Last Festival Screening July 17, 2015 @ 5:00 PM (Director’s Guild of America) DGA 2 A typical online flirtation between two strangers developed into shocking international intrigue. Sophie Deraspe’s gripping Sundance hit follows the virtual romance between Sandra, a journalist from Montreal, and a Syrian girl named Amina whose blog “A Gay Girl in Damascus” […]
Opens May 15 @ the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema TORONTO – The great documentarian Albert Maysles – who passed away recently at age 87 – honours his elder, the enduring fashion icon Iris Apfel, in the vibrant and personal Iris. A fashion entrepreneur and interior designer, she of the trademark owlish eyeglasses, Iris has informed […]
Opens in Toronto on Friday, May 29 TORONTO – I AM BIG BIRD THE CAROLL SPINNEY STORY directed by Dave LaMattina & Chad Walker is a heartwarming doc that chronicles the life of Caroll Spinney, the man who has been Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since 1969. For over 4 decades, Caroll’s […]
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Festival Screening – Sunday, May 10 @ 6pm A unique documentary celebrating the adventurous life and unconventional work of American-Jewish filmmaker Samuel Fuller (The Naked Kiss, Shock Corridor). Made by Fuller’s daughter, Samantha, the films journeys through a century of American history with Fuller’s fantastic stories, film clips and home movies—including incredible 16mm footage shot […]
As a tribute to the legendary documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles, DOXA is proud to present his final film, Iris, as our closing night film. Instantly identifiable by her gargantuan glasses and gobs of necklaces, bracelets, and accessories, Iris Apfel, like Maysles himself, is a true American original. She came to fame first as an interior […]
Festival Screening – Saturday, May 9 @ 4pm In 2011, an anonymous marketplace called Silk Road opened on an otherwise hidden section of the internet known as the “deep web.” Because of the site’s use of a complex and untraceable routing system, Silk Road became a trading location for illegal narcotics, drawing the attention of […]
The new documentary LANZMANN about the making of the landmark seminal holocaust film SHOAH & its creator Claude Lanzmann, had its World Premiere on Saturday, April 25th as part of the Hot Docs Film Festival. Here is an interview we did with the director, Adam Benzine. The film will be playing again as part of […]
The new documentary LANZMANN about the making of the landmark seminal holocaust film SHOAH & its creator Claude Lanzmann, had its World Premiere on Saturday, April 25th as part of the Hot Docs Film Festival. Here is an interview we did with the director, Adam Benzine. The film will be playing again as part of […]
The new documentary LANZMANN about the making of the landmark seminal holocaust film SHOAH & its creator Claude Lanzmann, had its World Premiere on Saturday, April 25th as part of the Hot Docs Film Festival. Here is an interview we did with the director, Adam Benzine. The film will be playing again as part of […]
