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Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary

Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary

In this feature-length film on the art of the documentary, director Pepita Ferrari interviews 33 leading documentarians and shows clips from over 50 films. From cinéma-vérité pioneers like Albert Maysles …

Pepita Ferrari
2008 | 1 h 37 min
The Image Mill

The Image Mill

The Image Mill is an important archival record of a spectacular show put on by Robert Lepage and Ex Machina. The original work from 2008 is now part of our …

2011 | 50 min
The Image Mill Revealed

The Image Mill Revealed

This documentary describes the final 3 months leading up to the opening of Moulin à images, an impressionistic performance-event celebrating Quebec City's 400th anniversary. Director Robert Lepage works with a …

Mariano Franco & Marie Belzil
2009 | 51 min
Nollywood Babylon

Nollywood Babylon

A feature documentary on Nigeria’s successful movie industry. The creative duo of Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal – the same team who made Discordia – profile the Lagos-based dream machine. …

Ben Addelman & Samir Mallal
2008 | 1 h 13 min
Reel Injun

Reel Injun

In this feature-length documentary, Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond takes an entertaining and insightful look at the portrayal of North American Indigenous people throughout a century of cinema. Featuring hundreds of …

Neil Diamond, Catherine Bainbridge & Jeremiah Hayes
2009 | 1 h 28 min
A Return to Memory

A Return to Memory

When Canada entered World War II, the National Film Board suddenly had an urgent new mission—and hundreds of women stepped forward, helping to create Canadian cinema as we now know …

Donald McWilliams
2024 | 1 h 58 min
Scratches of Life: The Art of Pierre Hébert

Scratches of Life: The Art of Pierre Hébert

Employing an arresting black-and-white palette punctuated with animated flourishes, Scratches of Life: The Art of Pierre Hébert unwinds the thread of the scratch-on-film technique, guiding us through the inspiring labyrinth …

Loïc Darses
2024 | 1 h 17 min