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A boy approaches a circus tent at night. The words Circus Arena appear in red on an arch above the entrance.

Circusboy Review: Wisemanesque View of the Big Top

by Pat Mullen
May 4, 2025
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Experience life under the big top by going on the road with 11-year-old Santino for one year with Circus Arena in Circusboy.

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A person is seen from the shoulder up wearing a nuclear radiation protective gear and a breathing mask. There is a blue sky with clouds behind them.

We Live Here Review: Probing Generational Fallout

by Rachel Ho
May 2, 2025
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The lingering effects of nuclear fallout across generations from Kazakhstan's Semipalatinsk Test Site is considered in the well-meaning documentary We Live Here.

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Two nude men stand on a mountainside with their backsides to the camera. They are looking at a mountain and the man on the right has his hand on the other's buttocks.

My Boyfriend, the Fascist Review: Do Political Opposites Attract?

by Pat Mullen
May 1, 2025
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Matthias Lintner puts his relationship with his boyfriend Sadiel under the microscope to see how politics fare in the game of love in My Boyfriend, the Fascist.

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A man sits facing the sunset. His back is to the camera and he is wearing a white shirt.

Betrayal Review: The Price of Doing What’s Right

by Courtney Small
April 29, 2025
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The downfall of former Liberian dictator Charles Taylor is told in Betrayal with the story of Cindor Reeves, a family member who fought for peace at a personal cost.

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A Palestinian family sits around a grain milling stone. They are under a tree. The mother and daughter are wearing black and the son in the middle has a yellow shirt.

Aisha’s Story Review: Doc Portrait Coasts on Its Key Ingredient

by Alexander Mooney
April 29, 2025
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Aisha's Story is a personable if slight documentary that observes a Palestinian woman in Baqa’a refugee camp as she makes food from home.

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A man in a neon yellow long-sleeved shirt looks through binoculars in the desert.

Jonah Malak Talks Desert Eagles and Coyotes

by Alexander Mooney
April 29, 2025
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An interview with Spare My Bones, Coyote! director Jonah Malak about capturing the story of a couple that recovers the remains of lost migrants.

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A pink, purple, and blue sea being is seen underwater.

How Deep Is Your Love Review: A Resonant Dive into Undersea Mining

by Susan G. Cole
April 27, 2025
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How Deep Is Your Love tracks an exploration designed to determine the impact of resource extraction from the ocean floor.

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A black and white image of a young Chinese boy sitting in a field surrounded by trees. He is looking up at the sky through binoculars.

Always Review: Meetings with a Young Poet

by Pat Mullen
April 26, 2025
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Always is a years in the making documentary that observes the life of Chinese poet and child prodigy Youbin Gong as he faces his fate.

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A black and white archival photo of a Chinese family: a mother, father, and their two young children in the middle.

Making The Gardener and the Dictator: Love, Guilt, and Family

by Liam Lacey
April 25, 2025
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An interview with The Gardener and the Dictator director Jane Hui Wang about bringing a family story to screen in her documentary.

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An Indian officer speaks to a couple. She is sitting at a desk facing them, and the two people are outside the frame. The woman is wearing a tan uniform and has her finger raised in the air.

Marriage Cops Dials-Up India’s Women’s Helpline

by Susan G. Cole
April 24, 2025
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In Marriage Cops, filmmakers Shashwati Talukdar and Cheryl Hess observe police officers in action at India's Women's Hotline.

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POV Wrapped! A salute to the best documentaries of POV Wrapped! A salute to the best documentaries of 2025. 🥳

This year, @marc.glassman.1 and @mullenpat offer a combined top ten list, plus honourable mentions. 

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Tasha Hubbard and Michael Greyeyes tell us about a Tasha Hubbard and Michael Greyeyes tell us about adapting #BirthofAFamily into #Meadowlarks. What Cdn doc deserves a dramatic treatment next?

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📽: Meadowlarks now in theatres. Stream Birth of a Family at @onf_nfb. 

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Season 2 premiere of #ForTheCulture! Amanda Parr Season 2 premiere of #ForTheCulture! 

Amanda Parris, Yasmin Mathurin, and Alison Duke talk Black travel and dating in episodes 1 & 2 of the doc series debuting Nov. 28 on @cbcgem. 💻 #documentary #series
Snuck in a visit to @docnycfest during a whirlwind Snuck in a visit to @docnycfest during a whirlwind New York trip! Fest runs until Nov. 20 and online to the 30th! #docnyc #documentary
How did they capture the love and laughter of poet How did they capture the love and laughter of poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley in #ComeSeeMeInTheGoodLight? We chatted with the team to find out!

📽: @appletv Nov. 14
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🎵: "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" - an original song for the film by Sara Bareilles, Brandi Carlile, and Andrea Gibson. 

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The kids are alright! @nidhilvohra looks at the ar The kids are alright! @nidhilvohra looks at the art of student protest in @theencampments & A Night of kKowing Nothing in our current issue. ✊️

📖: #POV124 - on stands now!
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What is the nature of #TheNatureOfThings at 65? @ What is the nature of #TheNatureOfThings at 65?

@adambenzine looks at @cbcdocs' hit series at a moment of transition. 

📖: Issue #124
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#documentary #science #nature #filmmaking #CBC
Want the story behind the @northernsuperleague? @t Want the story behind the @northernsuperleague? @thepitchdoc_nsl follows the fight to establish a women's pro soccer league in Canada. ⚽️

We chatted with director Michèle Hozer at @windsorfilmfest about her documentary hitting the circuit. 

🔗: https://povmagazine.com/how-the-pitch-captures-the-push-for-equity-in-work-and-play/

#thepitch #soccer #Documentary #wiff
Sometimes tough conversations are necessary. Catc Sometimes tough conversations are necessary.

Catch LOVE, HAROLD at festivals including @workmanartsto & @windsorfilmfest this week. 

🔗: https://povmagazine.com/love-harold-review-the-art-of-talking-it-out/

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