It’s been three years since human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was incarcerated as a political prisoner in Iran. Her inspirational story – one that saw her rise to prominence as the defender of the country’s marginalized (women, children, religious...
The powerful documentary “Writing With Fire” – which has been garnering acclaim across the film festival circuit, including the International Hot Docs Festival – follows the journalists of Khabar Lahariya, India’s only all-female newspaper...
While touring Newfoundland and Labrador a few years ago, I felt I had arrived at the most pristine, unblemished part of the world. It certainly comes close. But a recent documentary, directed by Cody Westman, offers an eye-opening look at what lies beneath the...
Meat the Future, a new documentary by award-winning filmmaker Liz Marshall, brings audiences inside the world of Memphis Meats, an innovative startup producing an alternative to meat unlike others currently found on grocery store shelves. Memphis Meats raised $17...
“Who are cities for?” That’s the fundamental question – posed by Leilani Farha, UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing – that drives Push, an eye-opening documentary from award-winning director Fredrik Gertten that had its North American premiere at Toronto’s...
As a young girl, there was something immensely comforting about entering Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. From the opening sequence of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” to the puppets and characters in the world of Make-Believe and to the final tune, “It’s Such a Good...
