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The 2026 TIFF Docs Report: Views From This Side of “Lake America”

by Pat Mullen
September 22, 2026
Features/TIFF

Reporting on the documentary highlights from the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival including Bleeding Hearts, Musk, Union Town, and Gail.

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A group of union employers stand in a circle and put their hands together in solidarity.

Union Town Review: Kopple Again Shows the Power of a United Front

by Pat Mullen
September 11, 2026
Reviews/TIFF

After Harlan County USA and American Dream, Barbara Kopple completes a major thematic trilogy with Union Town, a potent look at delivery drivers fighting for labour rights in the gig economy.

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TIFF Docs Line-up Returns with Hot-Button Topics and Wide-Reaching Slate

by Pat Mullen
August 5, 2026
Features/TIFF

TIFF Docs line-up for 2026 festival includes new films by Barbara Kopple, Alex Gibney, Mila Aung-Thwin, Sophie Fiennes, and Barry Avrich.

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Prime Minster Brian Mulroney appears in a fantastical image. He is pictured from the waist up wearing a flamboyant Liberace-style coat. There is a dazzling background behind him with campaign signs. He looks pale and a bit like a vampire.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney is Matthew Rankin's irreverent docufantasia about Canada's 18th PM.

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