Author Archives: Jay Kerr

Jay Kerr’s Hot Docs 2014

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Jay Kerr

Hot Docs Film Festival is in full swing and runs until May 4. Here is a quick rundown of some films that I have watched so far. Rich Hill is a heartbreaking portrait of three teenage boys that is beautifully … Continue reading →

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Jobs

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Jay Kerr

Jobs (Director: Joshua Michael Stern): Steve Jobs is the title Walter Isaacson gave to his authorized biography of the former Apple CEO. It is thorough, honest and insightful. By contrast, Joshua Michael Stern’s biopic is suitably titled Jobs. It provides … Continue reading →

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Muscle Shoals

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Jay Kerr

Muscle Shoals (Director: Greg ‘Freddy’ Camalier): In the 1960s, Muscle Shoals, Alabama became a hotbed for some of the greatest R&B and rock music ever recorded. How did a small town on the banks of the Tennessee River become a … Continue reading →

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Radioman

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Jay Kerr

Radioman screens on Monday April 30 at 9pm (Bloor Cinema), Wednesday May 2 at 11:45pm (Bloor Cinema) and Saturday May 5 at 4:15pm (Cumberland) Radioman (Director: Mary Kerr): How does a former New York City homeless man become a movie … Continue reading →

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In Heaven Underground: The Weissensee Jewish Cemetery

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Jay Kerr

In Heaven Underground: The Weissensee Jewish Cemetery (Director: Britta Wauer): In 2007, one of the best films I saw at Hot Docs was Forever, directed by Heddy Honigmann. It’s about the Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris where so many famous artists … Continue reading →

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