festivals

‘Indirect Actions’ and ‘The Advocates’: Two new films on social problems

October 30, 2019 By Ed Rampell

The 11th annual DTLA Film Festival has just concluded.

Docu- and mockumentaries at Toronto International Film Festival

October 30, 2019 By Bill Meyer

Just like with the news, it’s getting difficult to draw the line between fact and fiction—truth or lies—in movies.

Elections, coups and tax evaders: Venice Film Festival wrap-up

September 10, 2019 By Dennis Broe

Outside, police at the Venice Film Festival massed for a climate march that saw demonstrators swarm around the red carpet demanding action on climate devastation globally.

Hot Docs from Latin America: The latest harvest of films

June 19, 2019 By Bill Meyer

North America's premiere Hot Docs Festival in Toronto featured several new and intriguing documentaries from Latin America.

Toronto Hot Docs Film Festival shows films about the Palestinian struggle

May 13, 2019 By Bill Meyer

What makes this film one of the best on the subject, despite its grimness and despair, is its love and commitment for the people of Gaza, and its creative use of capturing some truly impassioned storytelling.