A film festival grows up – Hot Docs wrestles with the politics and popularity of documentary
Dissecting the huge sprawling beast that is the Hot Docs film festival.
Hot Docs 2011
Courage, candour and inspiration – A review of The Interrupters
The new Steve James documentary is courageous and beautiful social cinema.
The activist-terrorist complex – A Review of Better this World
A new documentary charts the courageous and tragic course of two activist's lives, now charged under anti-terrorism laws.
The sordid tale of the Trump golf course – A Review of You’ve Been Trumped
A new documentary takes aim at Donald Trump's Scottish golf course adventure.
Forgiving a mass murderer – A review of The Redemption of General Butt Naked
General Butt Naked was Liberia's most ruthless and feared general - now he's asking for forgiveness in a new documentary.
Berlusconi assassinated – A review of Draquila – Italy Trembles
Berlusconi is properly skewered in a new investigative doc from Italy.
A voice of African resistance and exile – Review of Mama Africa
An new doc on Miriam Makeba shakes with revolution.
History reloaded and remixed – A review of The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
Remixing the revolution: new doc resurrects archival footage of the Black Power movement.
Ad nauseam – Morgan Spurlock cashes in on commercialism
Morgan Spurlock's newest documentary just doesn't ad up.
Hot Docs 19 begins – Toronto festival brings another round of quality documentary
A first look at some promising political offerings from this year's Hot Docs program.