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Jono McLeod’s My Old School brings a unique sense of humanity to its story
MY OLD SCHOOL (2022). In 1993, 16-year-old Brandon Lee enrolled at Bearsden Academy, a secondary school in a well-to-do suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. What followed over the next two years became the stuff of legend
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R. Kelly’s manager faces trial over theatre-emptying threat
R. Kelly's manager Donnell Russell leaves federal court, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in New York. Russell's trial opened Tuesday on charges that he forced the cancellation of a screening of a documentary about the singer's sexual abuse of women and girls by calling in a threat to the crowded Manhattan theater. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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British police open investigation after Olympian Mo Farah said he was a child trafficking victim
FILE PHOTO: Athletics - British Athletics Championships - Manchester Regional Arena, Manchester, Britain - June 25, 2021 Britain's Mo Farah before the Men's 10,000m Action Images via Reuters/Molly Darlington
opinion
How much CBC News does the world need? Is there a case for more?
John Doyle
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Late Quebec director Jean-Marc Vallée to be subject of new documentary
Jean-Marc Vallee arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Sharp Objects" at the Cinerama Dome on June 26, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Invision - Jordan Strauss
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In documentary The Confession, a South Korean veteran wrestles with taboos and the part he played in Vietnam War atrocities
South Korean pastor Song Jung-geun says he witnessed and took part in atrocities as a marine during the Vietnam War.
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Queen Elizabeth’s home movies to be in new documentary for Jubilee
An image taken from the video 'Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen' of Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth with their father King George VI onboard HMS Vanguard in 1947. A new documentary set to be released will reveal unseen footage of Queen Elizabeth II. The BBC has been given broad access to a huge archive of homemade films shot by the Queen, her parents and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. The film is being made in conjunction with upcoming celebrations for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. (The Royal Collection via BBC Studios via AP)
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Unseen footage of young Queen Elizabeth to air as monarch marks Platinum Jubilee
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Queen Elizabeth leaves after a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of the Royal British Legion at Westminster Abbey, London, Britain October 12, 2021. Frank Augstein/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Jacquelyn Mills’ ‘Geographies of Solitude’ wins Hot Docs’ best Canadian film award
An image from the film "Geographies of Solitude" is shown in this undated handout photo. The film, directed by Jacquelyn Mills, has won top Canadian honours at the 2022 Hot Docs Film Festival. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Hot Docs **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Astroworld movie released despite lawyers’ concerns
FILE - Visitors cast shadows at a memorial to the victims of the Astroworld concert in Houston on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. The experiences of concertgoers as panic gripped them when they couldn't breathe and had no path to escape a massive crowd surge at last year's deadly Astroworld music festival in Houston, are featured in a new documentary set for release Friday, April 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted, File)
obituary
Oscar-winning documentarian John Zaritsky told stories of underdogs
Writer, producer John Zaritsky claims an ACTRA Award for best TV program, May 12, 1982. The Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists award was for his documentary, "Just Another Missing Kid". Photo by John McNeill / The Globe and Mail. Originally published May 13, 1982.
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This year's Hot Docs promises a social-justice forward slate
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Travel documentary The Last Tourist sends audiences to an overly familiar destination
THE LAST TOURIST (Documentary). Shown: Aerial Drone view of Montego Bay Beach in Jamaica. Travel is at a tipping point. From Caribbean beaches to remote villages in Kenya, forgotten voices reveal the real conditions and consequences of one of the largest industries in the world. The role of the modern tourist is on trial. Courtesy of Elevation Pictures
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Montreal production designer, Halifax short documentary director win early Oscars
Runners move head past Oscars statues already in place for the 2022 Academy Awards along Hollywood Blvd., during the 2022 Los Angeles Marathon, in Los Angeles, Sunday, March 20, 2022. It's a big night for Canadian Oscar nominees competing in categories including production design, documentary film and makeup and hairstyling. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-The Orange County Register, David Crane
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‘Nanny,’ ‘Exiles,’ ‘Navalny’ among top Sundance winners
This image shows a scene from "Nanny" by Nikyatu Jusu, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. (Sundance Institute via AP)
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Notic Streetball Crew returns to the court in documentary premiere at VIFF
Handle With Care: The Story of the Notic Streetball Crew VIFF 2021 (19).jpg HWC_Modern_Joey Haywood aka King Handles 2
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Celine Dion to reflect on life and career in new documentary
Celine Dion performs in concert at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Sunday, July 31, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
sports
Watch an excerpt from the documentary 'Nike's Big Bet: Alberto Salazar and the Fine Line of Sport'
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It’s time we came clean about the Dishrags and other long-lost Canadian all-female rock bands
Brad Wheeler
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Sesame Street doc Street Gang is a reminder of what quality screen time for kids looks like
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (Documentary, 2021). A look inside the minds and hearts of the Sesame Street (1969) creators, artists, writers, and educators who, together established one of the most influential programs in television history. Courtesy of levelFILM