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Feet in Water Head on Fire

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by Angelo Muredda
July 8, 2024
Essays/Features

Mike Hoolboom's Waves, Lina Rodriguez's Mis dos voces, Jacquelyn Mills' Geographies of Solitude, and Terra Jean Long's Feet in Water, Head on Fire are four Canadian independent films that display a hand-made

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The Soldier’s Lagoon Review: The History of Landscapes

by Pat Mullen
May 2, 2024
Hot Docs/Reviews

The Soldier's Lagoon is poetic non-fiction film that deftly considers the history embedded within Colombia's landscape.

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Documentary Highlights at the Available Light Film Festival

by Pat Mullen
February 8, 2024
Festivals

Documentary highlights at the Available Light Film Festival include 500 Days in the Wild, Eagle Plains, WaaPaKe, and Silvicola.

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The Best Documentaries of 2023: A Year in Review

by Pat Mullen Marc Glassman
December 21, 2023
Features/Lists

The best documentaries of 2023 include Milisuthando, The Mother of All Lies, 20 Days in Mariupol, Swan Song, and Menus Plaisirs - Les Troisgros.

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Palm Trees, Persian Myths, and Pageantry

by Marc Glassman
November 18, 2023
Features

Terra Jean Long's Feet in Water, Head on Fire captures he mutable history, complexity, and contradictions of the Coachella Valley.

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Montreal’s RIDM Announces Programming, Competition Docs

by Pat Mullen
October 25, 2023
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Films in RIDM's National Competition include La garde blanche, Mother Saigon, and Caiti Blues.

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Hot Docs 2023 Report: Festival Rebounds with an Emphasis on Discovery

by Pat Mullen
May 8, 2023
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Report on Hot Docs 2023: Toronto's documentary festival rebounded with a strong line, well-attended screenings, and a sense of discovery.

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The DOXA Dozen: Highlights at Vancouver’s Documentary Festival

by Pat Mullen
May 4, 2023
Festivals

Highlights for Vancouver's DOXA Documentary Festival include Big Fight in Little Chinatown, King Coal, KOKOMO CITY, and Twice Colonized.

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At Least the Docs are Hot

by Marc Glassman
April 28, 2023
Hot Docs

Marc Glassman introduces POV Magazine's coverage for the 2023 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.

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Big Fight in Little Chinatown to Open Vancouver’s DOXA Fest

by Pat Mullen
April 6, 2023
Festivals

Karen Cho's Big Fight in Little Chinatown will open the 2023 edition of Vancouver's DOXA Documentary Festival in Vancouver.

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