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Issue 124

A computer simulation recreates the geography of the photograph "The Terror of War" with 3D stand-ins of children running down the street during the Vietnam War with press and photographers on both sides of the frame.

The Impact of Images and Vietnam War Photography

by Gesilayefa Azorbo
June 4, 2026
Essays/Photography

Two documentaries, The Stringer and Saigon Story: Two Shootings in the Forest Kingdom, explore the complicated history of iconic photos from the Vietnam War.

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Actor Nathan Fielder stands on an airport runway. He is a white man with brown hair. He is wearing a pilot's uniform with a suit and tie. An airplane is in the background.

Nathan Fielder’s Slippery The Rehearsal

by Daniel Glassman
April 9, 2026
Essays/Features

Now Nathan Fielder's brand of comedy with The Rehearsal and Nathan for You displays a distinct character of Canadianness by blurring humour and non-fiction.

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Jennifer Baichwal (director, at centre), Peter Mettler (director of photography, right) John Price (camera assistant, at far right), and crowd in Wushan, China, during production of Manufactured Landscapes (2006). [Credit:] Mercury Filmworks / Mongrel Media

On Mentorship: A Veteran Filmmaker Reflects on Sage Advice

by Jennifer Baichwal
March 31, 2026
Essays/Features

Jennifer Baichwal, acclaimed director of Manufactured Landscapes and Anthropocene, reflects on the guidance that helped carry her through the early years of her career.

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A black and white image of a Black Haitian man standing at the front of a line of people. He is wearing a white unbuttoned shirt and holding a lit torch.

The Roots of Black Zombie

by Courtney Small
March 6, 2026
Features/Interviews

How Black Zombie cinematically reclaims the Haitian Vodou origins of zombie culture.

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Filmmaker Spike Lee sits atop a discarded mattress outside a house. He is wearing white pants and a white shirt with white sneakers.

The Truth, Ruth

by Alexander Mooney
February 13, 2026
Essays/Features

On the documentaries of Spike Lee and an artist who never shies away from the truth, whatever form the story takes.

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Two male high school students lean against a brick wall. The one on the left is wearing a red t-shirt with a dark striped tie, and the one on the right is wearing a tan trench coat, white shirt, and loose black tie. He is holding the lapels of the coat.

Faking It: Mockumentaries Tell the Truth — or Do They?

by Winnie Wang
February 9, 2026
Essays/Features

How mockumentaries like The Dirties, Punishment Park, and The Clowns play with our suspension of disbelief and the line between fiction and non-fiction.

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A woman in her sixties is smiling and standing with two brown horses. She is wearing a broad-rimmed hat, glasses, and a black sweatshirt with a goat logo in the centre that says Haute Goat.

Remembering Debbie Nightingale, DOC’s First Executive Director and Hot Docs Co-Founder

by Marc Glassman
January 17, 2026
Features

A fond farewell to a Hot Docs founder and the Documentary Organization of Canada’s first executive director, Debbie Nightingale.

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Andrea Werhun is a white woman with brown hair, wearing a pink dress with a V-neckline. She is sitting down at a make-up table, looking at a three-paned mirror and applying lipstick.

Modern Whore: A Not So Sentimental Education

by Justine Smith
December 27, 2025
Features/Interviews

Modern Whore director Nicole Bazuin and star Andrea Werhun make the case that it's high time to consider sex work as labour with all the rights and protections that entails.

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Actress Pamela Anderson stands on a beach and looks reflectively at the water. Her hand is raised to her mouth. She is wearing a white sweater.

Investigating the Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous

by Rachel Ho
December 18, 2025
Essays/Features

Celebrity documentaries like Pamela, a love story; Pee-Wee as Himself; and Elvis Presley: The Searcher represent varying degrees of access and exploration in a growing field of docs about famous names.

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Maya Abdallah speaks into microphones during a press scrum. She is wearing a keffiyeh and a black hijab.

The Kids Are Alright: Student Protest in A Night of Knowing Nothing and The Encampments

by Nidhil Vohra
November 10, 2025
Essays/Features

Documentaries The Encampments and A Night of Knowing Nothing share the art of student protest with distinct methods.

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