Two shorts at Hot Docs this year provided significant tales of performers mastering the art of self-representation. Director Chrisann Hessing’s Turning Tables is a handsome profile of Anishinaabe DJ/techno artist Classic Roots
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Gurrumul, the late blind singer of the Yolngu Indigenous tribe was one of the most influential voices in contemporary Australian music. His legacy is the subject of the documentary Gurrumul, directed by
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Hot Docs’ worthy recipient of the 2018 Don Haig Award, Ina Fichman, discusses her new films Laila at the Bridge and The Oslo Diaries and a prolific career in documentary.
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One of the highlights of Hot Docs 2018 was the International Premiere of director-producer’s Liz Garbus’s The Fourth Estate, an ambitious exploration of The New York Times as the publication’s staff grapples
Keep ReadingThe Strange Sound of Happiness (Italy/Germany, 89 min.) Dir. Diego Pascal Panarello Programme: The Changing Face of Europe (North American Premiere) Some say the happiest sound is the noise of children’s laughter.
Keep ReadingAfghan Cycles (USA, 90 min.) Dir. Sarah Menzies Programme: Silence Breakers Afghan Cycles follows the stories of several young women who train as part of the Women’s National Cycling Team of
Keep ReadingPick of the Litter (USA, 79 min.) Dir. Dana Nachman, Don Hardy Programme: Special Presentations (International Premiere) Call it puppy love. It’s impossible to resist the sheer volume of adorableness packed
Keep ReadingMore Human than Human (Netherlands, USA, Belgium, 79 min.) Dir: Tommy Pallotta, Femke Wolting Programme: Special Presentations. (International Premiere) Tommy Pallotta, a Richard Linklater collaborator who worked on Waking Life and
Keep ReadingFor those of us who love documentaries, and even for those who only enjoy them occasionally, this weekend offers a rare treat. It’s the closing weekend of the Hot Docs festival, which
Keep ReadingThe Reckoning: Hollywood’s Worst Kept Secret (Canada, 90 min.) Dir. Barry Avrich Programme: Special Presentations (World Premiere) The impact of the Silence Breakers is everywhere at Hot Docs this year. It’s
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