Category Archives: Hot Docs

Hot Docs Documentary Film Festival

2015 Hot Docs CAST Awards Announcement

Posted on May 27, 2015 by James McNally

As I was about to publish this today, it was announced that Charlotte Cook would be leaving her post as Director of Programming for Hot Docs after four festivals. I want to wish her well personally and professionally, and I’m … Continue reading →

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Alfred & Jakobine

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Drew Kerr

Alfred & Jakobine (Director: Jonathan Howells): After meeting and falling in love in Japan in 1955, American Alfred Hobbs and Danish artist Jakobine Schou impulsively married, with their mutually adventurous spirits taking them to Casablanca shortly thereafter. Here, the newlyweds … Continue reading →

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Love & Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Drew Kerr

UPDATE (January 21, 2015): Happy to announce that the film will be released on iTunes and other VOD platforms on February 3, 2015. Here are links for iTunes (US) and iTunes (Canada). Check it out! Love & Terror on the … Continue reading →

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Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Drew Kerr

Whitey: United States of America v. James Bulger (Director: Joe Berlinger): Documentarian Joe Berlinger wasn’t kidding when he described his latest project as the most dense film he’d ever done during the pre-screening introduction for Whitey: United States of America … Continue reading →

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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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