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Dear Jackie Is a Love Letter to Montreal’s Little Burgundy

by Dina Lobo
October 12, 2022
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Dear Jackie pays tribute to Black Montrealers with the story of baseball player Jackie Robinson as a hook to explore the community of Little Burgundy.

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Now Streaming: Saturday Night Dances a Tango of Belonging

by Pat Mullen
October 11, 2022
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NFB short documentary Saturday Night sees director Rosana Matecki discover the soul of Montreal through Leonard Cohen and tango.

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All the Streets Are Silent Review: The City That Never Sleeps

by Marc Glassman
July 22, 2021
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Trust a Canadian to make a documentary even if he’s miles from home. Montreal born and bred Jeremy Elkin identified with New York as a youth and, in particular, the amazing street

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Behind the Façade Review: Quick Bites of History

by Pat Mullen
June 3, 2021
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Every building tells a story. The older the abode, the grander the tale. The short doc series Behind the Façade, produced by Lantern Films, opens the doors of several structures that shape

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Shelter Review: Building a City

by Madeline Lines
June 3, 2021
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Shelter is a documentary of dichotomies. “I feel that I had the best life. I also think that I had the worst life that anybody in this world can have, forever,” says

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His Name Is Ray Review: Seen from the Other Side

by Pat Mullen
May 19, 2021
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Meet Raymond Martin, or Ray, as everybody calls him. Ray lives in Toronto. The closest thing to a fixed address that Ray has is the intersection of Lakeshore Boulevard and Jameson Avenue

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The Gig Is Up Review: The Human Costs of Cheap Labour

by Pat Mullen
May 9, 2021
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Shannon Walsh's eye-opening film asks how much we’re willing to pay so that others can enjoy a more equitable life.

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Chinatown Rising Review: Housing Problems and Community Advocates

by Pat Mullen
April 15, 2021
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The recent shooting in Atlanta, Georgia that claimed the lives of eight people at a spa has brought renewed attention to anti-Asian racism. These acts, which range from micro-aggressions to violent hate

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‘The World Before Your Feet’ and the Sidewalks of New York

by Marc Glassman
February 8, 2019
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The World Before Your Feet (USA, 95 min._ Dir. Jeremy Workman Not many documentaries out there can offer the in-the-moment perspective The World Before Your Feet can. Matt Green, the curious subject of this

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‘The World Before Your Feet’: Experience NYC in the Moment

by Tara Hakim
February 8, 2019
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The World Before Your Feet (USA, 95 min.) Dir. Jeremy Workman Not many documentaries out there can offer the in-the-moment perspective The World Before Your Feet can. Matt Green, the curious subject of this

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