Opening in theatres this weekend, Oscar nominee MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN "is a brilliant film, accessible yet profound," writes @filmfest.bsky.social povmagazine.com/mr-nobody-ag...

Enjoying a film in your own language should be the norm, and not a novelty. RUNA SIMI follows Peruvian voice artist and activist Fernando Valencia as he dubs THE LION KING in Quechua so that everyone in his country can experience the Disney magic. povmagazine.com/runa-simi-re...

Some audiences say “Hakuna Matata” and others sing “Hakuchu Munayta” as RUNA SIMI follows an activist's mission to create a Quechua dub of Disney's THE LION KING. Screens tmrw at @hotdocs.bsky.social's Doc Soup series. povmagazine.com/runa-simi-re...

NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE straddles the imperceptible line between artistry and lunacy to deliver a bonkers tale of enduring friendship, rooted firmly in the lived experience of Torontonians in the (mostly) present moment. povmagazine.com/nirvanna-the...

Mockumentaries have great potential to evoke confusion, anger, fear, anxiety, cynicism, intrigue, hope, compas­sion and enchantment. In an essay now online from our fall issue, Winnie Wang looks at cinema's last new genre. povmagazine.com/faking-it-mo...

Larry Herbert, aka the Pantone man, tells how his system for matching colour helped revolutionize industry standards in THE KING OF COLOR, screening today & Feb. 14 at @hotdocs.bsky.social povmagazine.com/the-king-of-...

This week in movies! On THE MOMENT 🕶️ "Charli’s performance of who she is isn’t always a flattering one" - @kathleennb.bsky.social "a bit of a cautionary tale" - @lizbraun.bsky.social "bizarre, genre-blending hybridity" - @joelipsett.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Is Melania Trump the kindest, warmest, bravest human being we've ever known? The much-derided gnat-on-the-wall portrait shows off her political chops with hat fittings and carpool karaoke. povmagazine.com/melania-revi...

Open Letter Demanding More Curatorial Independence at AGO After Non-Acquisition of Nan Goldin Work Collects 500 Signatures www.artnews.com/art-news/new...

From a short film to a Sundance success: how NUISANCE BEAR's Canadian filmmakers expanded their acclaimed short doc and took the story even further (and got married along the way!) povmagazine.com/how-nuisance...

The rumours are true! MELANIA is the nadir of self-serving celebrity portraiture. But it's also just lazy filmmaking. povmagazine.com/melania-revi...

How #NuisanceBear finds the perfect marriage between commitment and storytelling: @filmfest.bsky.social chats w/ directors Jack Weisman and Gabriela Osio Vanden on their #Sundance Grand Jury Prize winning documentary. povmagazine.com/how-nuisance...

As they warm up and get ready for the podium, follow Canada's ice dance team Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier in Netflix's GLITTER & GOLD heading into the Olympics. 🏅 povmagazine.com/piper-gilles...

What are the documentary highlights of #Sundance2026? NUISANCE BEAR, ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM, TIME AND WATER, and AMERICAN DOCTOR are some of the top docs that got our writers talking. povmagazine.com/the-2026-sun...

THE STORY OF DOCUMENTARY FILM sees Mark Cousins chronicle the history of cinema in his signature fashion with this look at the art of non-fiction film. #Sundance povmagazine.com/the-story-of...

How did the #documentary slate at #Sundance shape up compared to other years at the fest? @patmullen.bsky.social and @filmfest.bsky.social report on the doc front and take stock of Sundance as it leaves Park City for Boulder. povmagazine.com/the-2026-sun...

Marianne Faithfull film BROKEN ENGLISH proves that one can be experimental while still rockin’ very hard. #Sundance povmagazine.com/broken-engli...

A mother and daughter working on a farm in Montenegro’s Sinjajevina plateau fuel #Sundance World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize winner To Hold a Mountain and its quietly moving feminist tale of strength and resistance. povmagazine.com/to-hold-a-mo...

On today at @reframefilmfest.bsky.social (online Feb 3!), THE LONGER YOU BLEED captures the invasion of Ukraine as told through social media. “It’s really confusing and bizarre," director Ewan Waddell tells Rachel Ho. povmagazine.com/the-longer-y...

The fight to repatriate the remains of Indigenous ancestors confronts a legacy of colonial violence in Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild]. #Sundance povmagazine.com/aanikoobijig...

Mega thread of all the #Sundance documentary winners! 🏆 Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Documentary, NUISANCE BEAR by Gabriela Osio Vanden & Jack Weisman (they're Canadian!) is smarter than the average bear. 🐻‍❄️ povmagazine.com/nuisance-bea...

Catch Sundance short TUKTUIT: CARIBOU at @reframefilmfest.bsky.social !

Luigi Mangione's hotness and Martin Luther King Jr.'s speechwriter lead the #Sundance documentary shorts, along with tales of family traditions and formal experiments. povmagazine.com/sundance-sho...

Selling Girl Scout cookies proves a time-honoured tradition, but one with many complexities in the satisfying COOKIE QUEENS. #Sundance povmagazine.com/cookie-queen...

