Seventh Row’s editors pick the must see films of HotDocs 2021, from Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning Of Empathy to Archipelago.
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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 through primary documents and site visits both personal and political.
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.
HotDocs 2020 is a reminder of the world beyond lockdown
As HotDocs 2020 goes online, B. P. Flanagan takes a whirlwind tour around the world with Mayor, Stateless, All That I Am, Love & Stuff, and Ottolenghi. HotDocs is a festival with a reputation for swift action. In 2018, just months after the Harvey Weinstein story broke and #Metoo launched into the stratosphere, the Toronto […]