Report on Hot Docs 2023: Toronto's documentary festival rebounded with a strong line, well-attended screenings, and a sense of discovery.
Keep ReadingDavis Guggenheim captures the life of Michael J. Fox in Still, a deeply moving account of the actor's life in film and television, told largely through the roles he's created.
Keep ReadingPOV recaps the festival hits (and a few misses) coming to Toronto's documentary festival from the circuit. Highlights include Milisuthando, The Castle, and I Lost My Mom.
Keep ReadingHighlights on the documentary front at Sundance include Milisuthando, 20 Days in Mariupol, The Disappearance of Shere Hite, and Beyond Utopia.
Keep ReadingElaine McMillion Sheldon's poetic documentary King Coal looks at the changing landscape for resource extraction in the USA and abroad.
Keep ReadingExecutive produced by Laura Poitras and directed by "Lina," 5 Seasons of Revolution observes youth journalists/activists in Syria.
Keep ReadingSundance Audience Award winner Beyond Utopia is a gripping portrait of North Koreans as they defect in search of a better life.
Keep ReadingAn interview with Willie Nelson & Family directors Thom Zimny and Oren Moverman about capturing the iconic singer's life, story, and music.
Keep ReadingThe downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine receives an urgent and unconventional look in Roman Liubyi's hybrid film Iron Butterflies.
Keep ReadingIn Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis), Anton Corbijn makes his feature documentary debut by exploring the duo behind a generation of iconic album covers.
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