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A black and white photo of journalist Seymour Hersh. He is seated at his desk and talking on the telephone with his feet propped on the edge.

Cover-Up Review: Seymour Hersh Takes the Hot Seat

by Pat Mullen
September 12, 2025September 13, 2025
Reviews/TIFF

Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus explore the life and work of journalist Seymour Hersh in Cover-Up, a riveting tribute to independent reportage.

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A mosaic of still images from documentaries from the Toronto International Film Festival appear in four rows.

50 Docs that Defined TIFF: Looking Back at the Toronto International Film Festival

by Pat Mullen Jason Gorber Barbara Goslawski Rachel Ho Courtney Small Nidhil Vohra
August 25, 2025August 26, 2025
Features/TIFF

As the Toronto International Film Festival celebrates its fiftieth edition, our writers pick fifty documentaries that helped define the festival in its first five decades.

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93-year-old Ghanaian filmmaker Chris Hesse holds up a reel of film and is pointing at the label and smiling. He has grey hair and is wearing a multicolour patterned shirt.

TIFF Docs Line-up Boasts Oscar Winners, World Premieres, and Canadian Perspectives

by Pat Mullen
August 6, 2025September 24, 2025
Features/TIFF

TIFF Docs line-up includes Ben Proudfoot, Laura Poitras, Jimmy Chin, Chai Vasarhelyi, Peter Mettler, Min Sook Lee, and a focus on truth-tellers.

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Nobody Wants to Talk About Jacob Appelbaum Review: Where the Truth Lies?

by Pat Mullen
June 22, 2024
Reviews

Jamie Kastner offers an intriguing portrait of the elusive journalist, hacker, and WikiLeaks aid in Nobody Wants to Talk About Jacob Appelbaum.

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Making Last Respects

by Megan Durnford
May 18, 2023
Features/Hot Docs

Megan Durnford reflects on the process of making her short documentary Last Respects, which won Best Canadian short at Hot Docs 2023.

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Oscar Predictions and Picks: Will Win/Should Win

by Marc Glassman Pat Mullen
March 9, 2023
Features

POV offers its picks and predictions for this year's Oscars, which look like a tight race between All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Fire of Love, and Navalny.

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Riceboy Sleeps Wins Rogers Best Canadian Film Award from TFCA

by Pat Mullen
March 7, 2023March 16, 2023
Features

Riceboy Sleeps, directed by Anthony Shim, wins the $100,000 Rogers Best Canadian Film award from the Toronto Film Critics Association.

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5 Seasons of Revolution Review: The Macabre Naïveté of Youth

by Jason Gorber
January 30, 2023
Reviews/Sundance

Executive produced by Laura Poitras and directed by "Lina," 5 Seasons of Revolution observes youth journalists/activists in Syria.

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Toronto Film Critics Name All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Top Doc

by Pat Mullen
January 8, 2023
Industry

Laura Poitras' All the Beauty and the Bloodshed wins the Allan King Documentary Award from the Toronto Film Critics Association.

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Laura Poitras on All the Beauty and the Bloodshed and Harnessing Nan Goldin’s Fight

by Pat Mullen
December 1, 2022January 31, 2023
Interviews

An interview with Laura Poitras on All the Beauty and the Bloodshed.

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Chef Masaki Saito brings cutting edge realness in Still Single.

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Want the story behind the @northernsuperleague? @t Want the story behind the @northernsuperleague? @thepitchdoc_nsl follows the fight to establish a women's pro soccer league in Canada. ⚽️

We chatted with director Michèle Hozer at @windsorfilmfest about her documentary hitting the circuit. 

🔗: https://povmagazine.com/how-the-pitch-captures-the-push-for-equity-in-work-and-play/

#thepitch #soccer #Documentary #wiff
Sometimes tough conversations are necessary. Catc Sometimes tough conversations are necessary.

Catch LOVE, HAROLD at festivals including @workmanartsto & @windsorfilmfest this week. 

🔗: https://povmagazine.com/love-harold-review-the-art-of-talking-it-out/

#documentary #mentalhealth #film
Experience Your Higher Self with us at @planetinfo Experience Your Higher Self with us at @planetinfocus

Part exposé, part empathetic portrait, @a.n.n.n.n.n.n.i.e ’s @onf_nfb doc Your Higher Self explores the booming world of life coaching—a modern phenomenon capturing our society’s obsession with self-improvement.

📅 October 24, 6:30 PM
📍 @paradiseonbloor
1006c Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M6H 1M2

🎟️ Tickets: https://www.goelevent.com/planetinfocus/e/YourHigherSelf
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#PlanetInFocus #pif2025 #Toronto #Film #documentary #yourhigherself #selfcare
"Watch out for the Karen!" Is #ThePerfectNeighbo "Watch out for the Karen!" 

Is #ThePerfectNeighbor the Oscar frontrunner for Best Documentary? 

📽: @hotdocs_ this weekend
👨‍💻: @netflixca Oct. 17

🔗: in stories!

#documentary #truecrime #film #movies #Netflix
Get ready to laugh and cry! @vancityreynolds and Get ready to laugh and cry!

@vancityreynolds and @clinhanks tell us why John Candy: I Like Me invites an important conversation about mental health and captures the star's iconic Canadianness. 🇨🇦

🔗: link in stories

📽: @primevideo Oct. 10

#johncandy #johncandyilikeme #movies #documentary #mentalhealth #tiff #tiff50 #ryanrenolds
"She was the host of Church St." @therealgoldelox "She was the host of Church St." @therealgoldelox tells us about her #documentary Michelle Ross: Unknown Icon and remembering the life and work of Toronto's beloved drag artist. 

🔗: Link in stories!

🖥: @cbcgem and Passionate Eye. 

📷: Krys Cee

#michelleross #drag #Toronto #movies #cbc #gaytoronto
Doc Soup returns for a new season at @hotdocs_ wit Doc Soup returns for a new season at @hotdocs_ with #TheLibrarians on Oct. 8! 

We chatted with director Kim A. Snyder about looking at the rise in book banning and the librarians fighting for America's kids.

(Link in stories.)

#documentary #books #reading #movies #hotdocs
Tour the world with @robert_bateman_artist and @br Tour the world with @robert_bateman_artist and @brisfos in @theartofadventure__doc!

 The friends and director @alireidfilm sat down 26th @filmfest_ca to talk about their #documentary before it screens at @viffest & @windsorfilmfest. 🚐

Link in stories.

#TheArtofAdventure #Film #movies #travel #robertbateman #viff2025 #wiff
🎟🎟 Want to attend this weekend's #PeterMettl 🎟🎟 Want to attend this weekend's #PeterMettler retrospective at @tiff_net?

We have tickets to give away to the following screenings:
- Gambling, Gods, and LSD - Sat, Oct. 4 @ 6:15pm
- Scissère - Sun, Oct. 3 @ 7:15pm

Peter Mettler will be in hand at both screenings.

To win,  just email info@povmagazine.com and let us know which screening you'd like to attend! 📽

#film #movies #Toronto #yyz #tiff #tiffcinematheque #giveaway

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Chef Masaki Saito brings cutting edge realness in Still Single.

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