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THE QUEEN OF SILENCE plays Hot Docs 2015

April 24, 2015

A genre-bending story of beauty, isolation, and poverty that dances to its own rhythm.

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Ryan McNeil
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BLOOD SISTERS plays Hot Docs 2015

April 24, 2015

A beautifully restrained portrait of a truly unbreakable bond,

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Kate Bradford
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JESUS TOWN, USA plays Hot Docs 2015

April 24, 2015

Blessed are the Buddhists, for they will make for splendid nonfiction viewing.

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Ryan McNeil
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MISSING PEOPLE plays Hot Docs 2015

April 23, 2015

A portrait of one woman; Who she once was, who she thinks she is, and what she might never be again.

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Ryan McNeil
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Another Version of the Truth: Hot Docs 2015 Line-Up Unveiled

March 17, 2015

Like a robin hopping across the grass, the Hot Docs announcement is a surefire sign that spring has sprung.

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Ryan McNeil
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WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS plays TIFF 2014

September 15, 2014

Being undead is about more than just capes and coffins.

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Ryan McNeil
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HAEMOO plays TIFF 2014

September 15, 2014

We don’t all have it in us to be morally compromised.

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Ryan McNeil
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