The Wind’s Thirst Review: A Tale of River Warriors and Land Defenders
The visually striking The Wind's Thirst observes three members of Colombia's Wayuu community as they defend their land against industrial development. .
by Pat Mullen·
Could You Can See Everything Make Oscar History for Documentary?
Does the hype for You Can See Everything make it an Oscar contender for categories like Best Picture? No documentary has ever cracked the top category. .
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Reviews
Possible Love Review: Class Seen through the Documentary Lens
A documentary fimmaker explores labour strife but struggles to reckon with her own social privilege in Lee Chang-dong's quietly moving Possible Love . .
by Pat Mullen·
You Can See Everything Review: Or, the Characters We Create for Ourselves
In You Can See Everything Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim capture the elusive mystery of Elizabeth Holmes in a portrait that proves the truth isn't nearly as interesting as a lie. .
Pat Mullen·
NAZA Review: Or, How to Score Bonus Points During a Genocide
Gripping yet mundane testimonies from IDF operatives in NAZA describe the systematic killing of Palestinians and targeting of civilian homes. .
Pat Mullen·
The History of Concrete Review: Or, the Joys of Dry Humour
The History of Concrete offers a warmly funny consideration of life's big questions as John Wilson interrogates the role of concrete in urban living. .
Pat Mullen·
Features
Could You Can See Everything Make Oscar History for Documentary?
Does the hype for You Can See Everything make it an Oscar contender for categories like Best Picture? No documentary has ever cracked the top category. .
Pat Mullen·
Geopolitics and Ecology Heat Up the North
How films like Nuisance Bear , Angry Inuk , Time and Water , Tuktuit: Caribou , and Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again capture the environmental and social complexity of the North. .
Gesilayefa Azorbo·
Now Streaming: There Are No Words Mines a Family’s Painful History
Now streaming from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), There Are No Words sees Min Sook Lee examine a personal story that's long haunted her. .
Pat Mullen·
Interviews
Alex Gibney on Musk and Playing in Elon’s Sandbox
An interview with Musk director Alex Gibney on charting the rise to power of Elon Musk with hopes to understand how the world got to this point of peril. .
Pat Mullen·
Jessica Earnshaw’s Family Viewing
With her films Jacinta and Baby Doe , Jessica Earnshaw has confidently introduced herself with deeply personal documentaries about families. .
Liam Lacey·
The Never-Ending Marathon of Terry Fox
Sean Menard's documentary Run Terry Run offers previously unseen archives from Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope, which continues to inspire Canadians. .
Liam Lacey·
News
Cinema Eye Honors Announce Unforgettables, Audience Award Longlist
Cinema Eye Honors nominees include 17 contenders for the audience prize, plus eight film participants recognizes in the Unforgettables distinction. .
by Pat Mullen·
Festivals
Festober Cometh: Doc Highlights on the Circuit
Documentary highlights at Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival, ReelWorld Film Festival, and Rendezvous with Madness film festival. .
Pat Mullen·
The Documentary Side of VIFF 2026: Some Highlights
Documentary highlights at the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) include Ceremony , Nuisance Bear , and The Story of Documentary Film. .
Pat Mullen·
The Sandbox Trailer: What Happens When You Remove Humans from a Global Crisis?
Kenya-Jade Pinto's feature directorial debut The Sandbox observes what happens when new technologies obscure the people whose lives are at stake amid the migration crisis. .
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Latest Articles
Hot Docs Returns with Another Helping of Doc Soup
Hot Docs' Doc Soup series returns on October 7 with Hanging By a Wire , Mohammed Ali Naqvi's docu-thriller about a 2023 gondola rescue mission. .
Pat Mullen·
Beatrice Gibson on At Night and Domestic, Chaotic Work
An interview with At Night director Beatrice Gibson about creating an intersectional portrait of Parisian women and drawing upon literary references. .
Nirris Nagendrarajah·
The Government Must Defend Our Cultural Sovereignty
What's at stake for creatives in the Canadian screen sector--and Canadian culture more broadly--if the government doesn't uphold the terms of the Online Streaming Act? Everything. .
Julian Carrington·
First Comes Love: Nakabingwit Trailer Highlights a Rare Documentary Rom-Com
Watch the first trailer for First Comes Love: Nakabingwit before its study of interracial dating debuts at VIFF and Reelworld film festivals. .
Pat Mullen·
Larry Weinstein’s September Songs Plays as Fresh as Ever
Larry Weinstein looks back at his 1994 film September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill as a new restoration brings the unconventional music doc to audiences. .
Pat Mullen·
Neil Peart: The Gospel Truth
Sam Dunn and Scot Fadyen on Neil Peart: No One's Disciple and telling the story of the late Rush drummer in their latest look at the iconic rock band. .
Jason Gorber·
Life of Jorge Luis Borges Review: Filming Between the Lines
Through the obsessive study of an enigmatic writer’s archives, filmmaker Mariano Llinás tells a tale of a literary inheritance in Life of Jorge Luis Borges. .
Nirris Nagendrarajah·
Four Docs Compete in Windsor Film Festival’s Canadian Competition
The Windsor International Film Festival announces its full line-up, which includes four documentaries in the $25,000 WIFF Prize in Canadian Film competition. .
Pat Mullen·
London Review: A Road Movie with Inner Journeys
Sebastian Brameshuber creates a unique spin on the road movie in London as travellers have conversations in a car on a soundstage as they approach their "destination." .
Marc Glassman·
The 2026 TIFF Docs Report: Views From This Side of “Lake America”
Reporting on the documentary highlights from the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival including Bleeding Hearts, Musk, Union Town, and Gail . .
Pat Mullen·
The Black Box Is Orange Review: The Courage to Remember
In The Black Box Is Orange , Yuula Benivolski goes home to Palestine by revisiting family photos and archives, asserting the existence of a nation long denied. .
Mike Hoolboom·
The Riders of Cheyenne Show There’s No Time for Tears in Rodeo
An interview with Cheyenne director Taimi Arvidson and riders Allysa Spierings and Emily Collits about being buck from a horse and always getting back up. .
Pat Mullen·