Dissecting the huge sprawling beast that is the Hot Docs film festival.
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Art Threat: Courage, candour and inspiration – A review of The Interrupters
The new Steve James documentary is courageous and beautiful social cinema.
Continue readingArt Threat: 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.
Continue readingArt Threat: 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.
Continue readingArt Threat: 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.
Continue readingArt Threat: Berlusconi assassinated – A review of Draquila – Italy Trembles
Berlusconi is properly skewered in a new investigative doc from Italy.
Continue readingArt Threat: A voice of African resistance and exile – Review of Mama Africa
An new doc on Miriam Makeba shakes with revolution.
Continue readingArt Threat: 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.
Continue readingArt Threat: Ad nauseam – Morgan Spurlock cashes in on commercialism
Morgan Spurlock’s newest documentary just doesn’t ad up.
Continue readingArt Threat: 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.
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