"If sex workers are telling their stories in a documentary, it’s usually quite dour and grey and sad, and this film is the opposite of that." Andrea Werhun and Nicole Bazuin talk MODERN WHORE and reframing the narrative around sex work. povmagazine.com/modern-whore...

"The broad strokes of their life were already almost too good to be true for a narrative feature." Craig Brewer and Kate Hudson tell us about taking #SongSungBlue from documentary to movie musical. povmagazine.com/how-song-sun...

THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB deftly weaves real audio files with note-perfect performances that recreate the unbearable phone calls. povmagazine.com/the-voice-of...

"Isn’t that the hope of life, that it’s a feel good tragedy?" Kate Hudson and Craig Brewer tell us about Song Sung Blue's journey from documentary to movie musical povmagazine.com/how-song-sun...

Documentaries reflect stories from Israel and Palestine with varying struggles to be seen and heard--and to satisfy everyone amid the culture wars. Daniel Glassman surveys the field: povmagazine.com/pyrrhic-vict...

CBS News pulls 60 Minutes report on El Salvador prison to which Trump administration deported hundreds of immigrants www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/6...

"She also told me that I was going to eat some kind of crazy hot sauce and s**t my pants. Like, some intense hot sauce and then s**t my pants." Seth and Pete Scriver tell us how a psychic shaped the path of ENDLESS COOKIE. povmagazine.com/seth-and-pet...

Celebrity documentaries like PAMELA: A LOVE STORY, PEE-WEE AS HIMSELF, and ELVIS PRESLEY: THE SEARCHER represent different approaches to access and influence. Rachel Ho looks at the growing field of A-lister profiles in our new issue povmagazine.com/investigatin...

ReFrame Film Festival announces 2026 line-up with Oscar-shortlisted Yanuni and Sundance short TUKTUIT: CARIBOU among this year's selections. povmagazine.com/reframe-film...

Oscar Shortlists: 15 Documentary Features and 15 Short Docs Advance in the Race #Oscars povmagazine.com/oscar-docume...

Best films of 2025, Letterboxd edition! Which of these could/should make the Oscar shortlist? boxd.it/2dKT

Sundance announces short film competitions for 2026 festival. Doc slate includes works by Ben Proudfoot & Stephen Curry and Lindsay Aksarniq McIntyre #SundanceFilmFestival povmagazine.com/sundance-ann...

The Oscar shortlists are out tomorrow! What does it take to get to the next phase of the documentary race? povmagazine.com/you-could-wi...

Now streaming from the NFB, a community comes together in the aftermath of tragedy in NIGHT WATCHES US povmagazine.com/now-streamin...

#NowPlaying Cutting Through Rocks is one of those profound vérité documentaries that are only possible through the patience and perseverance of the filmmakers. povmagazine.com/cutting-thro...

In MY FATHER AND QADDAFI, a filmmaker explores how loss and fragmented identities shape her family's path povmagazine.com/how-my-fathe...

Back at @hotdocs.bsky.social this weekend, catch MISTRESS DISPELLER, which shows why Elizabeth Lo is one of the most exciting new voices in documentary. povmagazine.com/how-mistress...

Sundance announces documentaries for 2026 festival including Nuisance Bear by Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman and The AI Doc by Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell. povmagazine.com/sundance-ann...

At a time when major players in the media landscape are merging and pledges to diversity, equity, and inclusion are disappearing, there’s a lot to learn from Sonia Manzano’s story in STREET SMART: LESSONS FROM A TV ICON. povmagazine.com/street-smart...

Screening tomorrow at @hotdocs.bsky.social's Doc Soup series, STREET SMART: LESSONS FROM A TV ICON celebrates Sonia Manzano, who delighted generations of Sesame Street audiences as Maria. povmagazine.com/street-smart...

In MY FATHER AND QADDAFI, a filmmaker explores her father's disappearance and her mother's resilience. @filmfest.bsky.social speaks with director Jihan about telling her family's story. povmagazine.com/how-my-fathe...

. @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social name COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT as best documentary of 2025. Group unveils ENDLESS COOKIE, GHOSTS OF THE SEA, and WHO KILLED THE MONTREAL EXPOS? as nominees for top Canadian doc. povmagazine.com/toronto-film...

Screening this weekend at TIFF, STILL SINGLE observes sushi master Masaki Saito as he seeks to put Toronto's culinary scene on the Michelin map. povmagazine.com/table-for-on...

POV wrapped! Our picks for the best documentaries of 2025 include COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT, THE TALE OF SILYAN, ENDLESS COOKIE and more! 🥳 povmagazine.com/the-best-doc...

This week in movies! On THE SECRET AGENT 🦵 "you will never see so much chest, or chest hair, in your life" - @hertzbarry.bsky.social "an excellent film" - Gilbert Seah torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

What are the best documentaries of 2025? Our team looks back on the year in film. povmagazine.com/the-best-doc...

