Our capsule reviews highlight six of the standouts at the 2019 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. Watch out for them as they travel the …
Social Justice
Explore stories about marginalized groups and the pursuit of a more fair society.
Sundance ’19 World Dramatic highlights
The Sundance World Dramatic Competition always features international hidden gems, and this year's highlights included Queen of Hearts and The Last Tree. …
Debra Granik frames poverty as a systemic failure to empathize
Debra Granik's films — Down to the Bone, Stray Dog, and Leave No Trace — focus on individuals who struggle to navigate an unfriendly social support system in an …
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Review: Indian Horse and the limits of allyship in adaptation
Based on Ojibwe author Richard Wagamese’s novel set in the 1960s, Stephen Campanelli's Indian Horse uses the hook of Canada’s national sport — hockey — to …
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The Florida Project provocatively depicts poverty with respect
Sean Baker’s latest avoids being an exploitative portrayal of poverty by empathetically portraying its characters’ daily struggles, and giving time …
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TIFF Review: In Luk’Luk’I, Vancouver plays itself, but the Olympics don’t
Contrasting the patriotism of the Olympics with daily struggles in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, Wayne Wapeemukwa’s Luk’Luk’I …
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