Category Archives: Documentaries

Sean Farnel is Blogging

Through AJ Schnack’s quite wonderful All These Wonderful Things blog (which you should already be reading!), I discovered that Hot Docs honcho Sean Farnel has recently started blogging, and is writing about his European tour in search of great documentaries … Continue reading

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Of Time and the City

Of Time and the City (2008, Director: Terence Davies): Davies’ first film since 2000’s The House of Mirth, and his first documentary, Of Time and the City has been described as a love letter to his birthplace of Liverpool. Even … Continue reading

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Oscar Doc Shortlist Announced

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their documentary shortlist yesterday. Here are the 15 films selected: At the Death House Door (review) The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) Blessed is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Seneesh Encounters … Continue reading

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Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008, Director: Kurt Kuenne): Messy and unapologetically manipulative, Dear Zachary feels quite a bit like the grieving process itself. Equal parts schmaltz and rage, it accurately reflects the feelings of … Continue reading

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Trouble the Water

Editor’s Note: Doc Soup is a monthly documentary screening programme run by the good folks at Hot Docs. It gives audiences in Toronto (and now Calgary and Vancouver!) their regular doc fix each year from the fall through to the … Continue reading

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