews

Walk with Me documents the life of Charlie Hess after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease when his wife Heidi Levitt becomes his primary caregiver.

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A vintage photo shows Jayne Mansfield, a white woman with blonde hair and brown eyes, lying down on a tan plaid couch. Her young daughter is on her shoulders. She is wearing a red dress, and has brown hair and brown eyes. They are both smiling.

My Mom Jayne Review: Mansfield Revisited in Loving Family Portrait

by Pat Mullen
June 26, 2025
Reviews

Mariska Hargitay revisits the life and career of her mother, actress Jayne Mansfield, in My Mom Jayne to gain a fuller picture of her family story.

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Congratulations to the #documentary Oscar nominees Congratulations to the #documentary Oscar nominees! 🏆

Best Documentary Feature:
✉️ The Alabama Solution 
✉️ Come See Me in the Good Light
✉️ Cutting through Rocks
✉️ Mr. Nobody against Putin
✉️ The Perfect Neighbor

Best Documentary Short:
✉️ All the Empty Rooms
✉️ Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
✉️ Children No More: "Were and Gone"
✉️ The Devil Is Busy
✉️ perfectly a strangeness 🫏

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✉️ "Dear Me" - Diane Warren: Relentless 
✉️ "Sweet Dreams of Joy" Viva Verdi

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Back at @hotdocs_ for 1 screening only, catch fest Back at @hotdocs_ for 1 screening only, catch festival favourite #TheGardenerAndTheDictator this weekend as Jane Hui Wang shares her family story.

🎟: use HDCxGD20 to save 20% on tickets!
📆: Jan 18, 7:00 PM 
📰: Read more in Liam Lacey's interview with Wang! (Link in bio.)

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Miette pastry chef Meg Ray and Maria Thomsson from Miette pastry chef Meg Ray and Maria Thomsson from Rödlöga, Sweden at the world premiere of Sweet Störy at @psfilmfest. Here, they share their favourite sweets in this story of cross-cultural cooking. 🌴

#psiff2026 #sweets #baking #megray #documentary
We're at the @psfilmfest this year, with coverage We're at the @psfilmfest this year, with coverage rolling including the world premiere of Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story! Stay tuned for more. 

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Oscar nominee Carol Connors marches into @psfilmfe Oscar nominee Carol Connors marches into @psfilmfest to her theme from Rocky, and then performs "You Loved My Night Away" - a song she wrote for Elvis Presley the night he died and hasn't released until now.

At the world premiere of the #documentary Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connor Story. 

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#StateOfFirsts director Chase Joynt talks about fo #StateOfFirsts director Chase Joynt talks about following congresswoman Sarah McBride on her historic campaign amid the culture wars and the targeting of trans rights, and making a vérité doc after hybrids like No Ordinary Man and Framing Agnes. #PalmSprings #PSIFF #Documentary #movies
@yanunifilm executive producer Laura Nix tells the @yanunifilm executive producer Laura Nix tells the @psfilmfest audience about what drew her to sharing @juma_xipaia's story and working with director Richard Ladkani to raise awareness about the fight for the Amazon. 🌴

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Andrea Werhun and @nicobazuin tell us about changi Andrea Werhun and @nicobazuin tell us about changing the narrative on sex work and being maximalists with colour in #ModernWhore. 💋

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📖: POV 124
🔗: In Bio
📽: U.S. premiere @psfilmfest; coming soon to theatres

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Song Sung Blue is the latest documentary to get a Song Sung Blue is the latest documentary to get a  Hollywood remake. Kate Hudson and director Craig Brewer tell us about reimagining the doc as a movie musical!

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📽: in theatres Dec. 25
📽: rent the doc on Vimeo

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