Culture
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Hot Docs: Tchoupitoulas
Tchoupitoulas is about what happens in a city at night: its quirks, its personalities, its sounds. It’s about what happens in New Orleans specifically, a...
By Jacqueline Whyte Appleby -
Hot Docs: The Field of Magic
The Field of Magic is the kind of documentary that rarely gets made today. Taking the now generally unpopular observational approach, it offers a raw...
By Marco Avolio -
Hot Docs: Dragan Wende – West Berlin
Dragan Wende – West Berlin follows the documentary’s cinematographer and writer, Vuk Maksimovic, as he travels to West Berlin to meet his legendary uncle...
By Marco Avolio -
Hot Docs: Meanwhile in Mamelodi
Beautifully shot and patiently constructed, Meanwhile in Mamelodi offers a glimpse into the life of tuck shop keeper, Steven Mtsweni and his family during...
By Marco Avolio -
Hot Docs: Herman’s House
Herman’s House follows the friendship and working relationship of artist and activist Jackie Summell and Herman Wallace, a Louisiana prisoner who had been...
By Jacqueline Whyte Appleby -
Keep Toronto Reading: Occupying the Page
In Girls Fall Down, “bodies in space” is one of the main character’s frequent refrains. As a medical photographer, Alex is often charged with...
By Jacqueline Whyte Appleby -
Hot Docs 2012: What to See
It’s almost Hot Docs season again, and there’s a whole fleet of films we’re looking forward to. This year’s Hot Docs festival runs...
By Jacqueline Whyte Appleby -
To See: Jack Chambers: Light, Spirit, Time, Place and Life
Jack Chambers: Light, Spirit, Time, Place and Life crams a lot of nouns into its title, but the AGO’s retrospective of the London Ontario-born artist...
By Grace Johnstone -
Keep Toronto Reading 2012
Every April, the Toronto Public Library celebrates the city’s thriving literary culture with the Keep Toronto Reading festival. Once again, Spacing...
By Jacqueline Whyte Appleby -
Headspace: Katerina Cizek discusses Tower Renewal
This regular online series will feature interviews with fascinating and influential urban thinkers, with a focus on discussing how Toronto can become a...
By Luca De Franco -
Headspace: Sharon Switzer, Pattison-One Stop Media
This regular online series will feature interviews with fascinating and influential urban thinkers, with a focus on discussing how Toronto can become a...
By Luca De Franco -
Toronto in Berlin in Toronto: the Andrew poster project continues
I was in Berlin in December for a few weeks wandering around. It’s a good walking city. East. West. Amazing differences and amazing activity going...
By Shawn Micallef