Author Archives: Drew Kerr

Fatal Assistance

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Drew Kerr

Fatal Assistance (Director: Raoul Peck): Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck spends two years documenting the ineffectual international relief efforts that followed the January 2010 earthquake that devastated the country with an estimated 250,000 deaths and approximately 1.2 million people left homeless. … Continue reading →

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Downloaded

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Drew Kerr

Downloaded (Director: Alex Winter): This insightful film, which made its international premiere at Hot Docs, looks at the rise, fall, and legacy of Napster, the peer-to-peer file sharing service that forever changed the music industry. Originally conceived as a dramatic … Continue reading →

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Everybody Has a Plan (Todos tenemos un plan)

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Drew Kerr

Everybody Has a Plan (Todos tenemos un plan) (Director: Ana Piterbarg): This marks the fourth Spanish-language film for Viggo Mortensen, who spent a number of years in his youth living in Argentina. His latest project finds him playing identical twin … Continue reading →

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The Place Beyond the Pines

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Drew Kerr

The Place Beyond the Pines (Director: Derek Cianfrance): The Place Beyond the Pines derives its title from the English translation of the Mohawk name for Schenectady, New York, where the film is set. Director Derek Cianfrance’s third feature is the … Continue reading →

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Marley

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Drew Kerr

Marley (Director: Kevin Macdonald): While waiting in line before the Hot Docs screening of the Bob Marley bio doc Marley, it occurred to me how little I knew about the man, despite his iconic status and my having listened to … Continue reading →

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