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Poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley sit together on a couch in the documentary Come See Me in the Good Light. They are seen in a medium shot.

How Come See Me in the Good Light Pays Tribute to Life, Love, and Laughter

by Pat Mullen
November 12, 2025November 14, 2025
Features/Interviews

An interview with Come See Me in the Good Light director/producer Ryan White, producers Jessica Hargrave and Tig Notaro, and star Megan Falley on their openhearted doc.

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A black and white image of a young Chinese boy sitting in a field surrounded by trees. He is looking up at the sky through binoculars.

Always Review: Meetings with a Young Poet

by Pat Mullen
April 26, 2025
Hot Docs/Reviews

Always is a years in the making documentary that observes the life of Chinese poet and child prodigy Youbin Gong as he faces his fate.

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Come See Me in the Good Light Review: You’ll Feel Many Goosebumps

by Pat Mullen
January 29, 2025April 22, 2025
Reviews/Sundance

Spoken word poet Andrea Gibson's cancer diagnosis fuels Ryan White's deeply moving and intimate Come See Me in the Good Light.

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Kite Zo A Review: Surrender to the Rhythms

by Pat Mullen
March 18, 2024
Reviews

Kite Zo A: Leave the Bones creates a unique reverie of a documentary that explores the rhythms of Haitian life.

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The Eighth Floor Review: The Exile in Cuba

by Alejandra De La Huerta
February 26, 2024
Reviews

The Eighth Floor by Pedro Ruiz shares the story of former FLQ member Jacques Lanctôt in a hybrid film with a poetic twist.

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Summertime Review: The Poetry of Life

by Pat Mullen
October 5, 2021
Reviews

Carlos Lopez Estrada's Summertime is a modern city symphony film fuelled by the spoken word poetry of L.A. artists.

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Beba: Rebeca Huntt’s Poetic Ode to the Self

by Gesilayefa Azorbo
September 20, 2021February 17, 2023
Features/TIFF

Beba, Rebeca Huntt's raw, tender, and poetic celebration of selfhood, is now streaming on MUBI.

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Call Me Human Review: Aged Wisdom

by Madeline Lines
December 10, 2020August 22, 2021
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In Kim O'bomsawin's Call Me Human, Innu artist Joséphine Bacon says, "“I don’t think we needed the word ‘poetry’ or ‘poem’ in our language, because we were poets, simply by living in

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TIFF Review: ‘Al Purdy Was Here’

by Pat Mullen
October 2, 2015January 3, 2022
Reviews/TIFF

Al Purdy Was Here invites audiences to book a stay at the Quinte Hotel as Purdy’s poetry motivates a stirring discussion of Canadiana.

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REVIEW: Write Down, I am an Arab

by Pat Mullen
April 25, 2014April 17, 2022
Hot Docs/Reviews

The words and poetry of Mahmoud Darwish fuel Ibtisam Mara’ana Menuhin’s evocative documentary Write Down, I Am an Arab.

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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. 

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

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📅 October 24, 6:30 PM
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