Amar Lohana
@amarl.bsky.social
I make documentaries. I live in Toronto. I'm learning to play the ukelele.
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From our new issue: @docorg.bsky.social's @jvcarrington.bsky.social takes over the Policy Matters column and reflects on the implications of looming CRTC decisions and a changing landscape for creatives povmagazine.com/doc-fights-f...
DOC Fights for Independent Filmmakers at the CRTC - POV Magazine
As Canada awaits results from May's CRTC hearings, there is a looming concern that even favourable determinations might be hobbled by larger forces.
povmagazine.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
From our new issue: @docorg.bsky.social's @jvcarrington.bsky.social takes over the Policy Matters column and reflects on the implications of looming CRTC decisions and a changing landscape for creatives povmagazine.com/doc-fights-f...
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The Documentary Organization of Canada @docorg.bsky.social releases the report from community consultations about the state of documentary filmmaking in Canada. Filmmakers share concerns about funding, distribution, and market access. povmagazine.com/documentary-...
Documentary Organization of Canada Releases Community Consultations Report - POV Magazine
The Documentary Organization of Canada releases the report What We Heard that draws upon community consultations with filmmakers.
povmagazine.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Documentary Organization of Canada @docorg.bsky.social releases the report from community consultations about the state of documentary filmmaking in Canada. Filmmakers share concerns about funding, distribution, and market access. povmagazine.com/documentary-...
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⭐ Great News!
DOC pleased to welcome Julian Carrington as the new Executive Director of the Documentary Organization of Canada!🎉👏
🔗 Read DOC's official press release here: docorg.ca/about/media-...
DOC pleased to welcome Julian Carrington as the new Executive Director of the Documentary Organization of Canada!🎉👏
🔗 Read DOC's official press release here: docorg.ca/about/media-...
June 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
⭐ Great News!
DOC pleased to welcome Julian Carrington as the new Executive Director of the Documentary Organization of Canada!🎉👏
🔗 Read DOC's official press release here: docorg.ca/about/media-...
DOC pleased to welcome Julian Carrington as the new Executive Director of the Documentary Organization of Canada!🎉👏
🔗 Read DOC's official press release here: docorg.ca/about/media-...
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DOC’s National Board Chair, Min Sook Lee, appeared before the CRTC to advocate for funding for long-form, point-of-view documentaries. She delivered a powerful message: if we lose critical storytelling, we lose a tool essential to our democracy!
🔗Learn more: docorg.ca/advocacy/crt...
🔗Learn more: docorg.ca/advocacy/crt...
May 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
DOC’s National Board Chair, Min Sook Lee, appeared before the CRTC to advocate for funding for long-form, point-of-view documentaries. She delivered a powerful message: if we lose critical storytelling, we lose a tool essential to our democracy!
🔗Learn more: docorg.ca/advocacy/crt...
🔗Learn more: docorg.ca/advocacy/crt...
Important piece in the Globe and Mail:
"The CRTC has failed to protect the Canadian broadcasting industry"
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
"The CRTC has failed to protect the Canadian broadcasting industry"
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: The CRTC has failed to protect the Canadian broadcasting industry
As a governing body, it has done nothing to hold outsiders to the same rules and regulations as our own media outlets
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Important piece in the Globe and Mail:
"The CRTC has failed to protect the Canadian broadcasting industry"
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
"The CRTC has failed to protect the Canadian broadcasting industry"
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Some great bedtime reading for your kids.
May 16, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Some great bedtime reading for your kids.
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It's always "the supreme court has decided it's not legal to skin and eat puppies, Alito and Thomas dissent."
February 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It's always "the supreme court has decided it's not legal to skin and eat puppies, Alito and Thomas dissent."
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I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article
April 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article
You don’t need to have read Faust or sit through a single contracts class at Harvard Law to know this was a terrible idea. Any grade schooler with a casual familiarity with Rumpelstiltskin could have seen this coming.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...
April 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
You don’t need to have read Faust or sit through a single contracts class at Harvard Law to know this was a terrible idea. Any grade schooler with a casual familiarity with Rumpelstiltskin could have seen this coming.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...
Great opportunity at my absolute favorite, must read cover-to-cover, trade magazine.
#NowHiring! We are have an opening for the summer contract position of Editorial Assistant, made possible through Canada Summer Jobs. Deadline to apply is May 12! povmagazine.com/now-hiring-e...
Now Hiring: Editorial Assistant! - POV Magazine
POV Magazine seeks an editorial assistant for a contract position through Canada Summer Jobs.
povmagazine.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Great opportunity at my absolute favorite, must read cover-to-cover, trade magazine.
