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Into the Weeds

Into the Weeds Review: Courtroom Drama with a Green Twist

by Marc Glassman
May 20, 2022
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Jennifer Baichwal's Into the Weeds delivers a compelling courtroom tale that raises serious environmental concerns with its portrait of Lee Johnson's case against Monsanto.

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Okay! (The ASD Band Film) Leads Hot Docs Audience Award Race

by Pat Mullen
April 30, 2022
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Hot Docs Audience Award Rankings for April 30 see Okay! (The ASD Band Film) in first place, followed by Crows Are White and Fire of Love.

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Embracing An Elephant—Hot Docs Returns

by Marc Glassman
April 29, 2022
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Canada’s finest documentary festival is back : Marc Glassman offers Hot Docs highlights including Zero Position,

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Jennifer Baichwal on Into the Weeds and the Roots of Wonder

by Pat Mullen
April 28, 2022
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Into the Weeds director Jennifer Baichwal on telling the story of Dewayne Lee Johnson, the Monsanto company, and its collective stakes.

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Baruchel, Rempel Garner Lead Hot Docs Guest List

by Pat Mullen
April 26, 2022
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Hot Docs 2022 guests include The Kids in the Hall, Jay Baruchel, Michelle Rempel Garner, Abigail E. Disney, and filmmaker Christine Choy.

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Hot Docs 2022 Line-up Includes Baichwal, Cohen, Hoolboom

by Pat Mullen
March 30, 2022
Hot Docs/Industry

Hot Docs 2022 line-up includes the opening night selection of Jennifer Baichwal's Into the Weeds and the premiere of Barri Cohen's Unloved.

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Film critic @cinemafrann remembers the master filmmaker who chronicled a nation's history and gave voice to the voiceless in films like The Battle of Chile, Obstinate Memory, Nostalgia for the Light, and The Pearl Button. 

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Huge standing ovation for story of young Ukrainians soldiers, ravers, and photographers in wartime.

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A hero's journey comes full circle in MAN IN MOTIO A hero's journey comes full circle in MAN IN MOTION: THE RICK HANSEN STORY. 👩‍🦼

Director Adrien Buitenhuis tells @filmfest_ca how the doc came to be. 

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