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Alan Zweig Has a Job for the First Time in 50 Years

by Samantha Hodder
October 7, 2025
Features/Interviews

A conversation with Alan Zweig about his documentary Love, Harold and furthering the art of the interview with his foray into podcasting.

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TIFF 2015 Docs Report: A Tale of Underdogs and Masters

by Pat Mullen
December 16, 2015January 7, 2022
Industry/TIFF

Highlights from TIFF 2015 include Miss Sharon Jones!, Thru You Princess, Where to Invade Next, The Music of Strangers, Sherpa, and Being AP.

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The POV Interview: Alan Zweig on ‘HURT’

by Pat Mullen
October 1, 2015January 3, 2022
Interviews/TIFF

Alan Zweig discusses HURT, his brutally honest portrait of fallen Canadian hero Steve Fonyo, which won TIFF's inaugural Platform prize.

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