The Art of Adventure: Travelling Around an Unexplored World Circa 1957
By Chris Knight
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My Undesirable Friends: The Sad, Inspiring Story of The Suffocation of Russia’s Independent Press
The AI Doc: Is There an AI Doc In the House? Yes, There Is!
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Nash the Slash Rises Again! Doc Unwraps Underappreciated Toronto Talent
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The Dinosaurs: Spielberg Goes Genuinely Jurassic with Delightful Documentary Series
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Original-Cin Q&A: Elizabeth Taylor Documentarians Discuss their “Rebel Superstar"
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Clairtone: Remembering the Canadian 60s Stereo Console with Big Shiny Balls
Mr. Scorsese: A Film Portrait of the Great Italian American Director. Yes, He’s Talking to You
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Have You Heard Judi Singh? A Gifted Black Punjabi Singer Returns to the Spotlight
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Andrea Bocelli Because I Believe: And by Golly, You Will, Too
East of Wall: Mixing Documentary and Drama in America’s “New West”
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Original-Cin Q&A: Actor Marlee Matlin and Her Documentarian Speak Up for the Deaf
By Bonnie Laufer
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Apocalypse in the Tropics: Timely Doc Charts How Religion Corrupted Brazilian Politics
Last Take Rust and The Story of Halyna: Cult of Celebrity Complicates Tragic Film-Set Shooting
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Original-Cin Q&A: Charles Grodin Doc Director Locates the Humanitarian Within the Star
By Bonnie Laufer
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Hot Docs 2025: Back With a Vengeance and a Slate of Great Films, Pt. 1
By Original-Cin Staff
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Review, PreviewJim SlotekHot Docs 2025, Documentary, Documentaries, Premieres, World Premiere, Ai Weiwei’s Turandot, Always, Casas Muertas, How Deep Is Your Love, The Last Ambassador, Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore, Mother of Chooks, Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance, Siksikakowan: The Blackfoot Man, Saints and Warriors, Shamed, Circusboy, Paul, Marriage Cops, Climate Therapy
One to One: John & Yoko Offers Intimate if Uneven Look at Couple’s 70s New York Years
Resident Orca: Doc on Whale in Captivity Both a Blow and a Balm to the Soul
Grand Theft Hamlet: A Fascinating Mashup of 17th-Century Theatre, 21st-Century Gaming, and Pandemic Lockdown
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekGrand Theft Hamlet, Sam Crane, Pinny Grylls, Mark Oosterveen, MUBI, Shakespeare, Video game, Animation, British, Documentary
7 Beats Per Minute: Doc About Freediving Champ Plunges Viewers into Deep Thought