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Canada’s Documentary Essentials: ‘North of Superior’

by Jason Anderson
April 20, 2017September 6, 2021
Features

Understanding 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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Canada’s Documentary Essentials: ‘Les raquetteurs’

by Marc Glassman
April 20, 2017September 6, 2021
Features

Les raquetteurs by Michel Brault and Gilles Groulx became one of the early salvos from a new generation who were about to unleash the Quiet Revolution in Quebec.

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Canada’s Documentary Essentials: ‘Ryan’

by Tyler Prozeniuk
April 20, 2017September 6, 2021
Features

In the Oscar-winning Ryan, Chris Landreth and Ryan Larkin sit together in a computer-generated cafeteria as they go over Larkin’s past: his artistic achievements, his loves, his brief moments of recognition.

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Canada’s Documentary Essentials

by POV Staff
April 7, 2017January 8, 2022
Features

POV 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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Review: 2016 Oscar-nominated Short Docs

by Pat Mullen
February 9, 2017December 11, 2021
Reviews

Reviews of the Oscar nominated short docs The White Helmet, Extremis, Joe's Violin, 4.1 Miles, and Watani: My Homeland.

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Freeze Frame: ‘Neighbours’

by Marc Glassman
February 3, 2017December 11, 2021
Features

Reflections on Norman McLaren's Oscar-winning NFB classic Neighbours.

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TIFF Short Docs: ‘Hand. Line. Cod’, ‘The Road to Webequie’

by Pat Mullen
October 3, 2016January 9, 2022
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Orly

by Mike Hoolboom Chase Joynt
July 13, 2016January 9, 2022
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“He didn’t live a double life. He lived twice.” - An appreciation of Chris Marker's influential classic La jetée

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Review: ‘Pickle’

by Jason Gorber
May 8, 2016December 22, 2021
Hot Docs/Reviews

Pickle by Amy Nicholson is a delicious treat, a knockout of a film that shows a decidedly deft directorial touch.

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Review: ‘Suited’ / ‘Handsome & Majestic’

by Pat Mullen
May 7, 2016December 22, 2021
Hot Docs/Reviews

Suited and Handsome and Majestic are two films that depict transgender stories.

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