BARE – HOT DOCS ONLINE 2020 REVIEW

Leading the way for cinema so phallic it’s surprising to not see the organ onscreen, Bare is certainly an acquired taste. Avoiding both eroticism and a juvenile reaction to the male body in its raw form, Aleksandr Vinogradov’s exuberant filming of male nude dancers is an attempt to free the male form, as well as […]

THE REASON I JUMP – HOT DOCS ONLINE 2020 REVIEW

Around a year or two ago, I was officially diagnosed as an official person on the spectrum. I never really thought much of my diagnosis, with the exception of my panic attacks and moments of sensory overload. I never felt the need to tell anybody about my mental health condition, since I never found it […]

TALES FROM THE PRISON CELL – HOT DOCS ONLINE 2020 REVIEW

“When you love someone, the good stuff makes you forget the bad” says a father locked up after having fallen deeper and deeper into a life of crime and struggling to hold his family together. Fatherhood grows further distanced when the hand of the law cracks upon it, the imprisoned men struggling to remain in […]

Seahorse – Hot Docs 2019 Quickie Review

Jeanie Finlay’s emotional powerhouse of a documentary ends with David Bowie’s Kooks, an intimate hymn that shares a distinct feeling of parenthood, with Freddy ‘s courageous journey of childbirth. Just like the film’s subject, Seahorse is an ultra-personal reflection on becoming a parent. We follow the day in the life of Freddy McConnell, a lovely […]

The Edge of Democracy – Hot Docs 2019 Quickie Review

Already igniting a blaze of anger and frustration among film festival goers, Petra Costa’s partly autobiographical The Edge of Democracy, is a bleak nail biter that will keep audiences invested in the idiocy of modern Brazilian politics. Utilizing a fresh feminine perspective as the backbone to reinforce a timely message regarding political corruption; Petra’s personal […]