Seventh Row's editors pick the must see films of HotDocs 2021, from Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning Of Empathy to Archipelago. Read all our HotDocs 2021 …
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Film Reviews
Here you will find every film review we've written. These include: festival films, new releases, and older films.
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 …
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HotDocs Review: One of Ours explores identity under colonialism
Jasmine Mathurin's 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 …
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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. Archipelago is available …
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Daughter of a Lost Bird Review: An Indigenous woman reconnects with her birth mother
In Daughter of a Lost Bird, Brooke Swaney sensitively documents an Indigenous woman reconnecting with her birth mother and coming to terms with how colonial …
The Third Wife Review: A beautiful and bleak portrayal of patriarchy
Ash Mayfair's The Third Wife tells the story of a teenage girl whose family marries her off in nineteenth-century Vietnam. The film is now available on …
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