"So much of what Trump does, including the public shaming of journalists, the attempt to discredit journalists, is an echo of what Putin has done." Julia Lotkev joins us to discuss MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS as this essential doc comes to @mubicanada.bsky.social povmagazine.com/julia-lotkev...

BELLA SUTRA set to open DOXA as Vancouver's documentary festival announces line-up: povmagazine.com/vancouvers-d...

Sometimes you have to make a horror movie to fund a documentary: Silver Screamers embraces the darkly comedic elements of its origins as a kind of Frankenstein’s monster of documentary filmmaking. povmagazine.com/silver-screa...

Get ready to cream your jeans, because Carole Pope is our next cover star! Pre-order your copy of #POV125 or subscribe to be on the list! povmagazine.com/issue-125-sp...

"They took time out of their own busy trajectories to lift up less experi­enced colleagues who needed a boost. The salient point is that they did so without an agenda." Jennifer Baichwal reflects upon mentorship and paying it forward. povmagazine.com/on-mentorshi...

What is the state of #documentary in a time of change? Our next issue surveys the doc scenes in Canada, the USA, and Europe to learn how filmmakers, funders, and festivals adapt to a field in transition. Subscribe today to read! povmagazine.com/subscriptions/

Through the stories of three women who wouldn't step back, TOUGH OLD BROADS offers an inspiring reminder that change takes many forms. povmagazine.com/tough-old-br...

In Agatha's Almanac, Amalie Atkins delivers an aesthetically pleasing portrait of her 90-year-old aunt Agatha and her beloved garden. Playing in select theatres starting Friday! 🍉 povmagazine.com/agathas-alma...

Layout proofing our next issue! Subscribe today to be among read #POV125. 📝 povmagazine.com/subscriptions/

This week in movies! On BLUE HERON 🇨🇦🏆 "It’s a spellbinding debut" - @peterhowellfilm.bsky.social "displays disarming vulnerability but also great sensitivity" - @patmullen.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

"The challenge for me is to find something that is the essence of life in every story." Gianfranco Rosi tells us about creating a constellation of time and memory in the shadow of a volcano in POMPEII: BELOW THE CLOUDS, now streaming on @mubicanada.bsky.social. 🌋 povmagazine.com/gianfranco-r...

Are there ethical uses for AI in documentary? Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell consider the question with THE AI DOC: OR HOW I BECAME AN APOCALOPTIMIST povmagazine.com/how-the-ai-d...

Coming Soon: POV issue #125. Subscribe today to be among the first to read it! 📬 povmagazine.com/coming-soon-...

"Just go outside and touch grass." Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell join us to talk about THE AI DOC: OR HOW I BECAME AN APOCALOPTIMIST and confronting the existential crisis posed by AI. povmagazine.com/how-the-ai-d...

Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story Leads Canadian Screen Awards Documentary Nominations povmagazine.com/bam-bam-the-...

Hot Docs to Open with Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions. Festival announces full lineup for #HotDocs26 povmagazine.com/hot-docs-to-...

If these walls could talk: How films like THE NEST, CETTE MAISON, and OKURIMONO explore the stories housed within our family homes. povmagazine.com/the-memory-p...

Spike Lee might best be known for dramas like DO THE RIGHT THING and BLACKKKLANSMAN, but the auteur's body of work in documentary is an equally significant part of his oeuvre. povmagazine.com/the-truth-ru...

Screening this weekend at @hotdocs.bsky.social, HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE "is one spectacular visual extravaganza" according to Susan G. Cole povmagazine.com/how-deep-is-...

Opening this week, ANDRÉ IS AN IDIOT excels with its dark sense of humour and life-affirming reminder that cancer is a pain in the butt. povmagazine.com/andre-is-an-...

The Hot Docs Forum is back! Festival announces 15 titles for the popular pitch event as it returns after a one-year pause. povmagazine.com/hot-docs-ann...

In Pompeii: Below the Clouds, Gianfranco Rosi turns his lens to Italy's Napoli region where Mount Vesuvius looms in a landscape rich with history. povmagazine.com/below-the-cl...

Hot Docs announces Big Ideas series for 2026 festival, including docs on Amy Goodman, Myspace, and Women, Life, Freedom movement. povmagazine.com/amy-goodman-...

MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN and ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS win doc categories and inject some political fire into the #Oscars broadcast povmagazine.com/documentary-...

Shout out to documentary shorts fans in the room! 👏👏 #Oscars

Oscar night! What will win the documentary categories? #Oscars povmagazine.com/oscar-predic...