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How we did it: Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and anal...
www.propublica.org
February 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
How we did it: Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
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For Toronto folks!
Tomorrow’s free screening has gone rush but any empty seats will be made available 15 minutes before show time!
It’s a big cinema (650 seats) so I want to say chances are decent! 🤞🏽
Tomorrow’s free screening has gone rush but any empty seats will be made available 15 minutes before show time!
It’s a big cinema (650 seats) so I want to say chances are decent! 🤞🏽
February 7, 2025 at 2:32 AM
For Toronto folks!
Tomorrow’s free screening has gone rush but any empty seats will be made available 15 minutes before show time!
It’s a big cinema (650 seats) so I want to say chances are decent! 🤞🏽
Tomorrow’s free screening has gone rush but any empty seats will be made available 15 minutes before show time!
It’s a big cinema (650 seats) so I want to say chances are decent! 🤞🏽
Great program from the folks @nsicanada.bsky.social. Congrats to all the producers.
I had a great time in this program last year. Learned a lot and made meaningful connections to peers and mentors.
I had a great time in this program last year. Learned a lot and made meaningful connections to peers and mentors.
Year 3 of Access BIPOC Producers is underway!
We are honoured to introduce you to the 20 talented producers who make up this year's cohort.
To meet the participants and read the participant announcement, visit nsi-canada.ca/media_releas...
We are honoured to introduce you to the 20 talented producers who make up this year's cohort.
To meet the participants and read the participant announcement, visit nsi-canada.ca/media_releas...
Participants announced for third year of Access BIPOC Producers
Welcome to the producers selected for this training program by Canada Media Fund, European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs and National Screen Institute.
nsi-canada.ca
February 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Great program from the folks @nsicanada.bsky.social. Congrats to all the producers.
I had a great time in this program last year. Learned a lot and made meaningful connections to peers and mentors.
I had a great time in this program last year. Learned a lot and made meaningful connections to peers and mentors.
Honestly, this is the best two seasons of television that I've watched since The Wire.
It's just what I needed right now.
Besides the timely political stuff, as a parent of a neuro atypical child, I was in tears at the sibling relationship. When he said "It's an honor to be your brother... "
It's just what I needed right now.
Besides the timely political stuff, as a parent of a neuro atypical child, I was in tears at the sibling relationship. When he said "It's an honor to be your brother... "
February 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Honestly, this is the best two seasons of television that I've watched since The Wire.
It's just what I needed right now.
Besides the timely political stuff, as a parent of a neuro atypical child, I was in tears at the sibling relationship. When he said "It's an honor to be your brother... "
It's just what I needed right now.
Besides the timely political stuff, as a parent of a neuro atypical child, I was in tears at the sibling relationship. When he said "It's an honor to be your brother... "
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Just started this list for Canadian documentary community!
Please help add to it!
go.bsky.app/7QCb1TU
Please help add to it!
go.bsky.app/7QCb1TU
February 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Just started this list for Canadian documentary community!
Please help add to it!
go.bsky.app/7QCb1TU
Please help add to it!
go.bsky.app/7QCb1TU
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I re-read this classic every so often.
Esp when I gaze upon hedge fund managers I know personally...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
Esp when I gaze upon hedge fund managers I know personally...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
February 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I re-read this classic every so often.
Esp when I gaze upon hedge fund managers I know personally...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
Esp when I gaze upon hedge fund managers I know personally...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
It's a great week to watch a 🇨🇦Canadian film in the cinema.
Check out cineplex for showtimes of Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story from the great people at Oya Media.
Check out cineplex for showtimes of Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story from the great people at Oya Media.
Jamaican dancehall legend Sister Nancy has touched down on the red carpet at TIFF Bell Lightbox for the #Toronto premiere of her documentary, Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story. 🇯🇲
February 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
It's a great week to watch a 🇨🇦Canadian film in the cinema.
Check out cineplex for showtimes of Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story from the great people at Oya Media.
Check out cineplex for showtimes of Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story from the great people at Oya Media.
I'm on here now.
But... the best social media platform is still @letterboxd.social.
My profile: boxd.it/oH1F
Find me on there for amazing film commentary like this.
But... the best social media platform is still @letterboxd.social.
My profile: boxd.it/oH1F
Find me on there for amazing film commentary like this.
January 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I'm on here now.
But... the best social media platform is still @letterboxd.social.
My profile: boxd.it/oH1F
Find me on there for amazing film commentary like this.
But... the best social media platform is still @letterboxd.social.
My profile: boxd.it/oH1F
Find me on there for amazing film commentary like this.