Documentaries

• REVIEW: New doc takes deep dive into Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’

  In "Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song," directors Dayna Goldfine and Dan Gellar examine how despite the odds, the song managed to take on a life of its own.

  Entertainment

  Jun 28, 2022
  
• Canadian rock musician Bif Naked to be focus of new documentary

  Bif Naked is going before the cameras in a new documentary on her life and career from the co-director of "The Corporation.''

  Entertainment

  Jun 11, 2022
  
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• 18th annual ReFrame Film Festival debuts in homes across Canada

  'These documentaries provide a way for us to learn, connect and experience things outside of ourselves,' said film festival creative director Amy Siegel.

  Entertainment

  Jan 27, 2022
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• Southern Alberta filmmaker’s documentary on opioid crisis set to hit theatres

  The producer and director of the documentary "Kimmapiiyiptssini: The Meaning of Empathy" wanted to share how her home of Kainai is trying to address the opioid crisis.

  Features

  Nov 1, 2021
• ReFrame Film Festival offers up 65 films for movie buffs

  The film festival is showing dozens of titles on screens across the city at the end of the month.

  Canada

  Jan 18, 2018
• Get the popcorn, Forest City Film Fest returns for 2nd year

  The Forest City Film Festival is back for another year.

  Entertainment

  Oct 26, 2017
• Hot Docs 2016: 13 documentaries to see this year

  From a biopic about O.J. Simpson to a documentary about retired burlesque dancers, Hot Docs 2016 has it all.

  Entertainment

  Apr 28, 2016
• Fight for human rights taken to the movie screens of Myanmar with Canadian help

  A few years ago, a human rights film festival in Myanmar would have been unheard of. Now, with Canadian help, filmmakers in the country are taking the fight for human rights to the movie screen.

  World

  Dec 19, 2015
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• Kickstarter a formidable force in world of documentary film financing

  This summer Kickstarter hit a major milestone, surpassing $100 million raised to help bring 4,780 documentaries to life.

  Entertainment

  Sep 17, 2015
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• Filmmaker Rob Cohen tackles canards of being a Canuck in ‘Being Canadian’

  In 'Being Canadian', Los Angeles-based comedy writer and director Rob Cohen seeks to dispel, or at least poke fun at, some of the canards about being a Canuck.

  Entertainment

  Sep 14, 2015