In place of the usual dire forecasts that doom-and-gloom eco docs burden open audiences, 2040 offers some new: hope.
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The Wall of Shadows (Poland/Germany/Switzerland, 94 min.) Dir. Eliza Kubarska Program: International Spectrum Every film festival seems to have an obligatory slot reserved for a “mountain movie.” The film can whisk audiences
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Mira Burt-Wintonick discusses her new film Wintopia, a moving and personal reflection about her late father, Peter Wintonick -- filmmaker, former POV editor, and Canada's documentary ambassador.
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