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Canada’s Top Ten Has a Documentary Problem

by Pat Mullen
January 8, 2025
Features/TIFF

Canada's Top Ten, released by TIFF, includes Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story. It's a worthy selection, but is there more room for documentaries?

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Toronto Film Critics Name Dahomey Best Documentary

by Pat Mullen
December 15, 2024March 12, 2025
Industry/News

Any Other Way, Yintah, and Your Tomorrow compete for Rogers Best Canadian Documentary at Toronto Film Critics Association Awards.

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