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Article content Markdale native Jesse McCracken says his documentary Grey Roads is, at its core, a film about dealing with change. The 74-minute feature-length movie, which will make its world premiere at this year’s virtual Hot Docs festival, examines changes in McCracken’s hometown, within his own family and himself and how to navigate those transitions. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Markdale natives film about hometown, family at Hot Docs ...

Hot Docs review: WeWork: Or The Making And Breaking Of A $27 Billion Unicorn This look at the co-working company that exploded in valuation is another in a new line of docs about charismatic Millennial grifters By Richard Trapunski Courtesy of Hot Docs WEWORK: OR THE MAKING AND BREAKING OF A $47 BILLION UNICORN (Jed Rothstein, USA). 101 minutes. Rating: NNN There’s a new subgenre that’s been gaining steam over the last few years: the Millennial bullshit doc. As so much of Silicon ...

NOW Magazine Hot Docs review: Her Socialist Smile John Gianvitos profile of deaf-blind author Helen Keller and her socialist politics feels urgent By Kevin Ritchie NNNN At a time when a pandemic is putting a spotlight on “the social determinants of health,” director John Gianvito’s profile of deaf-blind author Helen Keller couldn’t feel more urgent. Using on-screen text from Keller’s speeches and interviews, as well as voice-over narration by poet Carolyn Forché, this essayi...

Hot Docs 2021 reviews: directory Keep checking back as NOWs movie critics continue to review films throughout the festival By NOW Staff Courtesy of Hot Docs NOW’s film department has been busy watching selections from Hot Docs 2021’s virtual festival. Most films begin streaming on the festival’s opening day, Thursday (April 29) at 10 am. Keep checking back for more reviews. And remember a >>> sign indicates a critic’s pick.

NOW Magazine Hot Docs review: A.rtificial I.mmortality Ann Shins festival opener explores the intersection of artificial intelligence and digital avatars By Norman Wilner NNN This year’s opener explores the extremely fungible intersection of artificial intelligence and digital avatars, as director Shin (My Enemy, My Brother) investigates the possibility of having her “mindfile” uploaded to a computer so her kids will be able to talk to a version of their mom after she’s gone. (...

NOW Magazine Hot Docs review: Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street Marilyn Agrelos documentary about the revolutionary childrens TV show is priceless By Norman Wilner NNNNN When it launched in 1969, Sesame Street was a children’s TV show where people and puppets sang songs and counted stuff and goofed around. It was also an unbelievably ambitious project – largely funded by the U.S. government – to make educational television that was diverse, inclusive and engaging. Arriving...

NOW Magazine Hot Docs review: Bank Job Daniel Edelstyn and Hilary Powells documentary about global debt will have you rolling your eyes By Norman Wilner N It’s a strange experience – agreeing with every argument a documentary puts forward while still wanting to strangle the people behind the camera. But that’s how I responded to Bank Job, an insufferably self-conscious look at the global debt industry from London filmmakers Daniel Edelstyn and Hilary Powell, who launched an art p...

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Hot Docs Review: Ramen Documentary Come Back Anytime Is Worth Savouring Directed by John Daschbach Starring Masamoto Ueda, Kazuko Ueda Come Back Anytime will surely be reminded of Jiro Dreams of Sushi, the acclaimed 2011 documentary about the master sushi chef. Both food docs examine a hole-in-the-wall restaurant in Tokyo, each run by a devoted master who has perfected recipes through hands-on experimentation and intense devotion. Much like Jiro Dreams of Sushi, the most interesting thing abo...

Christopher Doyon, known online as Anonymous hacktivist Commander X, is the subject of "The Face of Anonymous," which premieres at the Hot Docs film festival on Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Storyline Entertainment MANDATORY CREDIT TORONTO – Canadian filmmaker Gary Lang says he hopes his documentary about a member of the “hacktivist” group Anonymous reminds viewers of their own power to effect change. The Toronto-based writer and director says that while his film “The Face of Anonym...