Scott Crocker’s marvellous film “Ghost Bird” got its World Premiere this week at the Hot Docs film festival in Toronto. The story of the red...

Shadow Billionaire (2009) dir. Alexis Spraic Documentary **** It’s impossible to discuss the brilliance of “Shadow Billionaire” without reve...

Professor Norman Cornett (2009) dir. Alanis Obomsawin Documentary *** We all remember our best teachers, the ones who make education more th...

Paris 1919 (2009) dir. Paul Cowan Documentary ** War is a terrible thing, and the First World War was one of the worst, not the easy-to-defi...

Ghost Bird (2009) dir. Scott Crocker Documentary *** Some of the greatest documentaries have come out of the minute obsessions of average pe...

Sergio (2009) dir. Greg Barker Documentary **** The best doc at Hot Docs is the Oscar-worthy 'Sergio', the stunning recounting of th...

Invisible City (2009) dir. Hubert Davis Documentary ** “Invisible City” premieres in Hot Docs with a certain degree of anticipation, certain...

Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country (2009) dir. Anders Østergaard Documentary ***1/2 A picture is worth a thousand words, and like the...