Stanley Nelson looks back at the 1971 Attica Prison riot and massive case of police brutality that followed. The doc is a vital contribution that speaks to the ongoing fight against systemic racism.
Highlights from the documentary side of the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival include Flee, Julia, The Rescue, Comala, Becoming Cousteau, Attica, and Listening to Kenny G.
Heather Hatch confronts the devastating effects of the Site C dam in British Columbia's Peace River, and the consequences that First Nations communities in the region will suffer at the expense of its creation.
Alanis Obomsawin's Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair salutes the man tasked with chairing the Truth and Reconciliation Committee, and shares his message of hope and peace.
Pietro Marcello, Francesco Munzi, and Alice Rohrwacher tour Italy to ask youths how they feel about the life ahead in Futura, a refreshingly open debate about where we want to go.
Rosana Matecki's Saturday Night explores the tango of alienation and inclusion in urban life as the director visits a dance hall through the perspectives of two immigrants.