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And Still I Sing Review: The Sound of Bravery

by Pat Mullen
October 20, 2022
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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, 2022
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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, 2022
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, 2020
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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, 2018
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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, 2016
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, 2016
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, 2016
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, 2016
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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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Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions spotlights the career of the Rough Trade rocker.

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