We have a new Get Reel Giveaway for this week! Our partners at Mongrel Media have sent over some Digital Copy codes for the SxSW 2020 entry INITIATION and we would love to get a copy into your library. Enter via the handy form below! ABOUT: Whiton University unravels the night a star-athlete is murdered, […]
HotDocs Interview – ANY GIVEN DAY director Margaret Byrne
“ANY GIVEN DAY is a multi-year film that follows the experiences of three people, Angela, Daniel, and Dimitar, as they navigate receiving mental health treatment in a specialized probation program. The film also reveals my personal struggles with mental illness, and shows just how uncertain life with mental illness can be.” Filmmaker Margaret Byrne on […]
HotDocs Interview – GREY ROADS director Jesse McCracken
“GREY ROADS follows me as I return to my hometown to document its steady decline while also reconnecting with my only family left in town, my father and grandfather.” Filmmaker Jesse McCracken on GREY ROADS which is screening at HotDocs Online. So you’re back at HotDocs this year! Tell me about your previous visit here […]
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES Review: See It Big
Roughly thirteen months ago, most of us had to alter the way we live our daily lives when the pandemic shut everything down. A… lot has happened since then, but in March 2020 I was already in a state of change: after almost four years at the largest movie theatre in my city, I’d decided […]
HotDocs Interview – 7 YEARS OF LUKAS GRAHAM director Rene Sascha Johannsen
“The Kid Lukas Forchammer grew up in a hippie commune, where he writes a song called 7 Years that he believes to be a hit. His record label doesn’t agree and won’t release it. Lukas proves them wrong as the song becomes a massive world hit and earns him 3 Grammy nominations. A victory like […]
Hot Docs Interview – NOTHING BUT THE SUN director Arami Ullón
“NOTHING BUT THE SUN is about the loss of home by force, and the impossibility of getting it back. The story is told through the experience of the indigenous Ayoreo people of Paraguay, who used to live their original way of living, free, nomadic and without any contact with white civilization, until religious missionaries forced […]
Hot Docs Interview – BANK JOB director Daniel Edelstyn
“Artist and filmmaker couple print their own money in an abandoned bank, sell it as art and use the proceeds to literally blow up £1.2m of high interest debt.” Filmmaker Daniel Edelstyn on BANK JOB which is now streaming at HotDocs Online. Welcome to HotDocs! Is this your first HotDocs experience and what are you […]
HotDocs Interview – WUHAN WUHAN director Yung Chang
“WUHAN WUHAN goes beyond salacious headlines and mis-information, to show the human dimension of the city of Wuhan, the epicentre of COVID-19 by telling the stories of five characters: a couple expecting a baby, a quarantined mother and son in a byzantine shelter, a dedicated nurse and ER doctor, and a psychologist facing her own […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX from Mongrel Media!
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway! Our lovely partners at Mongrel Media (who have also just started up a streaming service) have a few copies of the recent festival hit A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX up for grabs! Simply fill out the below form to enter! ABOUT: What if we are living in a simulation, and […]
HotDocs Review: DARK BLOSSOM
Now streaming at HotDocs 2021, DARK BLOSSOM, directed by Frigge Fri, follows the trio of Josephine, Mareridt, and Jay. This documentary focuses primarily on self-discovery and friendship, but also explores the changes that one can’t control, as well as community and acceptance. The three friends are into the goth lifestyle. They’re all in their early […]
HotDocs Review: STREET GANG: HOW WE GOT TO SESAME STREET
Premiering already with a lot of buzz at HotDocs is a new documentary on the most popular children’s show EVER on television. STREET GANG: HOW WE GOT TO SESAME STREET is an overall enjoyable documentary experience on the legendary TV show Sesame Street with a light, breezy tone and featuring a lot of inspiring creators […]
Contests! Win PERCY from Mongrel or GOLDEN ARM from Vortex!
We are lining up our May contest schedule and our final contests for April are for Apple TV digital copies of PERCY and GOLDEN ARM! Enter at the handy link below, and yes, you may enter for BOTH contests! PERCY From our friends at Mongrel Media! ABOUT: Based on events from a 1998 lawsuit, PERCY […]
Ten Decades of Oscars: PARASITE (2019)
Welcome to the final installment of Ten Decades of Oscars, and today’s film will be the latest Best Picture winner until later tonight when the awards are announced. What to say of the 2010s? The first half is fairly middling, the second half is a much better improvement. We saw gaffes of untold proportions with […]
Contest Weekend! Win 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez on Apple TV from Pacific Northwest Pictures!
Hey Canada! We admit it has been a bit slow this week on the contest front but we are preparing for HotDocs! In the meantime, our friends at Pacific Northwest Pictures have sent over some Apple TV copies of 69: THE SAGA OF DANNY HERNANDEZ over and we’d love to get one into your Apple […]
Ten Decades of Oscars: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007)
Welcome back to Ten Decades of Oscars! Today it’s the 2000s, one of my favourite decades. CRASH (2005) is the only black eye in an otherwise distinguished lineup of winners. Even when my personal pick of a given year didn’t win, I was happy with the outcome. Films like THE DEPARTED (2006) and GLADIATOR (2000)? […]