Ahead of its premiere at @viffest.bsky.social, watch the first trailer for IN THE ROOM, Brishkay Ahmed's NFB doc about the resilience of Afghan women fighting for change. povmagazine.com/in-the-room-...

Over 50 Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Support International Boycott in Open Letter Condemning Gaza War www.documentary.org/exclusive-ne...

From our new issue: @docorg.bsky.social's @jvcarrington.bsky.social takes over the Policy Matters column and reflects on the implications of looming CRTC decisions and a changing landscape for creatives povmagazine.com/doc-fights-f...

Is it time to say goodbye to music docs that feature stars as executive producers? Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe, screening in theatres today, is a respectful portrait that is easygoing, but lightweight. povmagazine.com/andrea-bocel...

The Documentary Organization of Canada @docorg.bsky.social releases the report from community consultations about the state of documentary filmmaking in Canada. Filmmakers share concerns about funding, distribution, and market access. povmagazine.com/documentary-...

How did the #documentary side of #TIFF50 fare? There were some great films that deserved attention amid the noise and protest. povmagazine.com/the-2025-tif...

"It is a miracle that women were able to make anything, never mind something so successful and so revolutionary." Now streaming, LILITH FAIR revisits the music festival that put women at centre stage. povmagazine.com/giving-lilit...

The 2025 TIFF Docs report: It's a shame that controversy overshadowed the documentary slate again since TIFF Docs boasted some of the best and most rewarding works at the festival. #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/the-2025-tif...

Hamnet leads our best of the fest poll from @tiffnet.bsky.social as voted by TFCA members. #TIFF50 torontofilmcritics.com/features/mem...

THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB is a devastating hybrid drama from FOUR DAUGHTERS director Kaouther Ben Hania that uses phone call recordings from a response centre to explore our collective failure over Palestine. #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/the-voice-of...

The Road Between Us Wins People’s Choice Documentary Award at TIFF. #tiff50 povmagazine.com/the-road-bet...

Wavelengths’ Slightest Pretense Boasts the Daring Artistry that Festivals Deserve #tiff50 povmagazine.com/wavelengths-...

An interview with Paul Shaffer and Victor Garber about Godspell 1972, You Had to Be There, and the impact of the musical on their careers. #tiff50 povmagazine.com/back-to-gods...

Seymour Hersh knows how to ask a good question, but he doesn’t particularly like answering them in COVER-UP. #tiff50 povmagazine.com/cover-up-rev...

"It is a miracle that women were able to make anything, never mind something so successful and so revolutionary." Ally Pankiw tells Susan G. Cole about revisiting the landmark 1990s' concert in LILITH FAIR: BUILDING A MYSTERY #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/giving-lilit...

Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk shares the final year of Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassouna and poignantly conveys life under occupation. #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/put-your-sou...

Baz Luhrmann's electrifying archival EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert is the Stop Making Sense of Elvis documentaries. #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/epic-elvis-p...

Seymour Hersh knows how to ask a good question, but he sure doesn't like answering them! Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus's COVER-UP offers a riveting tribute to the independent journalist. #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/cover-up-rev...

In Below the Clouds, Gianfranco Rosi turns his lens to Italy's Napoli region where Mount Vesuvius looms in a landscape rich with history, writes @bgos923.bsky.social #tiff50 povmagazine.com/below-the-cl...

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues never goes to 11, but it also doesn’t seem to try to crank it that high. It’s a comfortably enjoyable seven. povmagazine.com/spinal-tap-i...

TIFF Wavelengths’ “Into the Blue” Invites Cinephiles to Take the Plunge #tiff50 povmagazine.com/tiff-wavelen...

Sky Hopinka makes a musical: An interview with the Powwow People director about harnessing elements of musicals and cinema vérité for his new documentary. #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/sky-hopinka-...

The life and nature in Atikameksheng Anishnawbek territory will leave you speechless as seen in Darlene Naponse's documentary Aki. #tiff50 povmagazine.com/aki-review-m...

Especially in cultures that safeguard family secrets to a fault, Palimpsest: The Story of a Name demonstrates the value in opening the vault. #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/palimpsest-t...

The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue brings a compelling character study that's divorced from its complicated context. #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/the-road-bet...

Move over, Morgan Freeman! There’s a new voiceover king in town. Emcee Ruben Little Head makes POWWOW PEOPLE a #tiff50 highlight povmagazine.com/powwow-peopl...

