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.
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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.
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 violence has shaped her life.
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.
Everything in the End: Mylissa Fitzsimmons on making her no-budget feature debut
Mylissa Fitzsimmons tells us how she made her beautiful, apocalyptic debut feature, Everything in the End, in Iceland with four crew members and only $30,000.