In Conversation with Director Peter Monsaert, and actors Sara Vertongen and Wim Willaert from Le Ciel Flamand.
Director David Farrier discusses his documentary Tickled
Laura Anne Harris talks to David Farrier about using humour and reenactments in documentaries, developing the film’s aesthetic, and homophobia. Read our book about modern documentary cinema, In their own words: Documentary masters.
Writer-director Leena Yadav talks female empowerment in Parched
Laura Anne Harris talked to Indian writer-director Leena Yadav about depicting female friendship and empowerment in a male-dominated community in her new film Parched.
Burlesque expert and producer Dr. Kaitlyn Regehr talks Tempest Storm
Burlesque icon Tempest Storm stripped down to her inner core in Nimishia Mukerji’s eponymous documentary, opening June 17 at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto!
Director Susan Gluth discusses her HotDocs film Urmila: My Memory is My Power
Susan Gluth discusses her documentary Urmila: My Memory is My Power, which focuses on Nepalese teenage activist Urmila and her pursuit to make it illegal to use young girls as kamalaris — indentured servants to wealthy families — in Nepal.
HotDocs Review: League of Exotique Dancers celebrates burlesque stars of the past
Director Rama Rau’s League of Exotique Dancers follows several subjects who have been asked to perform at a special Burlesque Hall of Fame show in Las Vegas. The film screens at the Bloor HotDocs cinema on May 29, May 30, and June 2.