How Apple's New True Crime Series TWISTED YOGA Centres Care Amid a Web of Lies povmagazine.com/how-twisted-...

Pundits are calling the Oscar race one of the closest matches in recent years. Our team weighs in on how the documentary categories could--and should--go. povmagazine.com/oscar-predic...

Who will win Best Documentary? Our critics share their Oscar predictions and break down some tight races. #Oscars povmagazine.com/oscar-predic...

How BLACK ZOMBIE reclaims the narrative about one of horror's most popular monsters by revisiting its roots in Haitian Vodou. povmagazine.com/the-roots-of...

Efforts to repatriate artifacts and artworks stolen from Afghanistan invite wider considerations of cultural history in Aisha Jamal's THE THEFT, screening tonight at @hotdocs.bsky.social's Doc Soup series. povmagazine.com/the-theft-re...

Hot Docs Announces New Members for Its Board of Directors povmagazine.com/hot-docs-ann...

Hot Docs announces first titles for 2026 festival with world premieres spotlighting the CN Tower and Kenny Loggins povmagazine.com/hot-docs-ann...

Now streaming from the NFB, The Nest explores layers of history that intersect within a Winnipeg Victorian manor. povmagazine.com/now-streamin...

Catch festival favourite WHISTLE tomorrow night at @hotdocs.bsky.social! If you want a pair of tickets to the screening, reply and let us know which tune you'd whistle on your way to the show. povmagazine.com/whistle-revi...

Ahead of its premiere at SXSW, BLACK ZOMBIE director Maya Annik Bedward tells how her new documentary explores the Haitian Vodou roots of zombie culture. povmagazine.com/the-roots-of...

Watch the first trailer for #Lorne, Morgan Neville's documentary about producer Lorne Michaels and his late night TV legacy with Saturday Night Live. povmagazine.com/lorne-traile...

Endless Cookie Wins Rogers Best Canadian Documentary from Toronto Film Critics Association; Blue Heron Scores Rogers Best Canadian Film povmagazine.com/endless-cook...

The Cost of Heaven leads Kingston Canadian Film Festival winners, while doc True North receives special mention. povmagazine.com/the-cost-of-...

Contest! Win tickets to see festival favourite WHISTLE at @hotdocs.bsky.social! 📽️Mar. 8 @ 7:00 & Mar. 22 @ 4:00 🎟️email info[at]povmagazine[.]com and tell us which show you'd like to attend.

From filming amid an Ebola outbreak to capturing the fight for free speech on campuses, Ric Esther Bienstock never goes for an easy story. She tells us why: povmagazine.com/oh-the-miser...

"It’s often hard and miserable to have an interesting life. And I’ve been very fortunate to be able to be miserable making documentaries all these years." @ricbienstock.bsky.social tells Barri Cohen about the risks and rewards of documentary: there's joy, too! povmagazine.com/oh-the-miser...

This week in movies! On THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE 🎂 "a colourful slice of life" - @annebrodie.bsky.social "heartfelt and believable performances" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social "rebuilds an entire cinematic era from scratch" - @hertzbarry.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

As Oscar voting officially opens, catch Best Documentary Feature nominee (and POV pick for 2025's top doc) COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT tonight as it hits the big screen at @hotdocs.bsky.social povmagazine.com/the-best-doc...

THE ART OF ADVENTURE leads Available Light Film Festival winners povmagazine.com/the-art-of-a...

The Kingston Canadian Film Festival kicks off today. Documentary highlights include DEGRASSI: WHATEVER IT TAKES and hockey doc TEAM OF THE CENTURY in the country's largest showcase devoted exclusively to Canadian film. povmagazine.com/kingston-can...

Kingston Canadian Film Festival pays a nod to Heated Rivalry with plenty of hockey and sex on the menu, plus everything in between. Here are some documentary highlights at this year's festival. #KCFF26 povmagazine.com/kingston-can...

My Knitting Circle, now streaming from the National Film Board of Canada, is a cozy documentary that will keep you warm amid the winter blahs. povmagazine.com/now-streamin...

Renowned climber Mingma Sherpa embarks on a mission to put the mountain's soul at ease by recovering the bodies of ill-fated adventurers in EVEREST DARK povmagazine.com/everest-dark...

My Knitting Circle, now streaming from the NFB, is a cozy documentary that will keep you warm amid the winter blahs. povmagazine.com/now-streamin...