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Richard Leacock

30 for 30: A Brief History of Hot Docs Highlights

by Marc Glassman Barri Cohen Pat Mullen
April 27, 2023
Features/Hot Docs

The POV team marks 30 years of Hot Docs by looking back at some of the many names and documentaries that defined the festival.

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Don’t Look Front

by Gale Zoe Garnett
September 1, 2011April 11, 2022
Features

Recollections of meeting Richard Leacock.

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Being There with Richard Leacock

by Andrew McIntosh
April 1, 2008May 11, 2022
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At 86, veteran filmmaker Richard Leacock comes to Canada for Hot Docs’ Outstanding Achievement retrospective.

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