In his new documentary, 1970, Tomasz Wolski uses stop-motion animation and archival footage to illuminate telephone conversations between top communist officials during a crucial historical event.
Visions du Réel Review: My Place is Here is an inside look at COVID-19 in an Italian hospital
Set in March 2020, Italy, Michele Aiello’s My Place is Home offers a slice of life inside a hospital right after the worst stage of the pandemic.
HotDocs Review: Who We Are: Chronicle of Racism in America
In the documentary Who We Are: Chronicle of Racism in America, ACLU Deputy Legal Director Jeffrey Robinson guides us through the history of racism in America through primary documents and site visits both personal and political.
HotDocs Review: One of Ours explores identity under colonialism
One of Ours is the story of Josiah Wilson, a Black twentysomething born in Haiti where he was adopted by a pair of Canadians — a white mother and an Indigenous father — as he navigates his identity.
HotDocs Review: Archipelago is an animated tour of the St. Lawrence
Archipelago is a documentary that mixes archival footage with animation to tell the story of the land along the St. Lawrence river.
Charlène Favier on Slalom, her sensitive sexual abuse drama
Charlène Favier discusses her debut feature film, Slalom, which depicts childhood sexual abuse in the world of high level sports, a world Favier knows from personal experience.