Tag Archives: Hot Docs

The Monastery: Mr. Vig and the Nun

Posted on April 22, 2007 by James McNally

The Monastery: Mr. Vig and the Nun (Director: Pernille Rose Grønkjær, Denmark, 2006): Mr. Vig is an elderly bachelor living in a broken-down castle. For years, he has dreamed of establishing a monastery there, “to create something enduring,” and so, … Continue reading →

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Let’s All Hate Toronto

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Jay Kerr

Let’s All Hate Toronto (Directors: Albert Nerenberg, Rob Spence, Canada, 2006): Let’s All Hate Toronto premiered tonight to a sold out audience at the Bloor Cinema in, well, Toronto. There was quite a buzz around this film. I was eager … Continue reading →

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In The Shadow Of The Moon

Posted on April 19, 2007 by James McNally

In The Shadow Of The Moon (Director: David Sington, UK, 2006): I was delighted to be able to attend the industry screening of the Opening Night film of Hot Docs 2007. And I grew up in the 70s, when there … Continue reading →

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In a Soldier’s Footsteps

Posted on May 7, 2006 by James McNally

In a Soldier’s Footsteps (Denmark, 2005, Director: Mette Zeruneith, 89 minutes): Truth really is stranger than fiction. When we first meet Steven Ndugga in 1999, he’s a personable and articulate refugee living in Denmark who approaches the filmmakers wanting to … Continue reading →

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Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos

Posted on May 7, 2006 by James McNally

Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (USA/UK, 2006, Director: Paul Crowder and John Downer, 97 minutes): The North American Soccer League was struggling along through the 1970s until the New York Cosmos, owned by … Continue reading →

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