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Misha and the Wolves

The Best Documentaries of 2021: A Year in Review

by Pat Mullen Marc Glassman
December 24, 2021
Features

Flee, Summer of Soul, and The Velvet Underground lead the picks for the best documentaries of 2021.

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Hot Docs Virtual Festival and the Weight of Industry

by Pat Mullen
May 12, 2021February 9, 2022
Hot Docs/Industry

If one factor marked the Hot Docs 2021 more than any previous live or online iteration, it was the weight of industry. On one hand, the festival’s decision to release all 220

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A Holocaust Story: Sam Hobkinson Talks ‘Misha and the Wolves’

by Jason Gorber
February 8, 2021January 4, 2023
Festivals/Interviews/Sundance

Director Sam Hobkinson discusses his Sundance selection Misha and the Wolves, a too-wild-to-be-true tale about a dirty lie and the art of good telling a good story.

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Review: Misha and the Wolves

by Pat Mullen
February 2, 2021August 10, 2021
Reviews/Sundance

A standout selection at Sundance, Misha and the Wolves is a twist-upon-twist, reveal-after-after, jaw-on-the-floor thrill ride. It's a wild-but-true story masterfully told about the art of deception and the cost of lies.

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Alice Diop joins us to discuss the documentary roots of #SaintOmer! You can catch her docs now on @mubicanada and SAINT OMER opens at @tiff_net Friday from @films_we_like. 📽

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How did THE TERRITORY engage members of the Uru-eu How did THE TERRITORY engage members of the Uru-eu-wau-wau tribe to tell their story? Here's director Alex Pritz on Tangãi's journey to becoming one of the film's cinematographers.

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Now screening for free from @Goetheinstitut_Toront Now screening for free from @Goetheinstitut_Toronto until Feb. 15, catch THEN & NOW, the first in a series of double-bills of German cinema streaming online through 2023. 

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If social media is the toilet of the internet, wha If social media is the toilet of the internet, what is the solution? BACKLASH: MISOGYNY IN THE DIGITAL AGE sees four women share stories of online harassment. 

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What does it mean when your subject is a key colla What does it mean when your subject is a key collaborator? Here's #Wildcat director Trevor Frost on working with subject Harry Turner to film the re-wilding of ocelots Khan and Keanu. 🐈

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Here's Bonnie the Marmot gracing your feed with ne Here's Bonnie the Marmot gracing your feed with news that @netflixca's #IslandOfTheSeaWolves squeaked out the year's biggest controversy to be our top read of 2022! Find out what else drew readers' interest this year, and get some tips on docs to watch (or watch for!) at home and in theatres. #documentary #Bestof2022 #marmot #film 

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