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Picture of Light

Canada’s Documentary Essentials: ‘Picture of Light’

by Jason Anderson
April 20, 2017July 24, 2023
Features

To make the mesmerising Picture of Light, Peter Mettler undertook a quixotic quest to capture one of the natural world’s most famous and dazzling spectacles, the northern lights.

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Canada’s Documentary Essentials

by POV Staff
April 7, 2017January 8, 2022
Features

POV presents Canada's "Documentary Essentials": a starter guide of ten short docs and ten features that should help readers explore all the non-fiction that this country had to offer.

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All Things Must Pass

by Adam Nayman
September 5, 2012February 5, 2022
Features/TIFF

In The End of Time, Peter Mettler displays his signature curious, roving gaze of an artist who has learned to believe his own eyes.

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The POV Interview: Peter Mettler, Part Two

by Marc Glassman
November 1, 2009April 17, 2022
Interviews

The second part of a career-spanning interview with Peter Mettler discusses his early days as a cinematographer for such narrative filmmakers as Atom Egoyan and Patricia Rozema.

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The POV Interview: Peter Mettler, Part One

by Marc Glassman
September 1, 2009April 17, 2022
Interviews

In part one of a career-spanning interview, Peter Mettler shares his thoughts about his work since Gambling, Gods, and LSD.

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"With Powwow, something that’s really special is "With Powwow, something that’s really special is that it is such a communal event, but also it is quite an individual journey."

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"I am a single mom, and I understood that there wa "I am a single mom, and I understood that there was a complicated relationship with his mother. I really wanted to tell an intimate family story."

Amy Berg tells @_rachelkh about her approach to telling #JeffBuckley's story through the women in his life in @itsneverovermovie. 

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After igniting one of the biggest controversies in After igniting one of the biggest controversies in Canadian film, #RussiansAtWar is now available to stream in self release.

Read why our critic says it's important to see this film as a flashpoint in freedom of speech debates, and as a document of an unfolding crisis. 

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What's hot on the shorts front at @tiff_net? We as What's hot on the shorts front at @tiff_net? We asked Short Cuts programmers @m.xaidi & @sb_witchery to find out! 

Docs include:
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🩳 Divers 
🩳 A Small Fiction of My Mother in Beijing
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🩳 Fiction Contract 
🩳 All the Empty Rooms
🩳 Not Scared, Just Sad

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"This is powerful filmmaking that gives voice to a "This is powerful filmmaking that gives voice to a population that has been consistently ignored by international media." - @susang.cole 

Catch #SudanRememberUs in theatres this weekend at @hotdocs_! 🇸🇩

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New films from Ben Proudfoot, Laura Poitras, Peter New films from Ben Proudfoot, Laura Poitras, Peter Mettler, Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, and Min Sook Lee lead this year's @tiff_net Docs announcement. Programmer Thom Powers gives us the scoop on the slate: 

📷: The Eyes of Ghana (opening night!) 

🔗: https://povmagazine.com/tiff-docs-line-up-boasts-oscar-winners-world-premieres-and-canadian-perspectives/

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"When I watch a Deaf actor, I’m absolutely mesme "When I watch a Deaf actor, I’m absolutely mesmerized to see them express themselves through Sign, because that’s my version of sound: the hands."

-Oscar winner @themarleematlin and #MarleeMatlinNotAloneAnymore director @shoshannah7 join us to discuss a remarkable career and fighting for change in Hollywood. The film opens Friday at @tiff_net! 🤟

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"Without Debbie, there wouldn't be a Hot Docs." W "Without Debbie, there wouldn't be a Hot Docs."

We're so sorry to hear of the passing of Hot Docs co-founder Debbie Nightingale, who died July 10 at age 71. After getting Hot Docs off the ground and helping it to grow to become North America's largest documentary festival, Nightingale left city life to run the popular Haute Goat farm, which continues to delight attendees. 🐐

Our thoughts are with her family.

Read more: https://povmagazine.com/hot-docs-co-founder-debbie-nightingale-passes-away-at-71/

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