The hit series Schitt's Creek ended in truly Canadian fashion: with a CBC documentary. A look back through the landmark series with some help from the doc that capped off one of
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Won’t You Be My Neighbor? asks audiences to consider the world they wish to create for others. The film demonstrates the positive impacts of compassion and tolerance as Rogers’ folksy show resonates
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One of the highlights of Hot Docs 2018 was the International Premiere of director-producer’s Liz Garbus’s The Fourth Estate, an ambitious exploration of The New York Times as the publication’s staff grapples
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True and unabashed passion is always a pleasure to encounter in a filmmaker. This enthusiasm makes Sparaga’s new film United We Fan, which has its world premiere at Hot Docs, such a
Keep ReadingLove, Gilda (USA, 84 min.) Dir. Lisa D’Apolito Programme: Special Presentations (International Premiere) The dead celebrity cinematic universe gets a new hero in Love, Gilda. Like the adventures of Iron Man,
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"I started my career as a journalist and I still think what I’m doing is a form of journalism. I think it’s a career of asking questions and a career of curiosity,"
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Globalization and Its Discontents is Knowledge Network's 10-week programme of documentaries from Canada and around the world.
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