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The Truffle Hunters

In Vino Veritas: A toast to wine docs

by Pat Mullen
June 16, 2024
Essays/Features

A toast to wine docs like Mondovino, Crush, SOMM, and Grand Cru that provide the perfect pairing for documentary fans and wine lovers.

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From Hunting Truffles to Herding Gauchos, Dweck and Kershaw Get the Lay of the Land

by Jason Gorber
February 1, 2024
Interviews/Sundance

An interview with Gaucho Gaucho directors Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw about capturing the mythology of an Argentine culture.

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The Taste of Desire Review: The World Is Your Oyster

by Pat Mullen
April 30, 2021August 9, 2021
Hot Docs/Reviews

s any food more decadent than the oyster? A truffle, perhaps, but the pungent fungus don’t have quite the same social grace as a fresh mollusc does. Fans of The Truffle Hunters

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The Oscar Documentary Races: Will Win/Should Win

by Pat Mullen Marc Glassman
April 21, 2021August 7, 2021
Features

This year’s insanely long awards season is finally over. For the documentary crowd, the Oscar race basically begins at Sundance a full year before the show. This year, however, the pandemic means

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The Best Documentaries of 2020

by Pat Mullen Marc Glassman
December 24, 2020August 10, 2021
Features

The best documentaries of 2020 include Boys State, The Viewing Booth, Collective, Pahokee, Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets, 76 Days, The Truffle Hunters, and Wintopia.

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TIFF Talk: The Truffle Hunters’ Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw

by Jason Gorber
September 19, 2020August 9, 2021
Interviews

The Truffle Hunters directors Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw discuss their delicious doc about the quest for rare delicacies.

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The Truffle Hunters Review: Bon Appetit!

by Pat Mullen
September 17, 2020August 27, 2021
Reviews

The Truffle Hunters is a feast for the senses. The best food on the planet just got better.

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Report on Sundance Documentaries – Part 7

by Inge Coolsaet
February 6, 2020August 23, 2021
Festivals/Sundance

Powerful forces are at work in this new batch of documentaries, seen and reviewed at the Sundance Film Festival. Backward-looking binaries are dismantled, where art, hope and optimism remain triumphant in the

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@imaginenative kicks off today with AKI! Here are @imaginenative kicks off today with AKI! Here are some of the documentary highlights at this year's festival devoted to Indigenous storytellers. 🪶

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Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story leads the Canadian Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story leads the Canadian Screen Awards broadcast documentary winners! Congratulations to the team and all the winners. 🏆

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WHAT WILL I BECOME? offers a powerful exploration WHAT WILL I BECOME? offers a powerful exploration of trans boyhood and conversations about mental health. ✨️ 

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Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions spotlights the career of the Rough Trade rocker.

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