Exclusive
Trending
My day nine was actually day ten of HotDocs. As mentioned in my previous entry, I didn’t see any films yesterday due to rain. And I almost didn’t see...
There comes a point in every film festival when I hit a wall. I get drowsy at screenings and “rest my eyes” from time to time, my patience is...
I have to start by saying that I continue to be impressed with how well HotDocs runs, how well-attended all its screenings are, and how accessible it is to...
I ended day five of the fest with a full-pie movie, and that’s exactly how I started day six. Rough Aunties (8/8), directed by Kim Longinotto (Sisters in Law,...
Here’s what I love most about having a HotDocs media pass: it allows me to make changes to my film-going schedule on the fly. If I need to rearrange...
To borrow from the standard-issue introduction at every HotDocs screening, I have a little bit of housekeeping to take care of: the comments feature on these entries is a...
Sometimes I actually impress myself with my inadvertent thematic programming when I select my screenings at a film festival. For this year’s HotDocs fest, I made up my to-see...
Attending HotDocs can be an emotionally exhausting experience. Sure, there are documentaries that make you laugh or make you think, but a fair number of the films on the...
Last night, I attended my inaugural screenings at HotDocs 2009, and I’m really hoping that the remainder of my festival experience goes a little more smoothly than night one...