The annual rodeo in Mexico's Michoacán region serves as a collision of gender expressions that defy masculine stereotypes in JARIPEO. #Sundance povmagazine.com/jaripeo-revi...

THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD offers a disappointingly shallow look at getting older. #Sundance povmagazine.com/the-oldest-p...

Winner of the World Cinema Documentary Audience Award and directing prize at #Sundance, ONE IN A MILLION is an extraordinary 10-year study of a Syrian family as they find safety, but then weigh the price of freedom. povmagazine.com/one-in-a-mil...

PUBLIC ACCESS offers a trip through the archives of Manhattan Cable's public programming that's a feat of editing, albeit one that sticks to the obvious. #Sundance povmagazine.com/public-acces...

Fergie Chambers and his life of empty privilege goes under the microscope as he moves from one shiny new thing to the next in #Sundance documentary All About the Money povmagazine.com/all-about-th...

Nuisance Bear, To Hold a Mountain Lead #Sundance Award Winners povmagazine.com/nuisance-bea...

CLOSURE offers a devastating study of grief, love, and mental health as a father scours a river in search of his missing son. #Sundance povmagazine.com/closure-revi...

The story of the filmmaker who brought renewed attention to Ritchie Valens in La Bamba gets his due in American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez. #Sundance povmagazine.com/american-pac...

Don't hold the phone for #Sundance doc JOYBUBBLES. povmagazine.com/joybubbles-r...

Kikuyu Land is effective in speaking loudly against the corruption it observes, but it struggles with deciphering whose story needs to be heard most, writes @smallmind.bsky.social #Sundance povmagazine.com/kikuyu-land-...

The disappearance of Great Salt Lake and the ensuing dust storms that threaten neighbouring areas provide an urgent call to action in the powerful documentary THE LAKE. #Sundance povmagazine.com/the-lake-rev...

The @reframefilmfest.bsky.social kicks off tomorrow with a bunch of social justice docs worth catching either in person or online. Here are some of this year's highlights. povmagazine.com/highlights-a...

How do you capture a war in the age of Doomscrolling at cat memes? Rachel Ho chats with THE LONGER YOU BLEED's Ewan Waddell about telling the story of the war in Ukraine through social media videos. povmagazine.com/the-longer-y...

One family's story fuels a lifetime of memories and animated remembrances in TheyDream, William D. Caballero's loving ode to those who raised him. #Sundance povmagazine.com/theydream-re...

"We thought that in order to make people understand what it means to have a death of a glacier, they needed to first feel the life." Sara Dosa tells us about harnessing the awesome cinematic power of glaciers in TIME AND WATER #Sundance2026 povmagazine.com/sara-dosa-on...

The 1985 assassination of a Palestinian American activist triggers a deeper exploration of a history of racism in WHO KILLED ALEX ODEH? #Sundance2026 povmagazine.com/who-killed-a...

Ben Proudfoot and Stephen Curry's THE BADDEST SPEECHWRITER OF ALL Leads #Sundance2026 Short Film Jury Award Winners povmagazine.com/the-baddest-...

The stories of women who spoke up during the #MeToo movement and faced reprisals, including Amber Heard, fuel #Sundance2026 doc SILENCED. povmagazine.com/silenced-rev...

After exploring the life force of volcanoes in FIRE OF LOVE, Sara Dosa considers the memories housed within Earth's glaciers in the poignant TIME AND WATER. The director tells us how her documentary came together. #Sundance2026 povmagazine.com/sara-dosa-on...

In AMERICAN DOCTOR, director Poh Si Teng tells the story of three doctors from different walks of life who join forces to provide aid for Palestinians and raise awareness of the situation in Gaza. She tells us how the #Sundance2026 doc came together. povmagazine.com/how-american...

How American Doctor Spotlights Personal and Collective Action in Gaza: Director Poh Si Teng on telling the stories of three doctors providing aid amid a human rights crisis. #Sundance2026 povmagazine.com/how-american...

The pros and cons of artificial intelligence fuel Valerie Veatch's heady documentary GHOST IN THE MACHINE about today's hot topic. #Sundance2026 povmagazine.com/ghost-in-the...

William Greaves' long-awaited ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM gathers luminaries from the Harlem Renaissance for an in-depth conversation about Black life, art, and culture. #Sundance2026 povmagazine.com/once-upon-a-...

A mother and daughter working on a farm in Montenegro’s Sinjajevina plateau fuel TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN and its quietly moving feminist tale of strength and resistance. #Sundance2026 povmagazine.com/to-hold-a-mo...

In BIRDS OF WAR, journalists Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak chart their journey from colleagues to love birds while covering the war in Syria. #Sundance2026 povmagazine.com/birds-of-war...

#Sundance2026 is in full swing! Our team reports on docs including Nuisance Bear, Barbara Forever, To Hold a Mountain, Soul Patrol, and more. Catch up with all our coverage from the fest here: povmagazine.com/tag/sundance...