Opening in theatres today, THE TALE OF SILYAN shares the magical story of a farmer who finds a kindred spirit in a white stork. We chatted with director Tamara Kotevska and cinematographer Jean Dakar about deftly blending myth and reality. povmagazine.com/how-the-tale...

Nicole Bazuin and Justine Pimlott are set to receive this year's DOC Institute Honours povmagazine.com/nicole-bazui...

Applications for the 2026 Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award are now open! The first lesson of working in media is to file by deadline, so get your application in by Dec. 30 at 5:00pm! #TFCAawards torontofilmcritics.com/features/app...

COVER-UP gives investigative journalist Seymour Hersh his due, but for a reporter who's made a career out of asking questions, he sure doesn't like answering them! But that's what makes the doc by Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus so great povmagazine.com/cover-up-rev...

Albert Serra goes in the ring with matador Andrés Roca Rey as he tangos with bulls to test the measure of a man in Afternoons of Solitude. povmagazine.com/afternoons-o...

Ontario's Farmerettes deserve to be revered and regarded alongside the soldiers who returned home and those who perished overseas. The documentary WE LEND A HAND does just that. povmagazine.com/we-lend-a-ha...

For the Culture with Amanda Parris returns for a second season to explore a diversity of Black experiences through topics like dating and travel. povmagazine.com/for-the-cult...

Opening in theatres this week, THE TALE OF SILYAN is "an enchanting experience of love and healing," writes @bgos923.bsky.social povmagazine.com/the-tale-of-...

PARTITION and IMAGO lead this year's RIDM award winners povmagazine.com/partition-im...

Canada's equivalent to Rosie the Riveter gets its due in We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmettes, writes Rachel Ho povmagazine.com/we-lend-a-ha...

"It’s their coming home moment and they’re coming home to each other." Tasha Hubbard and Michael Greyeyes tell us about adapting the acclaimed documentary BIRTH OF A FAMILY into the moving drama MEADOWLARKS povmagazine.com/how-meadowla...

FIUME O MORTE!, Croatia's submission in the Oscar race for Best International Feature, lets residents of a city on the Adriatic Sea reclaim their history through performance. povmagazine.com/fiumo-o-mort...

Ingenious hybrid drama Fiume O Morte! playfully reconstructs and appropriates the history of a fascist who briefly besieged a city. Screens Thursday at @tiffnet.bsky.social as part of MDFF's series. povmagazine.com/fiumo-o-mort...

Screening today at @hotdocs.bsky.social and now on VOD, SAINTS AND WARRIORS captures a history of Haida resilience on the basketball courts and in the legal system. povmagazine.com/saints-and-w...

In I LOST SIGHT OF THE LANDSCAPE, a filmmaker embraces the Sisyphean task of the creative process and finds love along the way. povmagazine.com/i-lost-sight...

"Above all else, Tracey Friesen was a storyteller." Marc Glassman remembers a documentary advocate lost too soon. povmagazine.com/freeze-frame...

Canadian docs THE PINK PILL, SHIFTING BASELINES, and A VIEW FROM HOME among @docnycfest.bsky.social winners: povmagazine.com/three-canadi...

Sophie Bédard Marcotte observes her own Sisyphean task of making a documentary, but finds a love story instead in I Lost Sight of the Landscape. Rachel Ho reviews from #RIDM2025 povmagazine.com/i-lost-sight...

Back in town today, COEXISTENCE, MY ASS! offers a plea for peace, with a punchline. povmagazine.com/coexistence-...

What happens when a true crime documentary doesn't go according to plan? Make a movie about what the plan could have been, like Charlie Shackleton does in ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT povmagazine.com/zodiac-kille...

How was IDFA during its first year with Artistic Director Isabel Arrate Fernandez? Megan Durnford reports on some highlights from the festival to find out: povmagazine.com/a-world-of-c...

On WICKED: FOR GOOD 🧹 "a rollicking good time" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social "the emotional centre of this film is Grande’s Glinda" - @glennsumi.bsky.social "Erivo once again shows off her incredible vocal talents" - @jacksonweaver.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐌! ✨ La 28e édition des RIDM a été lancée hier soir et se poursuivra jusqu'au 30 novembre! Découvrez dès maintenant quelques articles de la revue de presse. 🗞️ Consultez l'horaire ici 👉 ridm.ca/fr/grille-horaire @lapresse.ca | @povmagazine.bsky.social | Playback | @ledevoir.com

“Everything is interrelated...We’re not so separate from the things that we’re looking at.” Peter Mettler tells us about his epic While the Green Grass Grows ahead of its @ridm-festival.bsky.social screenings this weekend. povmagazine.com/a-travelling...