Category Archives: Hot Docs

Hot Docs Documentary Film Festival

Over the Hills and Far Away (The Horse Boy)

Over the Hills and Far Away (The Horse Boy) (Director: Michal Orion Scott): I was happy to see this film while in Austin for the South by Southwest Film Festival because the family it’s about live in the hill country … Continue reading

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Hot Docs 2009 Announces Full Lineup

This morning, Hot Docs announced the full lineup for the 16th edition of this internationally-renowned documentary film festival, running this year from April 30 – May 10. From the press release, I learned that there were almost 2,000 films submitted, … Continue reading

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Guest of Cindy Sherman

Editor’s Note: Doc Soup is a monthly documentary screening programme run by the good folks at Hot Docs. It gives audiences in Toronto (and now Calgary and Vancouver!) their regular doc fix each year from the fall through to the … Continue reading

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Notes from an Education: Part the First

I don’t have an awful lot of free time these days to write, but thought I should put down a few thoughts concerning what is turning out to be quite a concentrated education in festival programming, documentary filmmaking, and the … Continue reading

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Why I’ve Been So Busy Lately

A few days ago, I alluded to something I was working on that I “couldn’t talk about” and so I’m glad that now I am able to tell you about it. I’m very honoured to reveal that I’m working for … Continue reading

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