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Witsuswit'en land defender Tsakë ze’ Howilhkat Freda Huson, stands in ceremony while police arrive to enforce Coastal GasLink’s injunction. She is wearing a traditional dress that is white with yellow and black markings.

Yintah Wins Canadian Screen Award for Best Documentary

by Pat Mullen
June 2, 2025June 12, 2025
News

Yintah leads the documentary winners at the Canadian Screen Awards as the categories for feature film were handed out over the weekend.

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The Tragically Hip, Okurimono Lead Canadian Screen Award Documentary Nominees

by Pat Mullen
March 26, 2025May 31, 2025
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The Canadian Screen Award nominations for documentary include The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal, Okurimono, Yintah, Swan Song, Plastic People, and Nobody Wants to Talk About Jacob Appelbaum.

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Go North: Documentary Highlights at the Available Light Film Festival

by Pat Mullen
February 8, 2025
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Documentary highlights at the 2025 Available Light Film Festival include Northlore, The Stand, Play It Loud, Fire Tower, and Old Crow: A Philosophy.

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The Soldier’s Lagoon, Farming the Revolution Top Hot Docs Winners

by Pat Mullen
May 3, 2024June 19, 2024
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Hot Docs winners include The Soldier's Lagoon for Best Canadian Feature and Farming the Revolution for Best International Feature.

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Okurimono Review: A Precious Gift

by Pat Mullen
April 26, 2024
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Laurence Lévèsque's Okurimono follows Noriko back home to her native Nagasaki, Japan where she discovers her mother's silent pain.

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Miette pastry chef Meg Ray and Maria Thomsson from Miette pastry chef Meg Ray and Maria Thomsson from Rödlöga, Sweden at the world premiere of Sweet Störy at @psfilmfest. Here, they share their favourite sweets in this story of cross-cultural cooking. 🌴

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We're at the @psfilmfest this year, with coverage We're at the @psfilmfest this year, with coverage rolling including the world premiere of Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story! Stay tuned for more. 

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Oscar nominee Carol Connors marches into @psfilmfe Oscar nominee Carol Connors marches into @psfilmfest to her theme from Rocky, and then performs "You Loved My Night Away" - a song she wrote for Elvis Presley the night he died and hasn't released until now.

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#StateOfFirsts director Chase Joynt talks about fo #StateOfFirsts director Chase Joynt talks about following congresswoman Sarah McBride on her historic campaign amid the culture wars and the targeting of trans rights, and making a vérité doc after hybrids like No Ordinary Man and Framing Agnes. #PalmSprings #PSIFF #Documentary #movies
@yanunifilm executive producer Laura Nix tells the @yanunifilm executive producer Laura Nix tells the @psfilmfest audience about what drew her to sharing @juma_xipaia's story and working with director Richard Ladkani to raise awareness about the fight for the Amazon. 🌴

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Song Sung Blue is the latest documentary to get a Song Sung Blue is the latest documentary to get a  Hollywood remake. Kate Hudson and director Craig Brewer tell us about reimagining the doc as a movie musical!

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How have documentaries captured political divides How have documentaries captured political divides since Oct. 7? @dimwig surveys the field of films about Palestine and Israel.

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