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And Still I Sing Review: The Sound of Bravery

by Pat Mullen
October 20, 2022
Reviews

And Still I Sing chronicles the story of three women involved with the hit show Afghan Star as they give voice to a generation of women.

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Aftershock Review: Black Wombs Matter

by Pat Mullen
January 28, 2022January 23, 2023
Reviews/Sundance

Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee offer a powerful study of the violence committed against Black women and their bodies in Aftershock

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The Janes Review: The Fight for Reproductive Rights

by Pat Mullen
January 27, 2022June 6, 2023
Reviews/Sundance

With The Janes, Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes deliver a conventional but significant account of the collective that fought for a woman's right to choose.

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Hot Docs Review: ‘The 8th’

by Susan G. Cole
May 26, 2020December 11, 2021
Hot Docs/Reviews

The 8th (USA, 94 min.) Dir. Aideen Kane, Maeve O’Boyle & Lucy Kennedy Program: Persister (World Premiere) Documentaries have a bum rap for being kind of grim, focused as so many of

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Review: ‘Mankiller’

by Pat Mullen
June 7, 2018August 29, 2021
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Shortly after Ruth Bader Ginsburg proved herself the coolest superhero since Black Panther, Wilma Mankiller shows her muscles as a trailblazer for equality in the USA.

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TIFF Review: ‘Anatomy of Violence’

by Pat Mullen
September 15, 2016November 29, 2021
Reviews/TIFF

Deepa Mehta’s Anatomy of Violence is a bold and exciting addition to documentary culture

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POV Profile: Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami – ‘Sonita’

by Maurie Alioff
May 9, 2016December 22, 2021
Features/Hot Docs

Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami's Sonita profilesa young Rhianna fan with a passion to rap in a society that forbids women a voice.

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Review: ‘The Apology’

by Pat Mullen
April 28, 2016December 19, 2021
Hot Docs/Reviews

Tiffany Hsiung's The Apology is one of the best films ever produced by the NFB as it gives voice to "comfort women" in search of closure.

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Review: ‘Sonita’

by Maurie Alioff
April 28, 2016December 26, 2021
Hot Docs/Reviews

In more than one way, the eponymous protagonist of Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami’s Sonita is a stranger in a strange land.

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Miette pastry chef Meg Ray and Maria Thomsson from Miette pastry chef Meg Ray and Maria Thomsson from Rödlöga, Sweden at the world premiere of Sweet Störy at @psfilmfest. Here, they share their favourite sweets in this story of cross-cultural cooking. 🌴

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We're at the @psfilmfest this year, with coverage We're at the @psfilmfest this year, with coverage rolling including the world premiere of Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story! Stay tuned for more. 

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Oscar nominee Carol Connors marches into @psfilmfe Oscar nominee Carol Connors marches into @psfilmfest to her theme from Rocky, and then performs "You Loved My Night Away" - a song she wrote for Elvis Presley the night he died and hasn't released until now.

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#StateOfFirsts director Chase Joynt talks about fo #StateOfFirsts director Chase Joynt talks about following congresswoman Sarah McBride on her historic campaign amid the culture wars and the targeting of trans rights, and making a vérité doc after hybrids like No Ordinary Man and Framing Agnes. #PalmSprings #PSIFF #Documentary #movies
@yanunifilm executive producer Laura Nix tells the @yanunifilm executive producer Laura Nix tells the @psfilmfest audience about what drew her to sharing @juma_xipaia's story and working with director Richard Ladkani to raise awareness about the fight for the Amazon. 🌴

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Andrea Werhun and @nicobazuin tell us about changi Andrea Werhun and @nicobazuin tell us about changing the narrative on sex work and being maximalists with colour in #ModernWhore. 💋

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Song Sung Blue is the latest documentary to get a Song Sung Blue is the latest documentary to get a  Hollywood remake. Kate Hudson and director Craig Brewer tell us about reimagining the doc as a movie musical!

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How have documentaries captured political divides How have documentaries captured political divides since Oct. 7? @dimwig surveys the field of films about Palestine and Israel.

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Every celebrity (and "celebrity") has a doc these Every celebrity (and "celebrity") has a doc these days, so what does it mean for the field?

@_rachelkh looks at films about Pee-Wee Herman, Pamela Anderson, and Elvis Presley to consider some dos and don'ts of the celebrity doc.

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