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In Her Hands Review: Women on the Frontlines

by Pat Mullen
September 13, 2022
Reviews/TIFF

In Her Hands is a powerful portrait of former mayor Zarifa Ghafari and the fight for women's rights in contemporary Afghanistan.

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Dry Ground Burning Review: An Empowering Favela Hybrid

by Liam Lacey
September 12, 2022
Reviews/TIFF

Adirley Queiros and Joana Pimenta craft an empowering, if occasionally disorienting, hybrid film with women from the Brazilian favelas in Dry Ground Burning.

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Pray for Our Sinners Review: Breaking Sisters’ Silence

by Susan G. Cole
September 11, 2022
Reviews/TIFF

Sinead O'Shea's Pray for Our Sinners gives voice to women who were trained to see their priests as instruments of God.

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Not Just a Girl: Shania Twain Review – Ka-Ching!

by Pat Mullen
July 27, 2022
Reviews

Not Just a Girl: Shania Twain is a relatively flat and by-the-numbers music doc about the massively successful country-pop superstar from Timmins, Ontario.

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Now Streaming: Learn the Story of Mary Two-Axe Earley for National Indigenous People’s Day

by Pat Mullen
June 21, 2022
Features

Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again is a short documentary by Courtney Montour that honours the legacy of the Mohawk activist.

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The Top Docs About Black Women Artists

by Gesilayefa Azorbo
June 20, 2022
Features

Beba, Beyoncé's Homecoming, Miss Sharon Jones, 20 Feet from Stardom, What Happened, Miss Simon?, and Step are among a wave of docs celebrating Black excellence by women in the arts.

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Bigger Than Trauma Review: Sisters in a Struggle

by Rachel Ho
May 12, 2022
Hot Docs/Reviews

Bigger Than Trauma is an incredibly moving film, at times difficult to watch, and gives a voice to the women who were ignored and forgotten.

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Silent Beauty Review: Ending the Cycle

by Rachel Ho
May 3, 2022May 5, 2022
Hot Docs/Reviews

In Silent Beauty, Jasmín Mara López confronts the sexual abuse she faced at the hands of her grandfather and uncovers a dark family secret.

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Relative Review: Giving Survivors a Voice

by Susan G. Cole
May 3, 2022
Hot Docs/Reviews

Relative's exploration of so-called less violent sexual assaults and how they’re managed makes for a unique entry into the documentary canon.

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Hunting in Packs Review: She, Too.

by Susan G. Cole
May 2, 2022
Hot Docs/Reviews

Hunting in Packs observes how three women--Michelle Rempel Garner, Pramila Jayapal, and Jess Phillips--navigate the "old boys' club" of politics.

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