Hot Docs: Q&A with Brooklyn Castle director Katie Dellamaggiore
Brooklyn Castle follows the challenges and triumphs both on and off the chessboard as the financial crisis brings severe budget cuts to after-school programs.
Hot Docs: Q&A with Charles Bradley: Soul of America filmmakers
For decades he’s been a soul singer scraping by in Brooklyn’s projects. But 62-year-old Charles Bradley has an impossible dream: he wants to make it in the music industry as…himself.
Hot Docs: Q&A with Oma and Bella director Alexa Karolinski
Oma Bella is an observational doc set mostly in the spotless Berlin kitchen of two stately octogenarians.
Hot Docs: Ping Pong
Ping Pong is a captivating and even dramatic look into the lives of eight elderly competitors as they prepare for and play in the World Championships in China.
Hot Docs: Editors’ Picks
Hot Docs ends May 6—plan your schedule for the last week of screenings with CanCulture reviews and our editors’ picks. Scroll over the image below for more info on our 2012 Hot Docs recommended films.
Hot Docs: Q&A with Off Label director Donal Mosher
Off Label looks at the pharmaceutical industry: professional guinea pigs who make a living as test subjects, pharmaceutical reps who haunt doctor’s offices promoting their products and patients hooked on pill popping.
Hot Docs: Q&A with The Invisible War director Kirby Dick
The Invisible War, an investigative documentary by award-winning director Kirby Dick, is about one of America’s most shameful and best kept secrets: the epidemic of rape within the US military.
Hot Docs: Radioman
With a radio hanging from his neck, Radioman bikes the streets of New York and visits movie sets. The inconsistent nature of his life suits him just perfectly.
Hot Docs: Legend of a Warrior
Legend of a Warrior is still a must-see, even for people who don’t have any interest in martial arts. There’s a lot of action, but it’s also a warm love story about a son getting to know his father who always seemed distant.
Hot Docs: The Boxing Girls of Kabul
From the opening scene, it's clear that Ariel Nasr’s film, The Boxing Girls of Kabul, is about much more than boxing, it's about the struggles of girls in Kabul and the future of Afghanistan.
