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Maybe it’s a product of the erosion of society’s collective attention span or maybe it’s because the caliber of short documentaries continues to rise every year, but some of...
It’s Hot Docs season again, the festival will be unspooling some 115 films in 2026, and my initial to-check-out list was some 60+ strong. Meep! Blame a welcome uptick...
Finally, I caught a couple of very different sci-fi films at the fest. Let’s start with the bleak and end on a high note. U Are the Universe (6/8)...
The perfect, idealized society has always been a gauzy myth. Whether the forces in play are stifling societal norms, oppressive government systems, or the deterioration of basic human morality,...
In a judgy world where people are more and more divided, it was nice to see reflections of kindness, empathy, and connection in the following films. Many SIFF 2025...
First off, apologies. Speaking of families, “life stuff” got in the way of my regular posts during this year’s SIFF. I plan to catch up this week so that...
May 14, 2025—It’s that time again! The Seattle International Film Festival kicks off on Thursday, May 15th for its 51st iteration. In my opinion, the best thing about attending...
Hot Docs is now over, the awards have been handed out, and my coverage is winding to a close. My final tally of documentaries watched is 48 — not...
Whether it’s fighting for equal rights, challenging the status quo, striving to make the world a better place, or all of those things combined, documentaries at this year’s fest...
ICYMI, I already shared my list of seven must-see short documentaries at Hot Docs 2025. Those shorts were fantastic. The rest of the shorts I screened ranged from very...
Anyone who knows me knows how much I love documentaries that revolve around the theme of competition, and I’ve lost count of how many I’ve seen in the 20...
In Night Watches Us, director Stefan Verna trains his lens on a grieving community in Quebec — to examine issues such as systemic racism, police violence, and using art...
