‘Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions’ to Open Hot Docs, World Premieres Include ‘A War on Women,’ About Feminist Resistance in Iran

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‘Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions’ to Open Hot Docs, World Premieres Include ‘A War on Women,’ About Feminist Resistance in Iran
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'Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions' to Open Hot Docs

'Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions,' directed by Canadian filmmaker Michelle Mama, will open the 33rd edition of Hot Docs.

Variety
Hot Docs Fest to Open With ‘Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions’

The documentary fest also booked the SXSW Doc Spotlight winner ‘Ceremony’ and a world bow for Kim Nguyen’s ‘Saigon Story: Two Shootings in the Forest Kingdom.’

The Hollywood Reporter
Kenny Loggins Doc by Dori Berinstein to World Premiere at Hot Docs

The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter of early Loggins and Messina fame went on to compose movie soundtrack greats like ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Footloose.’

The Hollywood Reporter
Excited for @pluralistic in #Toronto tonight at #Hotdocs!
Dismantling Denialism | APTN Investigates

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In the midst of a global uprising against police brutality and systemic racism, No Visible Trauma examines a deeply troubled police department and reveals the devastating consequences of unchecked police brutality. Despite its relatively low crime rates, recent years have seen the Calgary Police Service shoot and kill more people than officers in any other Canadian city, and more than either the New York or Chicago police departments in 2018. Five years in the making, the film unravels the intertwined stories of three individuals who were the victims of extreme violence at the hands of police officers. From the kidnapping and beating of a young immigrant from Ghana, to the fatal shooting of an unarmed man during a “wellness check”, the film exposes a criminal justice system that fails to hold police officers accountable for their actions.

Directors: Marc Serpa Francoeur, Robinder Uppal
Writers: Marc Serpa Francoeur, Robinder Uppal

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5ktKrNvJnuQ

This doc focuses on CalgaryPD but the issues raised are happening across AB, in BC, Manitoba, Ontario & many more places across Canada. Canadian cops keep getting away with crimes & human rights abuses, daily, in Canada. Systemic racism is still a major problem across the country - no matter how much our governments try to whitewash their PR.

#documentary #documentaries #police #PoliceBrutality #politics #Calgary #Canada #crime #AwardWinning #PoliceViolence #AwardWinningDocumentary #HotDocs #trauma #VictimStories #TraumaHealing #TraumaRecovery #PublicAccountability #PublicScrutiny #PublicTransparency #CopCrimes #RemoveQualifiedImmunity #NoJustice #DefundThePolice #ACAB #CDNpoli #BCpoli #ABpoli #PunishPolice #CriminalCops #KKKanada #SystematicAbuse #SystemicRacism #Canadian #RacistCanada #WarSurvivorsForPeace

No Visible Trauma: Police Brutality in Canada | Full Documentary - Marc Serpa Francoeur

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Last chance to see Orwell: 2+2=5 (a documentary about George Orwell and his relevance to modern times) in Toronto tomorrow at 5:15pm, you can get tickets here. https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/orwell-2-3-5 #Toronto #HotDocs #Orwell #Film #Documentary
Orwell: 2+2=5 | Hot Docs

“The boldest documentary anyone could make right now” – Time Magazine

Documentary Veteran Gilles Blais Dies at 84

He worked for the National Film Board of Canada for over three decades, with director credits like ‘The Followers’ and ‘The Engagement.’

The Hollywood Reporter