In A Simple Soldier, cameraperson Artem Ryzhykov provides a first-hand account of war with hopes that his lens is a 'weapon' to bring change, writes @smallmind.bsky.social #tiff50 povmagazine.com/a-simple-sol...

“The film is not political. It’s a story about a family.” @filmfest.bsky.social gets the story on THE ROAD BETWEEN US from director Barry Avrich and star Noam Tibon ahead of the film's #tiff50 premiere. povmagazine.com/barry-avrich...

"Definitely, my life changed too that day." An interview with Paul Shaffer and Victor Garber about Godspell 1972, You Had to Be There, and the impact of the musical on their careers. #Tiff50 povmagazine.com/back-to-gods...

After the dizzying heights of FREE SOLO and the heart-pounded depths of THE RESCUE, Chai Vasarheyli and Jimmy Chin find an intense portrait with its feet on the ground in LOVE+WAR #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/lovewar-revi...

"Paula Deen doesn’t get cancelled today." Billy Corben talks CANCELED: THE PAULA DEEN STORY w/ @filmfest.bsky.social #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/billy-corben...

Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising revisits the 1974 Ojibway Warriors occupation of Anicinabe Park in response to violence and systemic racism. @smallmind.bsky.social reviews from #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/ni-naadamaad...

Wavelengths remains a reliable oasis for cinephiles, but the shorts series “Map of Traces” feels uncharacteristically disjointed, writes Alexander Mooney. #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/tiff-wavelen...

In While the Green Grass Grows, Peter Mettler delivers a personal and philosophically rich journey through grief, family, and the expansiveness of time. #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/while-the-gr...

THE BALLOONISTS is a heart-warming buddy comedy with its tale of Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones' historic balloon trip around the world writes @bgos923.bsky.social #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/the-ballooni...

A LIFE ILLUMINATED review: It’s a testament to the best of documentaries when they transport audiences to uncharted waters. #tiff50 povmagazine.com/a-life-illum...

Baz Luhrmann's EPiC: ELVIS PRESLEY IN CONCERT is the STOP MAKING SENSE of Elvis docs. #tiff50 povmagazine.com/epic-elvis-p...

Shane Belcourt and Tanya Talaga tell us about their documentary Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising on the 1974 Anicinabe Park occupation, the story of the Ojibway Warriors, and contemporary parallels. #tiff50 povmagazine.com/how-ni-naada...

You Had to Be There Review: Toronto’s Godspell Lore Brings the Laughs as Comedy Greats Revisit Hit Musical #tiff50 povmagazine.com/you-had-to-b...

True North shows how the Canadian dream turned into a nightmare for a group of Haitian students who were seeking a better life with the 1969 student occupation in Montreal writes @smallmind.bsky.social #tiff50 povmagazine.com/true-north-r...

Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League gives credit to the effort to shift the definition of success away from the USA, but it ultimately plays like a PSA. #tiff50 povmagazine.com/origin-the-s...

Tamara Kotevska crafts a beautifully layered portrait of a North Macedonian farmer and a stork in The Tale of Silyan, writes @bgos923.bsky.social #tiff50 povmagazine.com/the-tale-of-...

The Eyes of Ghana sees Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot find one of his better subjects in 90-year-old Ghanaian filmmaker Chris Hesse, a cameraman who captured a nation's history. #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/the-eyes-of-...

"This film taught me that I need to work harder." How STILL SINGLE captures the work hard/play hard lifestyle of Masaki Saito, Toronto's first chef with two Michelin stars in Canada #tiff50 povmagazine.com/table-for-on...

The power of durational cinema comes full force in With Hasan in Gaza as it lets audiences witness and experience life under occupation. #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/with-hasan-i...

JOHN CANDY: I LIKE ME breaks the TIFF opening night curse. It's a doc with a mighty heart. #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/john-candy-i...

NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE delivers a Tom Cruise-level stunt while doubling down and doubling laughs, but staying rooted in an authentic portrait of Toronto life. #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/nirvanna-the...

John Candy is Canada. #tiff50

The delightfully offbeat #Whistle follows competitors vying in the inaugural Masters of Musical Whistling competition. Christopher Guest, watch out! #tiff50 povmagazine.com/whistle-revi...

"I find the failure almost as interesting as the success." John Dower takes us behind the thrilling adventure of THE BALLOONISTS and telling the story of Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones' historic ride around the world. #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/how-the-ball...