Hot Docs 2009: Part II

Saturday was a quieter day for screenings, although that was in part due to a concert by the Vancouver Symphony who were in town for the evening.  That pre-empted my documentary viewing for a few hours.

Reviewed here:

  • Orgasm Inc.
  • Presidio Modelo
  • Audition

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Hot Docs 2009: Part I

The annual Hot Docs film festival started Thursday evening (two days ago), although I was off absorbing culture of another flavour (the Tokyo Quartet playing Beethoven) and didn’t attend the Opening Night Gala.  My festival started on Friday, and I made a full day of it.  The number of titles looks daunting, but most were not feature-length.

Reviewed here:

  • Paul Tomkowicz, Street Railway Switchman
  • Corral
  • Nails
  • The Back-Breaking Leaf
  • Nobody Waved Goodbye
  • Paris, 1919
  • Clubland
  • Jackpot

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