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Reviews: Hitchcock’s Pro-Nazi Film from SIFF 2024

May 20, 2024

Hitchcock’s Pro-Nazi Film looks at whether or not the esteemed director’s 1944 film Lifeboat was helping the war effort or potentially aiding the enemy.

Reviews: Ru

May 17, 2024

Ru follows the tale of Tinh, who with her family is one of many “boat people” from Southern Vietnam that relocate to Quebec.

Reviews: Humane

May 16, 2024

In Humane, Caitlin Cronenberg takes on the environment, government overreach, pandemic response plans, familial legacies, race, ableism and much more.

Reviews: Grand Theft Hamlet from Hot Docs 2024

May 15, 2024

Grand Theft Hamlet, documents the process to stage a live production of Hamlet within the virtual world of GTA during the UK’s COVID lockdown in early 2021.

Reviews: The Click Trap from Hot Docs 2024

May 13, 2024

Over 80 minutes of The Click Trap, in interviews with politicians and watchdog groups, we are shown the worst that digital advertising enables/funds.

Reviews: Fire Tower from Hot Docs 2024

May 10, 2024

Set at several fire towers in the Yukon and Alberta, Fire Tower illustrates life 50 feet above the forest at some of the 110 fire lookouts across the country.

Reviews: Secret Mall Apartment from Hot Docs 2024

May 9, 2024

After his home was demolished in the wake of the mall’s opening, artist Michael Townsend had an idea: what about living in the mall?

Reviews: Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story from Hot Docs 2024

May 8, 2024

Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story, tells the story of the trailblazing trans R&B singer who on the cusp of success walked away from the industry in 1971.

Reviews: Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself! from Hot Docs 2024

May 6, 2024

In Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself!, directed by François Nemeta, we learn about the life and career of one of the most unique and visionary directors.

Reviews: Agent of Happiness from Hot Docs 2024

May 3, 2024

Are the people of Bhutan truly happy? Agent of Happiness, follows a pair of agents as they interview people for the 2022 Gross National Happiness survey.