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Reviews: I Dreamed His Name from Hot Docs 2025

May 1, 2025

I Dreamed His Name is a personal exploration of rural life in Colombia by discussing the forced disappearance of the director’s father, thirty years prior.

Reviews: Yalla Parkour from Hot Docs 2025

April 30, 2025

Yalla Parkour is more than a sports documentary. Amidst the sand and ruins, these men backflip and jump from roofs in Palestine.

Reviews: A Samurai In Time

April 29, 2025

In A Samurai in Time a samurai is struck by lightning and transported hundreds of years into the future–to Japan, circa 2007.

Reviews: On Swift Horses

April 28, 2025

On Swift Horses sets up a love triangle: Muriel is happy to live a country life but the man she reluctantly agrees to marry, Lee, is has big California dreams.

Reviews: Paul from Hot Docs 2025

April 28, 2025

Paul, tells the story of a young man, who after stuck in a bad depression bout vows to take back his life and lose weight by cleaning homes of dominatrix’s.

Reviews: The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés from Hot Docs 2025

April 27, 2025

The Flamenco Guitar of Yeraí Cortés tells the story of an upcoming flamenco guitar player and his connection to the genre and his community.

Reviews: Yadang: The Snitch

April 25, 2025

Yadang: The Snitch is a story spanning several years, touches on topics like narcotics policing and political corruption in South Korea.

Reviews: Backspot

April 24, 2025

In Backspot, we follow Riley on her path to become a key member of an all-star cheer squad. She manages to capture the attention of the Thunderhawks’ coach.

Reviews: Disco’s Revenge

April 23, 2025

Disco’s Revenge is a fascinating doc about the origins of disco and the New York club scene in the 70s with interviews from influential DJs and musicians.

Reviews: So Surreal: Behind the Masks from IFFO 2025

April 22, 2025

So Surreal: Behind the Masks brings to light how the surrealist movement was inspired by indigenous art and the attempts to get these pieces back.