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DOXA Documentary Festival runs April 30 to May 10

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A Palestinian man speaks on a cell phone on speaker mode as one man and two women lean over to hear.

The Voice of Hind Rajab Review: For Daughters

by Pat Mullen
September 14, 2025
Reviews/TIFF

Kaouther Ben Hania's devastating hybrid drama The Voice of Hind Rajab revisits the day the world failed a six-year-old Palestinian girl.

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EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert Review – The King Gets the Royal Treatment

by Pat Mullen
September 7, 2025January 13, 2026
Reviews/TIFF

Baz Luhrmann's electrifying archival EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert is the Stop Making Sense of Elvis documentaries.

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You Had to Be There Review: Toronto’s Godspell Lore Brings the Laughs

by Pat Mullen
September 6, 2025
Reviews/TIFF

The rollicking documentary You Had to Be There revisits the 1972 Toronto production of Godspell with Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, and other funny folks.

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A school jacket hangs in a closet. It is blue with the letters DEGRASSI in white.

On Degrassi: Whatever It Takes and the Legacy of Canada’s Hit Series

by Pat Mullen
September 2, 2025
Features/Interviews/TIFF

An interview with Degrassi: Whatever It Takes director Lisa Rideout on bringing the growing pains of Canada's long-running series to the screen.

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A splitscreen image with an archival photo of the 1972 Toronto Godspell production on the left, and a four-frame of actors Eugene Levy, Martin Short, Dave Thomas, and Avril Chown giving interviews with brightly coloured backgrounds.

You Have to See It: Toronto’s Legendary Godspell ’72 Revisited

by Jason Gorber
September 2, 2025September 6, 2025
Interviews/TIFF

An interview with You Had to Be There director Nick Davis about bringing the legendary 1972 Toronto Godspell production to screen with comedy greats like Martin Short, Eugene Levy, and Jayne Eastwood.

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An archival photo of singer Paula Cole at Lilith Fair. She is on stage, viewed from behind, and the photo shows her looking out at the crowd of people.

TIFF’s Galas and Special Presentations Slate Spotlights Canadian Cultural History

by Pat Mullen
July 21, 2025
News/TIFF

TIFF announces Galas and Special Presentations including documentaries about Lilith Fair, Degrassi, and the 1972 Toronto production of Godspell.

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Dahomey Review: The Ghosts of Colonialism

by Pat Mullen
September 15, 2024November 1, 2024
Reviews/TIFF

Mati Diop offers an enigmatic consideration of the ghosts of colonialism that haunt the present as artworks return to Africa in Dahomey.

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Paul Anka: His Way Review: The Lonely Boy Still Sings

by Susan G. Cole
September 10, 2024
Reviews/TIFF

Music docu Paul Anka: His Way respectfully charts the life and career of the Canuck crooner who delighted audiences for decades.

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Andrea Bocelli, LEGO Pharrell, and Will & Harper Join TIFF Line-Up

by Pat Mullen
July 22, 2024July 23, 2024
TIFF

TIFF announces Galas and Special Presentations for 2024 festival, including Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe, Piece By Piece, and Will & Harper.

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Swan Song, Nickelback, Paul Simon Lead First TIFF Doc Titles

by Pat Mullen
July 24, 2023
TIFF

TIFF announces first Galas and Special Presentations titles for 2023 festival including films by Chelsea McMullan, Leigh Brooks, and Alex Gibney.

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Do comedy and documentary impulses go hand in hand Do comedy and documentary impulses go hand in hand?

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Sometimes you have to make a horror movie to fund Sometimes you have to make a horror movie to fund a documentary. 😱

#SilverScreamers offers a meta look at the state of film financing, plus another reminder that you're never too old to try new things. 

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

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