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Canada's documentary magazine.
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Personal stories from the global migration offer a snapshot of a worldwide crisis in Roads of Fire and foreshadow far worse to come. Screening tomorrow at @hotdocs.bsky.social's Doc Soup series! povmagazine.com/roads-of-fir...
Roads of Fire Review: Migration Crisis on Scales Both Intimate and Epic - POV Magazine
Roads of Fire review: Personal stories from the global migration offer a snapshot of a worldwide crisis and foreshadow far worse to come..
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November 19, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Opening CUFF Docs this week, BUTTHOLE SURFERS: THE HOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUTT reminds fans to simply be themselves with this portrait of the offbeat and defiantly progressive rock band. povmagazine.com/butthole-sur...
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt Review: The Art of Being Punk - POV Magazine
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt review: the story of the unconventional and defiantly progressive rock band offers a reminder to be yourself.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE!, Amy Goodman shares her philosophy for independent journalism and fighting for the full story. povmagazine.com/steal-this-s...
Steal this Story, Please! Review: Quality Journalism Now! - POV Magazine
Steal this Story, Please! review: Amy Goodman's fearless independent journalism at Democracy Now! serves as a new benchmark in this doc about the state of the news.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Now streaming from the NFB, NECHAKO: IT WILL BE A BIG RIVER AGAIN observes as members from the Stellat’en and Saik’uz First Nations as they join forces to protect the river that's long sustained their communities. povmagazine.com/now-streamin...
Now Streaming: Nechako Imparts Generational Wisdom in a Fight for the Future - POV Magazine
Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again observes as First Nations communities join forces to preserve the environment for generations to come.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Filmmaker Jeremy Xido returns to his hometown in Sons of Detroit and explores questions of race, privilege, equity, and opportunity.
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Sons of Detroit Review: A Complicated, Personal Take on Race and Privilege - POV Magazine
Sons of Detroit review: Filmmaker Jeremy Xido returns to his home town and explores questions of race, privilege, equity, and opportunity.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Listen to the original song "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" for COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT performed by Sara Bareilles and Brandi Carlile open.spotify.com/track/46o2qU...
Salt Then Sour Then Sweet (feat. Brandi Carlile)
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November 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
In #DOCNYC premiere SONS OF DETROIT, filmmaker Jeremy Xido returns home and finds himself asking questions about race, privilege, equity, and opportunity. povmagazine.com/sons-of-detr...
Sons of Detroit Review: A Complicated, Personal Take on Race and Privilege - POV Magazine
Sons of Detroit review: Filmmaker Jeremy Xido returns to his home town and explores questions of race, privilege, equity, and opportunity.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT leads @cinemaeyehonors.bsky.social nominations honouring the year in documentary povmagazine.com/come-see-me-...
Come See Me in the Good Light Leads Cinema Eye Honors Nominations - POV Magazine
Nominations for the Cinema Eye Honors include documentaries Come See Me in the Good Light, Cover-Up, The Perfect Neighbor, and Afternoons of Solitude.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Screening at #DOCNYC, Amy Goodman's fearless independent journalism at Democracy Now! serves as a new benchmark in Steal this Story, Please! and its look at the state of the news. povmagazine.com/steal-this-s...
Steal this Story, Please! Review: Quality Journalism Now! - POV Magazine
Steal this Story, Please! review: Amy Goodman's fearless independent journalism at Democracy Now! serves as a new benchmark in this doc about the state of the news.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"I guess that’s the beauty of two hilarious poets: everything is poetic even when they’re not recognizing it."

How COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT captures the love and laughter of poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley. povmagazine.com/how-come-see...
How Come See Me in the Good Light Pays Tribute to Life, Love, and Laughter - POV Magazine
An interview with Come See Me in the Good Light director Ryan White, producers Jessica Hargrave and Tig Notaro, and star Megan Falley.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
DOC NYC kicks off tonight with WHISTLE. The eclectic competition doc is a sure-fire crowd pleaser. povmagazine.com/whistle-revi...
Whistle Review: When a Mighty Wind Makes for Best in Show - POV Magazine
Whistle review: this delightfully offbeat documentary follows competitors vying in the inaugural Masters of Musical Whistling competition.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
How Come See Me in the Good Light Pays Tribute to Life, Love, and Laughter: Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Meagan Falley, and Tig Notaro tell us about the magic behind the best film of the year. povmagazine.com/how-come-see...
How Come See Me in the Good Light Pays Tribute to Life, Love, and Laughter - POV Magazine
An interview with Come See Me in the Good Light director Ryan White, producers Jessica Hargrave and Tig Notaro, and star Megan Falley.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
How THE ENCAMPMENTS and A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING harness the spirit of student protest to inspire radical change. povmagazine.com/the-kids-are...
