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Alaskan Nets Review: Champions on an off the court

by Pat Mullen
April 7, 2022
Reviews

Alaskan Nets observes the players of the Metlakatla Chiefs as the become the pride of the Tsimshian community.

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The Mission Review: Finding Faith in Finland

by Jason Gorber
January 24, 2022January 23, 2023
Reviews/Sundance

Tania Anderson’s The Mission is a fascinating look at American teens who fly to Finland to spread the word of their religion.

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“Yet Still I Dream”: Ali El Arabi Talks Captains of Za’atari

by Jason Gorber
November 16, 2021
Festivals/Interviews

Captains of Za'atari director Ali El Arabi discusses his festival hit that sees young refugees become role models for fellow youths.

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Dark Blossom Review: Serving Gothic Realness

by Pat Mullen
May 13, 2021July 7, 2021
Reviews

Meet Josephine, Nightmare, and Jay. They’re three Danish goths in their early 20s who are learning how to feel confident in a society that doesn’t embrace their dark style and satanic spirit.

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Dear Future Children Review: The Good Fight

by Pat Mullen
May 8, 2021October 12, 2021
Hot Docs/Reviews

Hot Docs Audience Award winner by Franz Böhm is a compelling portrait of youth activists in Hong Kong, Chile, and Uganda.

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Faceless Review: Hongkongers on the Frontlines

by Pat Mullen
May 5, 2021August 9, 2021
Hot Docs/Reviews

Systems Down, one of this year’s themed programs at Hot Docs, features a collection of stories about individuals fighting against broken structures of oppression. Fitting snugly into the theme of the good

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Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry Review – Top of the Charts

by Pat Mullen
February 26, 2021August 8, 2021
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Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry is an intimate coming-of-age portrait--although it really doesn't need an intermission.

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Sundance Documentary Report: Part 5

by Pat Mullen Sandi Rankaduwa
February 3, 2021August 10, 2021
Reviews/Sundance

Reviewing Sundance docs At the Ready ("a rave and intimate portrait of America’s youths"), Homeroom ("conveys a sense of optimism"), and Taming the Garden (" striking, surreal').

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2021 Sundance Report: Part 3

by Pat Mullen Madeline Lines
January 31, 2021August 10, 2021
Reviews/Sundance

Sundance reviews for Cusp ("bold and bracing portrait of youth"), Ailey ("a beautiful act of remembering"), and Sons of Monarchs ("a provocative experiment in metamorphosis").

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Acasa My Home Review: Where Is Home?

by Marc Glassman
January 15, 2021August 21, 2021
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Winner of the Sundance World Cinema special jury Prize for Cinematography, Acasa, My Home brilliantly plays up the contrasts between living in urban and rural environments.

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Houston, we have lift-off on #Sundance coverage! T Houston, we have lift-off on #Sundance coverage! THE LONGEST GOODBYE director Ido Mizrahy jobs us to talk space and social isolation. 🚀

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"The thread that links all my films is to create a "The thread that links all my films is to create a space of visibility for people at the edge of visibility."

Alice Diop joins us to discuss the documentary roots of #SaintOmer! You can catch her docs now on @mubicanada and SAINT OMER opens at @tiff_net Friday from @films_we_like. 📽

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How did THE TERRITORY engage members of the Uru-eu How did THE TERRITORY engage members of the Uru-eu-wau-wau tribe to tell their story? Here's director Alex Pritz on Tangãi's journey to becoming one of the film's cinematographers.

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📽️ THE TERRITORY is on Disney+ in the USA.

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Now screening for free from @Goetheinstitut_Toront Now screening for free from @Goetheinstitut_Toronto until Feb. 15, catch THEN & NOW, the first in a series of double-bills of German cinema streaming online through 2023. 

Among the films screening in this month's selection is the documentary TACHELES - THE HEART OF THE MATTER, which observes how younger generations carry the weight of the Holocaust if it is so far removed from their experiences. 🇩🇪

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If social media is the toilet of the internet, wha If social media is the toilet of the internet, what is the solution? BACKLASH: MISOGYNY IN THE DIGITAL AGE sees four women share stories of online harassment. 

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What does it mean when your subject is a key colla What does it mean when your subject is a key collaborator? Here's #Wildcat director Trevor Frost on working with subject Harry Turner to film the re-wilding of ocelots Khan and Keanu. 🐈

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Here's Bonnie the Marmot gracing your feed with ne Here's Bonnie the Marmot gracing your feed with news that @netflixca's #IslandOfTheSeaWolves squeaked out the year's biggest controversy to be our top read of 2022! Find out what else drew readers' interest this year, and get some tips on docs to watch (or watch for!) at home and in theatres. #documentary #Bestof2022 #marmot #film 

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Can a cat save your life? @wildcatdocfilm director Can a cat save your life? @wildcatdocfilm director Trevor Frost joins us to discuss documenting ocelots, collaborative filmmaking, and taking care of a subject's mental health. 🐾 #Wildcat #cats #ocelot #documentary #film #movies 

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Fresh off his #Emmys win (congrats!), @bauzilla, t Fresh off his #Emmys win (congrats!), @bauzilla, the voice behind beloved characters like #BugsBunny, joins us to talk animation, authentic storytelling, and his doc series @staytoonedtv. 🐰 

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