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Issue 118

Palm Trees, Persian Myths, and Pageantry

by Marc Glassman
November 18, 2023
Features

Terra Jean Long's Feet in Water, Head on Fire captures he mutable history, complexity, and contradictions of the Coachella Valley.

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On Mother Saigon and Making Dreams a Reality

by Justine Smith
November 14, 2023
Features/Festivals

Khoa Lê's Mother Saigon evocatively depicts family, life, and love for the LGBTQ community in Vietnam with a collaborative lens.

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Burgers on the Prairies

by Danita Steinberg
November 6, 2023
Features

Omar Mouallem's The Lebanese Burger Mafia explores the secret sauce behind an eclectic Alberta fast food chain that provides immigrant families with a slice of the Canadian dream.

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Ethics and Accountability: A View from the U.S.A.

by Tom White
September 2, 2023
Features/Industry

What are one’s moral responsibilities when holding the camera in a documentary? A view of new practices in ethics and accountability from the USA.

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The Way Back: An Analogue Dogme for the Digital Documentary Editor

by Nick Hector
August 22, 2023
Essays/Features

Veteran film editor Nick Hector explores how approaching material with both analogue and digital methods yields distinct results.

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Silvicola Hacks at the Forest Industry

by Madeline Lines
August 5, 2023
Features/Interviews

Silvicola, directed by Jean-Philippe Marquis, examines the state of British Columbia's forestry industry through the eyes of labourers.

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The Dostoyevsky of Documentary

by Marc Glassman
July 18, 2023
Features/Hot Docs

Remembering John Kastner, whose contribution to documentary was recently honoured with an award presented in his name at Hot Docs.

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Ukraine’s Tragedy: Films Made in Crisis

by Jason Gorber
July 12, 2023
Essays/Features

Films like 20 Days in Mariupol, Iron Butterflies, When Spring Came to Bucha, and Eurodonbas capture the unfolding story of the war in Ukraine.

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10 Hidden Gems from the NFB

by Albert Ohayon
July 4, 2023
Features

Former National Film Board of Canada curator Albert Ohayon offers a playlist of hidden gems available on the NFB's online streaming platform.

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AI and the New Reality of Documentaries

by Gesilayefa Azorbo
June 12, 2023
Essays/Features

How will the documentary community be affected by artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfakes? A look at the trend that has everyone talking.

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