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Four women practice shooting with a rifle. They are all wearing veils. One is holding the gun and pointing at a target offscreen, while a woman behind her steadies her arm.

32 Meters Review: Gunning for Some Dignity

by Susan G. Cole
May 1, 2026
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Crowdpleaser 32 Meters tracks women’s attempts to organize a shooting competition in a Turkish village. 

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Saigon Story, House of Hope Lead Hot Docs Winners

by Pat Mullen
May 1, 2026
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2026 Hot Docs winners include Saigon Story: Two Shootings in the Forest Kingdom and House of Hope for Best Canadian Documentary and Best International Documentary, respectively.

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Searching for Drug Peace Review: Amsterdam Comes to East Van

by Pat Mullen
May 1, 2026
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Searching for Drug Peace observes how the Coca Leaf Café and Medicinal Mushroom Dispensary in East Vancouver offers a provocative alternative amid the opioid crisis.

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The Secret Reading Club of Kabul Review: The Anne Frank Story As It Plays Out Today

by Nidhil Vohra
May 1, 2026
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The Secret Reading Club of Kabul brings three young women together to read the diary of Anne Frank and consider their situation in Afghanistan.

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An archival image of a pair of hands touching an early robot. The machine has a pair of eyes.

Valerie Veatch on Ghost in the Machine and Doing the Cringe

by Victor Stiff
May 1, 2026
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An interview with Ghost in the Machine director Valerie Veatch on diving into the world of artificial intelligence in her documentary and exploring collective responses to big tech.

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A blonde woman in blue jeans and an orange shirt with a black vest speaks with a male sanitation worker. He is Black and wearing a blue uniform. They are standing in front of a white garbage truck with Sanitation in black letters near the top of the vehicle. The truck is covered in graffiti.

Maintenance Artist Review: The Fine Art of Manual Labour

by Pat Mullen
May 1, 2026
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The career of Mierle Laderman Ukeles, longtime (and only) artist in residence at New York's Department of Sanitation, receives a fun appraisal in Maintenance Artist.

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A Palestinian husband and wife lean in close together while looking up towards the sky.

House of Hope Review: Teaching Positivity Under Occupation

by Susan G. Cole
April 30, 2026
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House of Hope is a soulful film that tracks a Waldorf school on the West Bank trying to stay true to its values.

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Nuskmata sings during a ceremony at the sputc pole on the bank of the Bella Coola River, honouring the fish and the enduring relationship between people and place.

Ceremony Review: A River Runs Through It

by Pat Mullen
April 30, 2026
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Members of the Nuxalk Nation work to restore the ooligan population and find parallels between the fish's disappearance and the region's colonial history in Ceremony.

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A woman and an animated fox sit with their back to the camera, looking up at a pink crescent moon in the night sky.

A Fox Under a Pink Moon Review: Art Provides Escape in Compelling Migration Tale

by Pat Mullen
April 30, 2026
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Afghan refugee Soraya Akhalaghi captures her story on her iPhone in A Fox Under a Pink Moon as she tries to flee Iran and finds an outlet in the creative process.

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A tender moment between a newborn and Maria Reyes, our Colombian midwife from Buenaventura, during a postpartum checkup in the barrios.

How The Delivery Line Reframes Midwives’ Healing Arts

by Susan G. Cole
April 30, 2026
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An interview with The Delivery Line director Nance Ackerman on observing maternal caregivers around the world as they fight for women's rights.

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