The girls just go crazy for Canuck crooner Paul Anka in Lonely Boy. Drawing upon the observational practices of the NFB’s Candid Eye series and appearing within the global movement of cinema
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Keep ReadingIn New Shoes, Ann Marie Fleming points a camera at her subject, seated at the kitchen table with some tea. The woman swiftly tells her story of physical and emotional harassment with
Keep ReadingUnderstanding the value of a first impression, Graeme Ferguson ensured that IMAX made a doozy of one. This groundbreaking short doc is a true Canadian thrill ride.
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Keep ReadingPOV 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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