The Kids Are Alright: Student Protest in A Night of Knowing Nothing and The Encampments - POV Magazine
The essay explores the depiction and importance of student protests in The Encampments and A Night of Knowing Nothing
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November 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
In NFB short doc JUST A KID, 92-year-old WWII veteran John Boe looks back on joining the fight on D-Day and how the experience shaped him for years. #RemembranceDay www.nfb.ca/film/just-a-...
Just a Kid
On his 21st birthday, Royal Canadian Navy sailor, John Boe, was stationed on a Landing Craft in the middle of the historic WW2 D-Day Invasion of France in …
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November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Now online from our current issue, Nidhil Vohra looks at the art of student protest in THE ENCAMPMENTS and A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING povmagazine.com/the-kids-are...
The Kids Are Alright: Student Protest in A Night of Knowing Nothing and The Encampments - POV Magazine
The essay explores the depiction and importance of student protests in The Encampments and A Night of Knowing Nothing
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November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Now streaming on TVO, THE PITCH captures the fight for women's sports and workplace equity. povmagazine.com/how-the-pitc...
How The Pitch Captures the Push for Equity in Work and Play - POV Magazine
An interview with The Pitch director Michele Hozer on following the campaign to establish a professional women's soccer league in Canada.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Screening today at Reel Asian, THIRD ACT explores that stage in life when you must deal with aging parents while learning how to be a parent yourself. povmagazine.com/third-act-re...
Third Act Review: Processing a Life on Film - POV Magazine
Third Act review: The life and work of filmmaker Robert A. Nakamura, the "godfather of Asian American media," is examined by his son Tadashi.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Now playing, Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk shares the final year of Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassouna and poignantly conveys life under occupation. povmagazine.com/put-your-sou...
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk Review: A Firsthand View of Gaza's Tragedy - POV Magazine
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk review: the final year of Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassouna poignantly conveys life under occupation.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Now streaming at the nfb, GHOSTS OF THE SEA is a haunting family story that revisits troubled waters to reclaim the past. povmagazine.com/now-streamin...
Now Streaming, Ghosts of the Sea Is a Haunting Family Story - POV Magazine
Ghosts of the Sea, now streaming from the National Film Board of Canada, is Virgina Tangvald's haunting tale of reclaiming her family's story.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
THERE ARE NO WORDS and MONTREAL, MY BEAUTIFUL lead the winners at Toronto's Reel Asian Int'l Film Festival povmagazine.com/there-are-no...
There Are No Words Wins Best Documentary at Reel Asian - POV Magazine
There Are No Words and Montreal, My Beautiful lead the winners at Toronto's Reel Asian International Film Festival.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The Saints and Chiefs face off in SAINTS AND WARRIORS. Get your first look at the new trailer for the award winning documentary before it opens Nov. 28. povmagazine.com/saints-and-w...
Saints and Warriors Trailer: New Look at Award Winning Doc - POV Magazine
Watch the full trailer for the documentary Saints and Warriors, directed by Patrick Shannon, ahead of its release November 28.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Debuting Nov. 7 on Disney+, LOVE+WAR is a gripping new film from Oscar winners Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, who find their best subject yet in conflict photographer Lynsey Addario povmagazine.com/lovewar-revi...
Love+War Review: An Intense Snapshot of War Photographer Lynsey Addario - POV Magazine
Love+War review: War photographer Lynsey Addario tells her remarkable story in this intense documentary from Chai Vasarheyli and Jimmy Chin.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Whistler Film Festival announces 2025 line-up. Fest will open with Godspell doc You Had to Be There. povmagazine.com/whistler-fil...
Whistler Film Festival Announces 2025 Line-up - POV Magazine
The Whistler Film Festival announces its 2025 line-up including the opening night screening of You Had to Be There, and Mountain Culture films Forward and Our Kind of Chaos.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
SHAMED subject Jason Nasser arrested at London's Forest City Film Festival where the documentary about his online predatory behaviour screened for a local audience. lfpress.com/news/local-n...
'Creeper Hunter' denied bail, reasons under publication ban
Documentary about Jason Nassr's online vigilantism, Shamed, to air Jan. 18 on TVO.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"Ancient DNA is an incredibly powerful time machine now, but we don’t really understand how it works."

Niobe Thompson tells us about Emmy-winning documentary on biologist Eske Willerslev and breakthrough research into ancient DNA. povmagazine.com/how-hunt-for...
How Hunt for the Oldest DNA Captures the Thrill of Discovery - POV Magazine
An interview with Hunt for the Oldest DNA director Niobe Thompson about chronicling Eske Willerslev's breakthrough research in ancient DNA.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM