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Aaron Burr, Part 2 (Director: Dana O'Keefe | 8 minutes | USA | 2011 | Canadian Premiere)
About Face: The Supermodels, Then and Now (Director: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders | 72 minutes | USA | 2011) Renowned filmmaker/photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders unites celebrated supermodels to share insider info on aging in the …
An Affair of the Heart (Director: Sylvia Caminer | 94 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere) Not a Rick Springfield fan yet? Just wait. There's a reason the former teen idol, General Hospital alumnus and power-pop … NOW Rating - NNN
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (Director: Alison Klayman | 91 minutes | USA, China | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) English, Mandarin | Canadian Premiere) With unprecedented access, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry follows China's most renowned artist and activist; his art, politics and humour … NOW Rating - NNNN
Aida: A Natural-Born Artist (Director: Shogo Watanabe | 99 minutes | Japan | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Japanese | World Premiere) "Life is miserable if you can't be an artist." Torn between his Beijing studio and his family in Japan, contemporary artist Aida … NOW Rating - NNNN
A.K. (Director: Chris Marker | 75 minutes | France | 1985 | Language: (Subtitled) French, Japanese) Following the filming of Akira Kurosawa's Ran, acclaimed documentarian Chris Marker creates a thoughtful portrait of one of …
All Divided Selves (Director: Luke Fowler | 93 minutes | UK | 2011 | Language: English | Canadian Premiere) This experimental doc is a creative and provocative exploration of the theories of psychiatrist R.D. Laing whose imposing media …
The Ambassador (Director: Mads Brügger | 94 minutes | Denmark | 2011 | Language: Danish, English, French | Canadian Premiere) In his latest, darkly humourous and disturbing film, Sundance Award-winning director Brügger goes undercover with a diplomatic … NOW Rating - NNN
Ask a Silly Question (Director: John Kastner | 45 minutes | Canada | 1999) An oddball exposé of falsehoods in the polling and market research industry. Through bogus street polls, we see how frequently …
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Back to the Square (Director: Petr Lom | 83 minutes | Norway, Canada | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) Arabic | North American Premiere) Corruption, repression and military rule are still very much alive in post-revolution Egypt. In this nuanced vérité doc, the …
Ballroom Dancer (Director: Christian Bonke, Andreas Koefoed | 84 minutes | Denmark | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Russian, English | Canadian Premiere) Marred by an aging body, explosive temper, and complex relationship with new partner Anna, former Latin ballroom World Champion … NOW Rating - NN
The Bastard Sings the Sweetest Song (Director: Christy Garland | 73 minutes | Canada, Denmark, Sweden | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) English, Guyanese Creole | World Premiere) In Guyana, 75-year-old Mary drinks to drown her abusive past while her son struggles to improve the family's finances. His brave, …
The Beaches of Agnès (Director: Agnès Varda | 109 minutes | France | 2008 | Language: (Subtitled) French) The Beaches of Agnès by French master Agnès Varda is an autobiographical essay in which she revisits places from her past, …
Beauty Is Embarrassing (Director: Neil Berkeley | 91 minutes | USA | 2011 | International Premiere) Follow the exuberant highs and crushing lows of pop-culture icon artist Wayne Wright: from humble puppeteer to one of the … NOW Rating - NNNN
Bedtime Stories from the Axis of Evil (Director: Vibeke Bryld | 23 minutes | Denmark | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Farsi, Arabic, Korean | North American Premiere)
The Betrayal (Director: Karen Winther | 64 minutes | UK, Norway | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Norwegian | North American Premiere) In this searing exposé, the filmmaker bares her soul to those most hurt by her troubled youth when she ricocheted from far-left … NOW Rating - NNN
Beware of Mr. Baker (Director: Jay Bulger | 92 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere) This tumultuous journey into the life of madman and musical genius Ginger Baker, the undisputed inventor of rock 'n' roll …
Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (Director: Fredrik Gertten | 88 minutes | Sweden | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) English, Swedish, Spanish | Canadian Premiere) When the director took on food giant Dole in his previous documentary, the corporate machine responded with aggressive legal and … NOW Rating - NNNN
Big Easy Express (Director: Emmett Malloy | 66 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere) Three bands. Six cities. One train. Follow Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Mumford & Sons as they …
Black Block (Director: Carlo A. Bachschmidt | 76 minutes | Italy | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Italian, English, German, Spanish | North American Premiere) A group of protesters relive their painful experiences at the 2001 G8 Summit in Genoa, where they learned first-hand that …
Bones Brigade: An Autobiography (Director: Stacy Peralta | 110 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere) A follow up to his award-wining doc Dogtown and Z-Boys, Stacy Peralta brings us back on board with his infamous 80s skateboard …
Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story (Director: Raymond De Felitta | 90 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere) In 1965, African-American waiter Booker Wright spoke out in a television documentary, outraging many white Southerners and …
The Boxing Girls of Kabul (Director: Ariel J. Nasr | 52 minutes | Canada | 2011 | Toronto Premiere) Training in the stadium where the Taliban once executed women, a remarkable group of young female boxers strive to become … NOW Rating - NNNN
Breath (Director: Kullar Viimne | 59 minutes | Estonia | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Estonian | North American Premiere) A wistful character portrait of Estonia's only female chimney sweep, whose approach to life-work balance sets the stage for an … NOW Rating - NN
Brooklyn Castle (Director: Katie Dellamaggiore | 100 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere | Rating: G) Producing national champions straight out of junior high, I.S. 318 is a chess powerhouse. But when the financial crisis brings … NOW Rating - NNN
Buzkashi! (Director: Najeeb Mirza | 81 minutes | Canada | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) Tajik, Uzbek, Russian | World Premiere) In Tajikistan's mountains, the ancient sport of Buzkashi pits individual horsemen against each other. Champion Azam plays for …
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Call Me Kuchu (Director: Malika Zouhali-Worrall, Katherine Fairfax Wright | 87 minutes | USA | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) English, Luganda | North American Premiere) The formidable efforts of charismatic Ugandan activist David Kato to fight the Anti-Homosexuality Bill - proposing death to HIV …
Canned Dreams (Director: Katja Gauriloff | 81 minutes | Finland | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) Portuguese, Danish, Romanian, Ukranian, Polish, Russian | North American Premiere) How many dreams go into a can of ravioli? A 30,000-kilometre, eight-country journey tracking ingredients for this simple meal … NOW Rating - NNN
Charles Bradley: Soul of America (Director: Poull Brien | 74 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere) What are the odds of a 62-year-old illiterate soul singer from Brooklyn's projects "making it" in the music industry? Bring your …
Chasing Ice (Director: Jeff Orlowski | 75 minutes | USA | 2012) This visually stunning film follows renowned National Geographic photographer James Balog on a harsh Arctic expedition where he …
China Heavyweight (Director: Yung Chang | 89 minutes | Canada, China | 2012 | Language: Sichuanese | Canadian Premiere) Boxing was banned in China for decades for being too violent. Now, director Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze) follows a boxing coach as … NOW Rating - NNN
Colombianos (Director: Tora Mårtens | 90 minutes | Sweden | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) Swedish, Spanish | International Premiere) Rich and elegant storytelling characterizes this emotional film about the turbulent relationship between two Colombian-born …
Crayons of Askalan (Director: Laila Hotait Salas | 50 minutes | Lebanon, Qatar, Spain | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Arabic | North American Premiere) Fiction and reality converge in this magic-realist story of Palestinian prisoner, jailed as a teenager for 15 long years, who …
Crimes Without Honour (Director: Raymonde Provencher | 69 minutes | Canada | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) English, Swedish, German, Kurd | World Premiere) Avoiding simplistic approaches, this powerful film situates domestic violence within broader, abusive patriarchal traditions as …
Cutting Loose (Director: Finlay Pretsell, Adrian McDowall | 29 minutes | Scotland | 2011 | Canadian Premiere)
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Death to the Camera (Director: Sayed Qasem Husseini | 20 minutes | Afghanistan | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Farsi-Dari | Canadian Premiere)
Despite the Gods (Director: Penny Vozniak | 85 minutes | Australia | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) English, Hindi | World Premiere) An overly ambitious Bollywood/Hollywood production about a man-eating snake goddess becomes an exercise in self-actualization … NOW Rating - NN
Detropia (Director: Rachel Grady, Heidi Ewing | 91 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere | Rating: 14A) Once home to the American Dream, Detroit has been hard hit by economic depression and population decline. Academy Award-nominated … NOW Rating - NNNN
Doc Talk 1 - Visual Innovation () NFB Docs Talks is an exciting series of hour-long conversations with festival filmmakers offering their insights into documentary …
Doc Talk 2 - In Conversation with Stacy Peralta (Bones Brigade: An Autobiography) () NFB Docs Talks is an exciting series of hour-long conversations with festival filmmakers offering their insights into documentary …
Doc Talk 3 - Cinematic Impact () NFB Docs Talks is an exciting series of hour-long conversations with festival filmmakers offering their insights into documentary …
Downeast (Director: David Redmon, Ashley Sabin | 78 minutes | USA | 2012) The last sardine cannery in America shut its doors leaving hundreds jobless in Gouldsboro, Maine. A foreign entrepreneur's plan …
Dragan Wende - West Berlin (Director: Lena Müller, Dragan von Petrovic | 90 minutes | Germany, Serbia | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) Serbo-Croatian, German, English) A young cameraman from Belgrade embarks on a search for his uncle, the 'working-class king' of West Berlin's hedonistic disco …
Dreams of a Life (Director: Carol Morley | 90 minutes | UK, Ireland | 2011 | Canadian Premiere) Three years after her death, Joyce Vincent's skeleton was discovered sitting upright on the couch, television still flickering. …
Drought (Director: Everardo González | 83 minutes | Mexico | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Spanish | North American Premiere) Faced with a rapidly dwindling water supply, the close-knit inhabitants of communal land in Northern Mexico prepare for the …
Durga (Director: Paramita Nath | 11 minutes | Canada | 2011 | World Premiere)
Dylan (Director: Ania Winiarska | 27 minutes | UK | 2011 | Canadian Premiere)
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El Huaso (Director: Carlo Guillermo Proto | 80 minutes | Canada | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Spanish | Toronto Premiere) An aging father returns to Chile to fulfill youthful dreams of becoming a rodeo horse rider, but his threats to ultimately end …
Espoir Voyage (Director: Michel K. Zongo | 82 minutes | France, Burkina Faso | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) Moore, French | North American Premiere) Like many young men, Joanny travelled to his neighbouring Ivory Coast in search of a prosperous future. Burkinabe filmmaker …
Ethel (Director: Rory Kennedy | 97 minutes | USA | 2011 | International Premiere) This poignant portrait of Ethel Kennedy, the Emmy-Award winning director's mother and famously strong-willed matriarch, offers an … NOW Rating - NNN
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Family Nightmare (Director: Dustin Guy Defa | 10 minutes | USA | 2011 | International Premiere)
The Field of Magic (Director: Mindaugas Survila | 62 minutes | Lithuania | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Lithuanian, Russian | North American Premiere) Lithuania's Buda Forest houses a community of shack dwellers surviving off the refuse of the nearby landfill. Despite living on … NOW Rating - NNNN
Fighting Back (Director: John Kastner | 85 minutes | Canada | 1980) Filmed over two years, Fighting Back is an Emmy-winning portrait of four children in London, Ontario, and their brave battle with …
The Final Member (Director: Jonah Bekhor, Zach Math | 75 minutes | Canada | 2012 | World Premiere) Iceland's famous Penis Museum is missing one critical artifact to complete its collection: a human specimen. Success comes when … NOW Rating - NNNN
Finding North (Director: Lori Silverbush, Kristi Jacobson | 84 minutes | USA | 2011 | Canadian Premiere | Rating: PG) From hard-working families surviving on food-bank handouts to children of low-income households facing obesity due to a reliance …
Finding Truelove (Director: Sam Kuhn | 68 minutes | USA | 2012 | World Premiere) Fascinated by a discarded yearbook from 1990 and the awesome students it immortalizes, three friends road-trip from Portland to … NOW Rating - NN
Fire Academy (Director: Kyle Power | 10 minutes | Canada | 2011 | World Premiere)
Fists of Pride (Director: Hélène Choquette | 63 minutes | Canada | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) Burmese, Thai, Karen, Pao | World Premiere) For young sons of migrant workers, a Thai boxing camp on the Burmese border promises honour and an escape from poverty, but with …
5 Broken Cameras (Director: Guy Davidi, Emad Burnat | 90 minutes | France, Israel, Palestine | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Arabic, Hebrew | Canadian Premiere) Over six years, five cameras capture one family's experience as their West Bank village is threatened by encroaching Israeli …
Five Fragments of the Extinct Empathy (Director: Anna Nykyri | 7 minutes | Finland | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Finnish | International Premiere)
The Fortune in the Throat (Director: Christina Muller | 20 minutes | Netherlands | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Dutch | World Premiere)
Francophrenia (or: Don't Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (Director: James Franco, Ian Olds | 70 minutes | USA | 2012 | Canadian Premiere) James Franco goes meta-Method in this wild behind-the-scenes, stream-of-consciousness document of his role as a homicidal … NOW Rating - NNN
The Frog Princes (Director: Omar Majeed, Ryan Mullins | 69 minutes | Canada | 2011 | Toronto Premiere) Led by a charismatic mentor, a theatre troupe of developmentally challenged actors learns to face their fears and find their … NOW Rating - NNNN
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G-DOG (Director: Freida Mock | 92 minutes | USA | 2012 | Language: English, Spanish | World Premiere) Convinced that "nothing stops a bullet like a job," unlikely gang expert Jesuit Father Boyle, known as G-Dog, creates Homeboy …
Gambler (Director: Phie Ambo | 80 minutes | Denmark | 2005 | Language: Danish) When Danish film director Nicholas Winding Refn's feature Fear X resoundingly flops, leaving him in dire debt, he resorts to …
Garden in the Sea (Director: Thomas Riedelsheimer | 68 minutes | Mexico | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Spanish, English | Canadian Premiere) This visually stunning documentary about art, landscape and environmental conservation follows Spanish artist Cristina Iglesias …
GLOW: The Story of The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (Director: Brett Whitcomb | 76 minutes | USA | 2012 | World Premiere) In this corner... the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling! Step back into the 80s and cheer on the beautiful, glittered and powerful … NOW Rating - NNN
Grandmothers (Director: Afarin Eghbal | 9 minutes | UK | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Spanish, English | Toronto Premiere)
The Great Liberty (Director: Åsa Blanck, Klas Ehnemark | 79 minutes | Sweden | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Swedish, German | North American Premiere) When a man is murdered in a sensational crime of passion in small-town Germany, his estranged son travels back in time using …
Greetings from the Colony (Director: Nathalie Borgers | 74 minutes | Belgium, France | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) French, Kinyarwandan | North American Premiere) Upon his return to Belgium, an official abandons his Rwandan wife and sons in Africa, taking only his daughter back home. Decades …
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Her Cinema Love (Director: Nejra Latic Hulusic, David-Jan Bronsgeest | 23 minutes | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Netherlands | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Bosnian | International Premiere)
Her Master's Voice (Director: Nina Conti | 61 minutes | UK | 2012 | Canadian Premiere) When comedian-ventriloquist Conti's beloved yet estranged teacher suddenly dies, leaving her his motley collection of dummies, … NOW Rating - NNN
Herman's House (Director: Angad Singh Bhalla | 81 minutes | Canada | 2012) After living in solitary confinement for 30 years, what kind of house would you envision? When artist Jackie Sumell asks jailed … NOW Rating - NNN
High Tech, Low Life (Director: Stephen Maing | 86 minutes | USA | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) Mandarin | International Premiere) Two of China's first citizen-reporters attempt to document the untold stories of hardship and oppression; their brave efforts are …
Home Turf (Director: Ross Whitaker | 14 minutes | Ireland | 2011 | International Premiere)
Hunting Bobby Oatway (Director: John Kastner | 45 minutes | Canada | 1997) When sex offender Bobby Oatway is released from prison into a halfway house the local community are fearful and outraged. Hunting …
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I Beat Mike Tyson (Director: Joshua Z Weinstein | 13 minutes | USA | 2012 | World Premiere)
The Imposter (Director: Bart Layton | 95 minutes | UK | 2012 | Canadian Premiere) In 1994 a 13-year-old boy disappears without a trace from San Antonio, Texas. Three and a half years later he is found alive, … NOW Rating - NNNNN
In the Year of Hip Hop (Director: Boris Petkovic | 71 minutes | Slovenia | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Slovenian | North American Premiere) The tensions in modern-day Slovenia are surprisingly captured by its rap artists who, with passionate and rage-filled rhymes, …
Indie Game: The Movie (Director: James Swirsky, Lisanne Pajot | 96 minutes | Canada | 2012 | Toronto Premiere) If NASA harnessed the passion, imagination, and perseverance of the video game developers behind Super Meat Boy, we'd be living … NOW Rating - NNNN
Inocente (Director: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix Fine | 39 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere) Inocente, a young girl growing up undocumented and homeless on the streets of San Diego discovers that she can transform her life …
The Invisible War (Director: Kirby Dick | 99 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere) The Invisible War, the latest groundbreaking investigative documentary by award-winning director Kirby Dick, is about one of … NOW Rating - NNNN
Italy Love It or Leave It (Director: Gustav Hofer, Luca Ragazzi | 75 minutes | Italy, Germany | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Italian | Canadian Premiere) With tongues-in-cheek and pedal to the metal, two Italian filmmakers take an hilarious and insightful road trip through their …
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Jai Bhim Comrade (Director: Anand Patwardhan | 185 minutes | India | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Marathi, English, Hindi | Canadian Premiere) Award-winning activist documentarian Anand Patwardhan sets the stirring protest music and poetry of India's low-caste Dalits …
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (Director: Jesse Vile | 87 minutes | UK | 2012 | Canadian Premiere) In 1991, at 19 years old, Jason Becker landed a gig as David Lee Roth's lead guitarist, but this headbanging prodigy's dream is …
Jeff (Director: Chris James Thompson | 75 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere) To those around him, Jeffrey Dahmer appeared an exceedingly ordinary man. In this well-crafted and creative film, those who knew … NOW Rating - NNN
The Job (Director: Didier Cros | 94 minutes | France | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) French | North American Premiere | Rating: PG) The Apprentice meets Survivor as ten job-seekers submit to role-playing, mock debates and personality tests during a brutal …
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The Kid and the Clown (Director: Ida Grøn | 53 minutes | Denmark | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Danish | North American Premiere) Facing rigorous cancer treatments, six-year-old Tobias finds respite in visits from Angus, the hospital clown. The friends roam … NOW Rating - NNNN
Krisis - GR2011 - The Prism (Director: Nina Maria Paschalidou, Nikos Katsaounis | 62 minutes | Greece | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Greek, English | North American Premiere) Greece's economic meltdown has riveted the world and paralyzed global markets for months. In this explosive film, 14 …
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The Language of Love (Director: Marie Clements | 11 minutes | Canada | 2011 | Toronto Premiere)
Laura (Director: Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa | 78 minutes | Brazil, USA | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Portuguese, English, Spanish | Canadian Premiere) Ever wonder what happened to Holly Golightly? Meet Laura - South American socialite, hoarder and the fascination of filmmaker …
The Law in These Parts (Director: Ra'anan Alexandrowicz | 101 minutes | Israel | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Hebrew | Canadian Premiere) Since 1967 the Israeli military has devised thousands of laws, established courts, and sentenced hundreds of thousands of …
Legend of a Warrior (Director: Corey Lee | 78 minutes | Canada | 2012 | World Premiere) In hopes of growing closer to his estranged father, director Corey Lee dives into a brutal training regime at his dad's Edmonton … NOW Rating - NNNN
Life in Stills (Director: Tamar Tal | 58 minutes | Israel | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Hebrew, German | North American Premiere) When late photographer Rudi Weissenstein's 72-year-old studio in Tel Aviv is scheduled for demolition, his elderly widow and …
The Lifer and the Lady (Director: John Kastner | 85 minutes | Canada | 1986) The Emmy Award-winning story of convicted murderer Ron Cooney as he battles his demons and works toward his dream of parole and a …
The List (Director: Beth Murphy | 82 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere) After leading reconstruction teams in Iraq, a young American returns home only to discover his former Iraqi colleagues are being …
Los Angeles Plays Itself (Director: Thom Andersen | 169 minutes | USA | 2003) Through clips from well-known classics and little-known gems, Thom Andersen offers an insightful look at how the movies have …
Lost in La Mancha (Director: Louis Pepe, Keith Fulton | 89 minutes | UK | 2002 | Language: English) Narrated by Jeff Bridges, Lost in La Mancha captures Terry Gilliam's ill-fated first attempt to shoot The Man Who Killed Don …
Love Story (Director: Florian Habicht | 92 minutes | New Zealand | 2011 | Canadian Premiere) When the Kiwi filmmaker falls for a mysterious woman on the Coney Island subway and makes a film about it, real-life New Yorkers …
Low and Clear (Director: Kahlil Hudson, Tyler Hughen | 70 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere) Estranged friends reunite for a fly-fishing trip on the breathtaking snowy rivers of British Columbia. Beautiful cinematography …
La lutte (Director: Michel Brault, Claude Jutra, Marcel Carrière, Claude Fournier | 28 minutes | Canada | 1961 | Language: French) MICHEL BRAULT: SHORTSFor over five decades, Michel Brault has captured the intricacies of Canadian life on film for the NFB. …
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Made In China (Director: Jian Du | 120 minutes | China | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Chinese | North American Premiere) A revelatory look at the lives of garment workers at Old Liu factory, one of 3000 factories in Dongguan, China, known as the …
Mama Illegal (Director: Ed Moschitz | 102 minutes | Austria | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Romanian, Italian, German | North American Premiere) Smuggled out of the country, three Moldovan women struggle to support their families by working as maids in Austria and Italy, … NOW Rating - NNN
The Man That Got Away (Director: Trevor Anderson | 25 minutes | Canada | 2012 | Canadian Premiere)
Manhood (Director: Shawna Steele | 9 minutes | Canada | 2011 | World Premiere)
Marley (Director: Kevin Macdonald | 145 minutes | UK, USA | 2011 | Canadian Premiere) The definitive biography of cherished reggae artist Bob Marley. Anchored by unprecedented access to his family and inner circle …
McCullin (Director: Jacqui Morris | 89 minutes | UK | 2012 | World Premiere) To many, Don McCullin is the greatest living war photographer. For the first time, he candidly speaks about his experiences and …
Meaning of Robots (Director: Matt Lenski | 4 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere)
Meanwhile in Mamelodi (Director: Benjamin Kahlmeyer | 75 minutes | Germany, South Africa | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) English, Sotho, Zulu | North American Premiere) While the world is swept up in World Cup 2010 celebrations, a South African family struggles to make ends meet without …
The Mechanical Bride (Director: Allison de Fren | 76 minutes | USA | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) English, Japanese, German | World Premiere) What is the perfect woman? And how much does she cost? A provocatively penetrating peep into the fabrication of artificial female … NOW Rating - NNN
Meet the Fokkens (Director: Rob Schröder, Gabriëlle Provaas | 70 minutes | Netherlands | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Dutch | North American Premiere) Having freed themselves from the control of their pimps, ran their own brothel, and established the first informal sex worker …
Mom and Me (Director: Danic Champoux | 52 minutes | Canada | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) French | Toronto Premiere) Maurice "Mom" Boucher dominated headlines during Montreal's notorious Hells Angels drug war. Through animated sequences, this raw … NOW Rating - NNN
Mr. Christmas (Director: Nick Palmer | 15 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere)
My Freedom, Your Freedom (Director: Diana Naecke | 84 minutes | Germany | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) German, Turkish | Toronto Premiere) Knowing nothing but drugs and violence since childhood, Kuebra and Salema have spent their adult years in and out of a Berlin …
My Mate Manchester United (Director: Stefan Valdobrev | 57 minutes | Bulgaria | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Bulgarian | North American Premiere) The confusion of post-communist Bulgaria collides with British football fandom as a Bulgarian builder, disillusioned with his …
My Name is Faith (Director: Tiffany Sudela-Junker, Jason Banker, Jorge Torres-Torres | 82 minutes | USA | 2012 | World Premiere) This powerful and at times distressing film follows Faith, a young girl attempting to heal from her painful past. With the …
My Thai Bride (Director: David Tucker | 54 minutes | Australia | 2011 | North American Premiere) Welshman Ted Rees makes a comfortable living importing cheap goods from Thailand, but when he bargains for a young, attractive … NOW Rating - NNNN
The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche (Director: Maya Gallus | 52 minutes | Canada | 2011 | Toronto Premiere) Before Laurence, Munro and Atwood, another Canadian took the literary world by storm. Weaving biography with lush speculative … NOW Rating - NNN
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Nessa (Director: Loghman Khaledi | 52 minutes | Iran | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Persian | World Premiere) All Nessa wants is her independence and to become a famous actress,but this cinéma vérité portrait reveals the high price of …
No Room for Rockstars (Director: Parris Patton | 104 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere) In this all-access pass to the Vans Warped Tour, punk rock summer camp meets behind-the-scenes grind. A look at the beauty, biz, …
Not a Carwash (Director: Gentian Koçi | 49 minutes | Albania | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) Albanian | World Premiere) A firsthand look at the fight to preserve art in Albania's capital, Not a Carwash sees students, professors and movie-loving … NOW Rating - NNN
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Of Insects and Men (Director: Helgi Piccinin | 12 minutes | Canada | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) French | Toronto Premiere | Rating: PG)
Off Label (Director: Michael Palmieri, Donal Mosher | 80 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere) In a culture obsessed with quick-fix bottled cures, Big Pharmacy rules the USA. From professional test subjects to patients …
Oma & Bella (Director: Alexa Karolinski | 75 minutes | Germany, USA | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) German | International Premiere) With little regard for the cinematic "fourth wall," Oma and Bella offer the traditional delights they cook up to family, friends … NOW Rating - NNN
One Day After Peace (Director: Miri Laufer, Erez Laufer | 86 minutes | Israel, South Africa | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) English, Hebrew | World Premiere) After losing her child in the Occupied Territories and frustrated by dim prospects for peace, an Israeli woman tries to meet and … NOW Rating - NNN
One Fine Day (Director: Klaas Bense | 70 minutes | Netherlands | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) English, Dutch, Spanish, German, Chinese, Arabic | International Premiere) Six inspiring individual acts of nonviolent protest, ranging from a fist raised in solidarity at the Olympic games to an Iraqi …
Only the Young (Director: Elizabeth Mims, Jason Tippet | 72 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere | Rating: PG) One last stolen summer of first loves, friendship and adventure in a small desert town is captured in the moment before three …
Les ordres (Director: Michel Brault | 109 minutes | Canada | 1974 | Language: (Subtitled) French) The shocking arrests during the 1970 October Crisis are the basis of Brault's seminal film that blurred the lines between …
Outing (Director: Sebastian Meise, Thomas Reider | 75 minutes | Austria | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) German | International Premiere) Since turning 15, a shy, sensitive youth has struggled with a growing awareness of his own unimaginable desire: his sexual …
Over My Dead Body (Director: Brigitte Poupart | 78 minutes | Canada | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) French | Toronto Premiere) Hailed as Pina Bausch's "pornographic son," Montreal-based Dave St-Pierre's choreography pulses with sexuality's raw aesthetics, …
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Peace Out (Director: Charles Wilkinson | 80 minutes | Canada | 2011 | Toronto Premiere) Canada's pristine Peace River is an epicentre of energy development. Charles Wilkinson's genuinely intelligent debate explores …
Petra's Poem (Director: Shira Avni | 4 minutes | Canada | 2012 | World Premiere)
Ping Pong (Director: Hugh Hartford | 76 minutes | UK | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) English, German, Mandarin, Japanese | World Premiere) Pensioners from across the world meet in Mongolia to compete in the over-80s Table Tennis Championships. Eight players with 703 … NOW Rating - NN
Planet of Snail (Director: Seung-Jun Yi | 89 minutes | South Korea, Japan, Finland | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Korean | Canadian Premiere) Forget Hollywood. This is the most moving love story you will see all year. A deaf-blind Korean poet and his physically disabled …
Platform Moon (Director: Yuri Ancarani | 25 minutes | Italy | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) Italian | Canadian Premiere)
Playing the Fool (Director: Sasha Djurkovic | 42 minutes | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Serbo-Croat | World Premiere) Redzo escaped the Bosnian War by feigning insanity. Now, after 17 years of living with physchiatric patients in an Hungarian …
Polish Illusions (Director: Jacob Dammas, Helge Renner | 85 minutes | Poland, Germany, Denmark, France | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) English, Polish, German | World Premiere) In a very typical Polish seaside resort the stories of two very atypical men intertwine: that of a former U.S. helicopter pilot …
Pot Country (Director: Mario Furloni, Kate McLean | 27 minutes | USA | 2011 | International Premiere)
Pour la suite du monde (Director: Michel Brault, Pierre Perrault | 105 minutes | Canada | 1963 | Language: (Subtitled) French) Brault's film about a small town's traditional whale hunt established the filmmaker as a master of Direct Cinema. By playing with …
Price of Gold (Director: Sven Zellner, Chingunjav Borkhuu | 86 minutes | Germany | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) Mongolian | World Premiere) There is a gold rush in Mongolia, but foreign investors aren't the only ones trying to cash in. Rogue independent miners - also …
Private Universe (Director: Helena Trestikova | 83 minutes | Czech Republic | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) Czech | International Premiere) The history of a Czech family born into the cheerless era of totalitarianism in 1974 is vividly depicted through the father's … NOW Rating - NNN
The Prophet (Director: Gary Tarn | 75 minutes | UK | 2011 | North American Premiere) Filmmaker and composer Gary Tarn takes audiences on an imagistic journey from Serbia to Lebanon, weaving the poetic prose of …
The Punk Syndrome (Director: Jukka Kärkkäinen, J-P Passi | 85 minutes | Finland | 2012 | Language: Finnish | North American Premiere) Finland's Pertti Kurikka's Name Day are punk rock to the core: they fight, laugh, break up, reunite. Their hilariously brilliant …
Pushwagner (Director: August B. Hanssen, Even Benestad | 68 minutes | Norway | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Norwegian | International Premiere) Meet celebrated Norwegian graphic artist Hariton Pushwagner: pop agitator and whip-smart renegade with a death wish! Move over …
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Quebec-USA ou l'invasion pacifique (Director: Michel Brault, Claude Jutra | 27 minutes | Canada | 1962) MICHEL BRAULT: SHORTSFor over five decades, Michel Brault has captured the intricacies of Canadian life on film for the NFB. …
The Queen of Versailles (Director: Lauren Greenfield | 100 minutes | USA, Netherlands, UK, Denmark | 2012 | Canadian Premiere | Rating: PG) Meet Jackie Siegel: mother of seven, former Mrs. Florida, and owner of the largest private home in the world. Alas a sweeping … NOW Rating - NNNNN
The Quiet One (Director: Emelie Wallgren, Ina Holmqvist | 29 minutes | Sweden | 2011 | North American Premiere)
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Radioman (Director: Mary Kerr | 75 minutes | UK | 2012 | World Premiere | Rating: 14A) Once a homeless alcoholic, Radioman is now a fixture of NYC film sets. With over a hundred Hollywood cameos and A-listers like …
Rage Against the Darkness: Bunny and Leona (Director: John Kastner | 85 minutes | Canada | 2003) Winner of the Hot Docs 2003 Best Canadian Documentary, Bunny and Leona follows two sisters as they live apart for the first time …
Les raquetteurs (Director: Michel Brault, Gilles Groulx | 15 minutes | Canada | 1958 | Language: French) MICHEL BRAULT: SHORTSFor over five decades, Michel Brault has captured the intricacies of Canadian life on film for the NFB. …
The Record Breaker (Director: Brian McGinn | 28 minutes | Denmark | 2012 | World Premiere)
The Relationship Doctrine of Don Blanquito (Director: Roger Nygard | 7 minutes | USA | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) English, Portuguese | International Premiere)
The Reluctant Revolutionary (Director: Sean McAllister | 69 minutes | UK | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) English, Arabic | North American Premiere) A tour guide is thrown into personal and political turmoil during the January 2011 uprising in Yemen's capital while McAllister, …
Revision (Director: Philip Scheffner | 106 minutes | Germany | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) German, Romanian, Romani | International Premiere) In his signature formalist style, artist-filmmaker Philip Scheffner takes an ending - the unsolved 1992 shooting deaths of two … NOW Rating - NNNN
The Revisionaries (Director: Scott Thurman | 83 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere) Who do we trust to write our textbooks? In Texas, its unabashed Creationist Don McLeroy, who thinks "evolution is hooey." Follow …
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Scarlet Road (Director: Catherine Scott | 70 minutes | Australia | 2011 | Canadian Premiere) An intimate, humorous and moving story about an Australian sex worker, Rachel Wotton, who specializes in a long over-looked … NOW Rating - NNNN
Sexy Baby (Director: Ronna Gradus, Jill Bauer | 84 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere) Welcome to Generation XXX, where 'sexy' is everywhere, from tween marketing to reality TV to Facebook. Three young women navigate … NOW Rating - NNNN
Shadows of Liberty (Director: Jean-Philippe Tremblay | 93 minutes | UK | 2012 | World Premiere) The corporatization of media and the erosion of unfiltered, objective and unbiased journalism are examined in this riveting and … NOW Rating - NN
She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column (Director: Kevin Hegge | 64 minutes | Canada | 2011) Toronto's queer art-punk scene of the 80s comes alive in grainy Super-8 glory through the lives and music of Fifth Column, the … NOW Rating - NNNN
Shut Up and Play the Hits (Director: Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern | 110 minutes | UK | 2011 | Canadian Premiere) LCD Soundsystem front-man James Murphy bids farewell to thousands of fans in one final Madison Garden concert. The preshow … NOW Rating - NNNN
Smoke Traders (Director: Jeff Dorn, Catherine Bainbridge | 51 minutes | Canada | 2012 | World Premiere) The Mohawk people have raised their communities out of poverty through their multi-million dollar cigarette industry - but the …
Soldier/Citizen (Director: Silvina Landsmann | 68 minutes | Israel | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) Hebrew | North American Premiere) A group of young Israeli combat soldiers departing the military are forced to contemplate complex issues of human rights and … NOW Rating - NNNNN
Strong - A Recovery Story (Director: András Kollmann | 85 minutes | Hungary | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Hungarian | North American Premiere) Hungary's most accomplished mountaineer suffers a catastrophic injury in the wake of a devastating avalanche, but the unabated …
Summer of Giacomo (Director: Alessandro Comodin | 78 minutes | Italy, France, Belgium | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Italian | Canadian Premiere) Giacomo, a 19-year-old deaf boy, spends a summer day with childhood friend Stefania in the countryside of Northern Italy. …
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (Director: William Greaves | 75 minutes | USA | 1968) Cinéma vérité reaches a new level of reality in this 1968 film-within-a-film as director William Greaves, ostensibly shooting a …
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Tchoupitoulas (Director: Bill Ross, Turner Ross | 82 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere) Three teenage boys embark upon a clandestine adventure through New Orleans at night, their childlike curiosity luring the viewer … NOW Rating - NNNN
Theo Fleury: Playing With Fire (Director: Matt Embry, Larry Day | 91 minutes | Canada | 2011 | Toronto Premiere) After losing his brilliant career and $50-million to booze, drugs and gambling, NHL star Theo Fleury confronts the trauma of … NOW Rating - NNN
There is No Sexual Rapport (Director: Raphaël Siboni | 79 minutes | France | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) French | North American Premiere | Rating: R) A stationary camera captures the "making of" moments between prolific French pornographer HPG and various partners, in this … NOW Rating - NNN
Tilman in Paradise (Director: Julian Vogel | 27 minutes | Germany | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) German | North American Premiere) NOW Rating - NNNN
Trials, Tribulations & Sustainable Growth of a Cock (Director: Vladimir Perovic | 20 minutes | Montenegro | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Montenegrin | North American Premiere)
The Tundra Book. A Tale of Vukvukai, the Little Rock. (Director: Aleksei Vakhrushev | 105 minutes | Russia | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Chukchi, Russian | Canadian Premiere) Stunning photography and sensitive direction captures the fascinating culture of Indigenous reindeer herders and their struggle …
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United in Anger: A History of ACT UP (Director: Jim Hubbard | 93 minutes | USA | 2012) Radicalize or die. Those were the only options for HIV-positive people in the 1980s until a ragtag faction took on government … NOW Rating - NNNN
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¡Vivan las Antipodas! (Director: Victor Kossakovsky | 104 minutes | Germany, Netherlands, Argentina, Chile | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Spanish, Russian, English, Setswana | Canadian Premiere | Rating: PG) Award-winning filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky journeys to four antipodal communities - extremely rare instances of populations …
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Wadim (Director: Carsten Rau, Hauke Wendler | 90 minutes | Germany | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) German, Russian, Latvian | International Premiere) Model Germans for 13 years since seeking asylum, Wadim's family crumbles when harsh immigration policies suddenly tear them apart … NOW Rating - NNNNN
Waiting for Lightning (Director: Jacob Rosenberg | 90 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere) To many people jumping the Great Wall of China on a skateboard would be unthinkable, but to Danny Way it's just another in a …
The Waiting Room (Director: Pete Nicks | 81 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere) One hospital, hundreds of stories. A riveting action-packed day in the life of a California public hospital's over-taxed ER at a … NOW Rating - NNNN
We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists (Director: Brian Knappenberger | 93 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere | Rating: PG) Delve inside the world of Anonymous, the radical "hacktivist" collective that has redefined civil disobedience for the digital … NOW Rating - NNNN
We Are Wisconsin (Director: Amie Williams | 90 minutes | USA | 2012 | World Premiere) Six citizens force their way into the Wisconsin State Capitol after a Governor's proposed bill threatens to eliminate workers' …
We Die (Director: Josephine Links | 14 minutes | Germany | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) German | North American Premiere)
Welcome to the Machine (Director: Avi Weider | 86 minutes | USA | 2012 | International Premiere) As his newborn triplets struggle to survive in a high-tech neo-natal unit, their father grapples with the complex modern … NOW Rating - NNN
When the Trumpet Sounds (Director: Pablo Alvarez-Mesa | 16 minutes | Canada | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Spanish | World Premiere)
Where Heaven Meets Hell (Director: Sasha Friedlander | 80 minutes | USA | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) Indonesian, English | North American Premiere | Rating: PG) Drawing strength from their Muslim faith and the love of their families, Indonesian sulphur miners face gruelling labour and … NOW Rating - NNN
Which Direction to Go? (Director: Dirbdil Assefa Akriso | 11 minutes | Switzerland, Ethiopia | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Amharic, English and Swiss-German | International Premiere)
Who Cares? (Director: Rosie Dransfeld | 80 minutes | Canada | 2012 | World Premiere) Director Rosie Dransfeld captures the gritty and dangerous world of Edmonton's sex trade workers. In this post-Pickton era where …
Wildness (Director: Wu Tsang | 74 minutes | USA | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) English, Spanish | International Premiere) The historic Silver Platter Bar in Los Angeles comes to life, guiding the viewer through its past and present as a safe haven for … NOW Rating - NN
With My Heart in Yambo (Director: María Fernanda Restrepo | 137 minutes | Ecuador | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Spanish | North American Premiere) In 1988, the director's teenaged brothers were illegally detained, tortured and murdered by Ecuadorian police. Decades later, … NOW Rating - NNN
Women with Cows (Director: Peter Gerdehag | 93 minutes | Sweden | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Swedish | Canadian Premiere) A portrait of the intricate relationship between two sisters and the dozen cows inhabiting their decaying dairy farm. One sister …
The World Before Her (Director: Nisha Pahuja | 90 minutes | Canada, Germany, USA, UK | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) English, Hindi | Canadian Premiere) As young hopefuls compete in a Bombay beauty pageant, village girls undergo combat training in a rural fundamentalist camp. … NOW Rating - NNNNN
The World's Most Fashionable Prison (Director: CK Mak | 67 minutes | Singapore, UK | 2012 | Language: (Subtitled) English, Tagalog | North American Premiere | Rating: PG) Prison meets Project Runway, as we follow fashion designer Puey Quinones' work with a group of inmates in a Philippine maximum … NOW Rating - NNN
Written in Ink (Director: Martin Rath | 11 minutes | Poland | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Polish | Toronto Premiere)
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The Young Man Was (Part 1: United Red Army) (Director: Naeem Mohaiemen | 70 minutes | Bangladesh | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) English, Japanese, Bengali | World Premiere) The 1977 hijacking of a Japanese airliner is evoked through a series of transcripts revealing a riveting exchange of threats, …
Yugo, A Short Autobiography (Director: Mina Djukic | 29 minutes | Serbia | 2011 | Language: (Subtitled) Serbian | Toronto Premiere)
Aaron Burr, Part 2
About Face: The Supermodels, Then and Now
An Affair of the Heart (NNN)
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (NNNN)
Aida: A Natural-Born Artist (NNNN)
A.K.
All Divided Selves
The Ambassador (NNN)
Ask a Silly Question
Back to the Square
Ballroom Dancer (NN)
The Bastard Sings the Sweetest Song
The Beaches of Agnès
Beauty Is Embarrassing (NNNN)
Bedtime Stories from the Axis of Evil
The Betrayal (NNN)
Beware of Mr. Baker
Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (NNNN)
Big Easy Express
Black Block
Bones Brigade: An Autobiography
Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story
The Boxing Girls of Kabul (NNNN)
Breath (NN)
Brooklyn Castle (NNN)
Buzkashi!
Call Me Kuchu
Canned Dreams (NNN)
Charles Bradley: Soul of America
Chasing Ice
China Heavyweight (NNN)
Colombianos
Crayons of Askalan
Crimes Without Honour
Cutting Loose
Death to the Camera
Despite the Gods (NN)
Detropia (NNNN)
Doc Talk 1 - Visual Innovation
Doc Talk 2 - In Conversation with Stacy Peralta (Bones Brigade: An Autobiography)
Doc Talk 3 - Cinematic Impact
Downeast
Dragan Wende - West Berlin
Dreams of a Life
Drought
Durga
Dylan
El Huaso
Espoir Voyage
Ethel (NNN)
Family Nightmare
The Field of Magic (NNNN)
Fighting Back
The Final Member (NNNN)
Finding North
Finding Truelove (NN)
Fire Academy
Fists of Pride
5 Broken Cameras
Five Fragments of the Extinct Empathy
The Fortune in the Throat
Francophrenia (or: Don't Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (NNN)
The Frog Princes (NNNN)
G-DOG
Gambler
Garden in the Sea
GLOW: The Story of The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (NNN)
Grandmothers
The Great Liberty
Greetings from the Colony
Her Cinema Love
Her Master's Voice (NNN)
Herman's House (NNN)
High Tech, Low Life
Home Turf
Hunting Bobby Oatway
I Beat Mike Tyson
The Imposter (NNNNN)
In the Year of Hip Hop
Indie Game: The Movie (NNNN)
Inocente
The Invisible War (NNNN)
Italy Love It or Leave It
Jai Bhim Comrade
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet
Jeff (NNN)
The Job
The Kid and the Clown (NNNN)
Krisis - GR2011 - The Prism
The Language of Love
Laura
The Law in These Parts
Legend of a Warrior (NNNN)
Life in Stills
The Lifer and the Lady
The List
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Lost in La Mancha
Love Story
Low and Clear
La lutte
Made In China
Mama Illegal (NNN)
The Man That Got Away
Manhood
Marley
McCullin
Meaning of Robots
Meanwhile in Mamelodi
The Mechanical Bride (NNN)
Meet the Fokkens
Mom and Me (NNN)
Mr. Christmas
My Freedom, Your Freedom
My Mate Manchester United
My Name is Faith
My Thai Bride (NNNN)
The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche (NNN)
Nessa
No Room for Rockstars
Not a Carwash (NNN)
Of Insects and Men
Off Label
Oma & Bella (NNN)
One Day After Peace (NNN)
One Fine Day
Only the Young
Les ordres
Outing
Over My Dead Body
Peace Out
Petra's Poem
Ping Pong (NN)
Planet of Snail
Platform Moon
Playing the Fool
Polish Illusions
Pot Country
Pour la suite du monde
Price of Gold
Private Universe (NNN)
The Prophet
The Punk Syndrome
Pushwagner
Quebec-USA ou l'invasion pacifique
The Queen of Versailles (NNNNN)
The Quiet One
Radioman
Rage Against the Darkness: Bunny and Leona
Les raquetteurs
The Record Breaker
The Relationship Doctrine of Don Blanquito
The Reluctant Revolutionary
Revision (NNNN)
The Revisionaries
Scarlet Road (NNNN)
Sexy Baby (NNNN)
Shadows of Liberty (NN)
She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column (NNNN)
Shut Up and Play the Hits (NNNN)
Smoke Traders
Soldier/Citizen (NNNNN)
Strong - A Recovery Story
Summer of Giacomo
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Tchoupitoulas (NNNN)
Theo Fleury: Playing With Fire (NNN)
There is No Sexual Rapport (NNN)
Tilman in Paradise (NNNN)
Trials, Tribulations & Sustainable Growth of a Cock
The Tundra Book. A Tale of Vukvukai, the Little Rock.
United in Anger: A History of ACT UP (NNNN)
¡Vivan las Antipodas!
Wadim (NNNNN)
Waiting for Lightning
The Waiting Room (NNNN)
We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists (NNNN)
We Are Wisconsin
We Die
Welcome to the Machine (NNN)
When the Trumpet Sounds
Where Heaven Meets Hell (NNN)
Which Direction to Go?
Who Cares?
Wildness (NN)
With My Heart in Yambo (NNN)
Women with Cows
The World Before Her (NNNNN)
The World's Most Fashionable Prison (NNN)
Written in Ink
The Young Man Was (Part 1: United Red Army)
Yugo, A Short Autobiography
Hot Docs
Hot Docs 2012 was the festival’s most successful iteration to date, with approximately 165,000 admissions to the city-wide celebration of global documentary filmmaking.
Hot Docs
Nisha Pahuja allows that the screenings of her documentary The World Before Her went well at Tribeca. They were well attended and audience members asked decent questions.
“After Ai's earthquake campaign, it wasn't just students or lawyers reading him – it was waitresses, teachers, parents. that's when the government shut him down.”
Cover Story
A i Weiwei is unavailable for comment for this story. Which, if you know Ai Weiwei’s story, is a little chilling.
We Are Legion: The Story Of The Hacktivists
Hot Docs
Every year, Hot Docs changes its lineup a little, with spotlight programs focusing on a different theme or aspect of the documentary form. This year the programs are Rise Against and Nightvision.
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