Where does Hot Docs go from here? A look at the situation for Toronto's documentary festival as it kicks off another--and potentially last--season.
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The most popular reads of 2022 include articles on Island of the Sea Wolves, Jihad Rehab, Deconstructing Karen, Tantura, and Buffy Sainte-Marie.
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On the manufactured Jihad Rehab controversy, censorship, and ethics in documentary filmmaking.
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What is the Canadian film industry learning from one controversy to the next? Barry Avrich said "It doesn't matter who tells them" when it comes to Black stories. What does that mean
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Since 2017, I have had the distinct pleasure of serving as the chair of a preliminary judging committee for the Peabody Awards in broadcasting and digital media. Along with two graduate students
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Down with access, impact, and story! Let’s reclaim what we value in the films we love to make, and the films we love to watch. Let’s reimagine what festivals can mean.
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SHAME on these filmmakers for making a film like this, full of misinformation and disinformation, to intentionally depress audiences, and make them think there are no alternatives.
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Keep ReadingThis year’s Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival opened with Bee Nation, a crowd-pleasing feel-good story about First Nations kids and their families as they fought like hell to win Canada’s Spelling
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