-Ariel Nasr’s NFB film The Forbidden Reel shares rare excerpts from classic Afghan cinema and images of life pre-Taliban.
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Director Michèle Stephenson discusses her winner of Hot Docs’ Special Jury Prize for Canadian features, Stateless, a compelling study of institutionalized racism past and present in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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Mira Burt-Wintonick discusses her new film Wintopia, a moving and personal reflection about her late father, Peter Wintonick -- filmmaker, former POV editor, and Canada's documentary ambassador.
Keep ReadingMust see Indigenous documentaries and movies from the National Film Board of Canada.
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A selection of three works, programmed in the New Frontier and Shorts section of Sundance 2020 brings POV’s reporting on the festival to a close. It showcases the innovative storytelling of three
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To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the National Film Board of Canada, eight POV writers share their picks for the top ten films in the history of the NFB. From documentary features,
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It is perhaps impossible to assess the impact of the body of work created by Canada’s National Film Board (NFB; ONF en français) on our national culture—or, indeed, on international cinematic culture.
Keep ReadingHighwire (Sur la corde raide) (Canada, 82 min.) Dir. Claude Guilmain Living in the shadow of the United States of America, Canadians may often feel, or be likened to, a little sibling.
Keep ReadingLe fond de l’air (White Noise) (Canada, 78 min.) Dir: Simon Beaulieu The beginning of_Le fond de l’air_ is meant to be painful to watch. Bombarded by rapid-fire flashing lights, snippets of random
Keep ReadingThe Whale and the Raven (Canada/Germany, Dir. Mirjam Leuze Recent documentary filmmaking, especially nature documentaries, has been plagued with redundant use of drone images. But when German filmmaker Miriam Leuze uses it
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