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Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro sits at a desk with his arms folded defiantly. He is surrounded by four men in suits. They are all looking at the camera.

Apocalypse in the Tropics Review: When the Messiah Takes Office

by Pat Mullen
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Petra Costa follows her Oscar-nominated documentary The Edge of Democracy with Apocalypse in the Tropics, a riveting look at the rise of evangelicalism in Brazil's politics.

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Assembly Review: An Artful Celebration of Blackness and Queerness

by Barbara Goslawski
April 29, 2025
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Multidisciplinary artist Rashaad Newsome creates an immersive and multifaceted installation about the intersections of identity in Assembly.

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Spreadsheet Champions Review: Competition Doc Fails to Excel

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Spreadsheet Champions is a formulaic competition doc that follows a group of students from around the world as they try to excel at Microsoft Excel.

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Chase Joynt and Julietta Singh direct on a film set. He is standing behind her wearing a grey shirt and ballcap, while she is wearing a green shirt and eyeglasses and has her hand raised. They are both smiling.

Julietta Singh and Chase Joynt Talk The Nest and Re-embodying History

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An interview with The Nest directors Julietta Singh and Chase Joynt about their innovative hybrid film that explores intersections of history within Singh's family home.

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Antidote Review: Reporting from Navalny’s Shadow

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Antidote, a docu-thriller portrait of Bellingcat investigative journalist Christo Grozev, struggles to offer much new after Navalny.

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Saints and Warriors Captures Haida Victory in the Courts

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April 23, 2025
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An interview with Saints and Warriors director Patrick Shannon about chronicling the All Native Basketballl Tournament and a pivotal year for the Skidegate Saints.

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@alan.robert.irwin opens the conversation about me @alan.robert.irwin opens the conversation about mental health in his new film #LoveHarold. Get your first look at the trailer for the doc premiering at @ciffcalgary! (Link in stories) @onf_nfb @52mediainc 

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Our @tiff_net at 50 retro continues! 10 more docs Our @tiff_net at 50 retro continues! 10 more docs that helped define the festival's  first 50 years:
📽: Sharkwater (TIFF '06)
📽: Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (TIFF '92)
📽: Manufactured Landscapes (TIFF '06)
📽: Hoop Dreams (TIFF '94)
📽: Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (TIFF '15)
📽: No Sad Songs (TIFF '85)
📽: From the Sky Down (TIFF '11)
📽: Attica (TIFF '21)
📽: Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa (TIFF '23)
📽: Leviathan (TIFF '85)

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📰: @hotdocs_ announces Gabor Pertic as Lead Pro 📰: @hotdocs_ announces Gabor Pertic as Lead Programmer, Hot Docs Festival. Doc Soup series is also set to return in Oct. with Sundance hit #TheLibrarians.

🔗: https://povmagazine.com/gabor-pertic-named-lead-programmer-hot-docs-festival/

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As we count down to #TIFF50, our writers pick 50 d As we count down to #TIFF50, our writers pick 50 docs that defined the first 50 years of @tiff_net!

Among the highlights:
📽 Harlan County USA (TIFF '76)
📽 Stop Making Sense (TIFF '84 & '23)
📽 Comic Book Confidential (TIFF '88)
📽 Roger & Me (TIFF '89)
📽 Pina (TIFF '11)
📽 The Act of Killing (TIFF '12)
📽 I Am Not Your Negro (TIFF '16)
📽 @freesolofilm (TIFF '18)
📽 @thebandfilm (TIFF '19)
📽 @tokillatigerdoc (TIFF '22)

What are some of your favourites?

🔗: https://povmagazine.com/50-docs-that-defined-tiff-looking-back-at-the-festival-of-festivals/

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How does a community come together amid tragedy? How does a community come together amid tragedy?

@ibopwebop tells @truedaley about telling the story of Nicholas Gibbs and shedding light on local issues in Montreal. 

Now online from issue #123!

🔗: https://povmagazine.com/night-watches-us-a-father-remembered/

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Gen AI is flooding our screens. What does that mea Gen AI is flooding our screens. What does that mean for #documentary? 

@nidhilvohra looks at Gen AI in filmmaking and considers it from the pov of ethics, labour, and environmental impact. 🖲

🔗: https://povmagazine.com/does-generative-artificial-intelligence-represent-reality-in-filmmaking/

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Now online from #POV123, @smallmind1978 examines h Now online from #POV123, @smallmind1978 examines how a cohort of Black filmmakers explores diverse canvases for storytelling.

🔗: https://povmagazine.com/shifting-forms-black-auteurs-explore-diverse-canvases/

📷: @blknws: Terms and Conditions (coming to #tiff50!)

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New hat! Toronto's double Michelin-starred omakase New hat! Toronto's double Michelin-starred omakase chef Masaki Saito graces the cover of #POV124 as our new issue heads to the printer before STILL SINGLE premieres at @tiff_net 🍣 

Here's a taste of what's inside our new issue. #Subscribe today to read it! https://povmagazine.com/issue-124-fall-winter-2025/

🙏 Thank you to all our writers who contributed to this issue, and everyone who helped make it happen, and especially to @telefilm_canada for sponsoring this issue and our online #tiff50 coverage!

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"With Powwow, something that’s really special is "With Powwow, something that’s really special is that it is such a communal event, but also it is quite an individual journey."

@bird.grl tells @nidhilvohra about the personal and collective power of #Powwow and her documentary #UnderTheArbor, now streaming on @cbcgem. 🪶

🔗: https://povmagazine.com/how-under-the-arbor-celebrates-the-collective-spirit-of-powwow/

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