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Documentary

Explore the innovative and artistic strategies documentarians use to narrativize nonfiction stories on screen.

Brett Pardy / September 16, 2021

TIFF Review: Alanis Obomsawin’s Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair

Alanis Obomsawin’s new short film, Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair, is a powerful presentation preserved on film.

Alex Heeney / September 11, 2021

Oscar Peterson: Black + White does a disservice to its subject

Barry Avrich’s documentary Oscar Peterson: Black + White barely scratches the surface of the great jazz pianist’s life, music, and legacy.

Alex Heeney / September 9, 2021

TIFF Review: Neus Ballús’s The Odd-Job Men is a delightful comedy

Neus Ballús’s The Odd-Job Men is a quiet, lovely little film that charts a week in the life of three “odd-job men” on the outskirts of Barcelona.

A collage of images of the best documentaries of the 21st century, featuring text that reads: '50 documentaries'.

Seventh Row Editors / August 27, 2021

The fifty best documentaries of the 21st century

Seventh Row’s editors pick the best documentaries of the 21st century, from Pina to The Look of Silence to Grizzly Man.

Seventh Row Editors / August 17, 2021

Beyond talking heads: The films that expanded our understanding of ‘documentary’

Fifteen critics and filmmakers weigh in on the films that changed how they thought about documentary in this creative nonfiction survey.

Seventh Row Editors / August 16, 2021

What do you call your nonfiction film?

Six filmmakers, from Penny Lane to Kirsten Johnson, weigh in on the question, what do you call your nonfiction film?

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