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Canada Standard
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Canada Standard
National launch of NFB feature documentaryParade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance.Screenings start this month in Canadian cities with broadcast and streaming premieres on TVO and NFB platforms during Pride Month.
May 20, 2025 - Toronto - National Film Board of Canada (NFB) An acclaimed look at activism that sparked the rise of Canada's 2SLGBTQI+ movement, Winnipeg director Noam Gonick and Toronto producer Justine Pimlott's National Film Board of Canada (NFB) feature documentary Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance begins a national rollout in May. Over 15 Canadian community and festival screenings are confirmed for Parade , with more cities to come. Pride Month in June will also feature broadcast and online premieres on TVO and NFB platforms. The film recently opened the Hot Docs film fest, where it was voted a top ten audience favourite. About Parade Unflinching, bold, enraging and hopeful, this vital new chapter in the queer canon captures pivotal moments that sparked Canada's 2SLGBTQI+ movement, honouring the activists and elders whose resistance led to the rights we have today. Through rarely seen archival footage and first-person accounts, audiences are transported to the frontlines of the struggle. From police raids to early drag shows, community organizing to the House of Commons, Parade brings the complex history of the country's diverse communities to vivid life. Key milestones illustrate the power of taking it into the streets and underscore how easily the rights we've fought for can be revoked, making the documentary essential viewing for all Canadians. National screening schedule Dates confirmed so far May 31 at 11:45 a.m., Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival, Toronto - filmmakers in attendance June 12-15, Queer North Film Festival, Sudbury June 14 (with panel discussion) and June 21, Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, Toronto June 22: Streaming premiere across Canada at 9 a.m. EST on TVO Docs YouTube, website and app, and broadcast premiere in Ontario at 9 p.m. EST on TVO June 26, Hello Film! at the NFB's Alanis Obomsawin Theatre, French-language screening and panel discussion, Quebec premiere presented in collaboration with Fierte Montreal and image+nation, Montreal June 27, begins streaming on NFB platforms June 27, Dixon Hall, Toronto June 27, Trans Wellness Ontario, Windsor June 28 at 6:30 p.m., Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg - panel discussion with filmmakers June 28, pflag Chapter, The Rumpus Room, Owen Sound, Ontario June 28, Museum London, London, Ontario July 26 at 2 p.m., Millennium Library, Winnipeg August 3 at 1 p.m., Richmond Public Library - Brighouse Branch, Richmond, British Columbia August 5 at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Bibliothque et Archives nationales du Quebec, French-language screening, Montreal August 5 at 6 p.m., CineQueer presented by Fierte Montreal and the NFB in collaboration with image+nation at the NFB's Alanis Obomsawin Theatre, French-language screening, Montreal August 16-24, Capital Pride, Ottawa Acclaim for Parade "Parade is overflowing with intelligence, energy and honesty. At a moment in history when the freedom to love who you want and be who you want to be is in question, this film is unequivocally on the side of the angels. Parade is an absolute triumph." - Border Crossings Magazine "There are moments of heartbreak, depression, and sadness, but the film also illustrates how much love and warmth was at the heart of these equality movements. It's both critical and uplifting at the same time." - The Gate "...a call to arms to reach out to and learn from the queer elders who are still with us, and to preserve stories that are gradually disappearing. Parade invites us to see the ghosts, and challenges us not to look away." - Xtra - 30 - Stay Connected Online Screening Room: NFB Facebook | NFB X | NFB Instagram | NFB Blog | NFB YouTube | NFB Vimeo Curator's perspective | Director's notes About the NFB
Hamilton Spectator
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
‘Handmaid's Tale' author Margaret Atwood coming to Hamilton
The author of 'The Handmaid's Tale' will be in Hamilton in November. Local shelter Interval House of Hamilton will hold 'An Evening with Margaret Atwood' at the Hamilton Convention Centre on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. to boost funding for women and children escaping abuse. TVO's Steve Paikin will host the hour-long conversation, which will touch on themes of power, gender, justice and the evolution of feminism and women's rights. Ticket prices are $75 for general admission and $125 for preferred seating and an exclusive VIP reception from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets are available at . Interval House is hosting the event in recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. All proceeds will go to organization, a 26-bed shelter for women and children fleeing violence. The proceeds will fund shelter operations, counselling, transitional housing and programs for survivors. Hamilton Convention Centre is located at 1 Summers Lane . Cheyenne Bholla is a reporter at The Hamilton Spectator. cbholla@
Hamilton Spectator
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Award-winning musicians to do TVO Today Live Q&A event in Hamilton
TVO Today Live's next stop is Hamilton. On Saturday, May 10, locals have the chance to be in the audience of the live-taped series on democracy and music, featuring a question-and-answer segment with local musicians. TVO's Steve Paikin will host Burlington's Sarah Harmer, and Tom Wilson and Cadence Weapon of Hamilton, at The Music Hall. All are award-winning artists. Singer-songwriter Harmer is the 2024 Juno humanitarian award winner, rocker Wilson is the 2024 CMW Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award winner and a five-time Juno Award winner, and hip hop artist Weapon is the 2021 Polaris Music Prize winner. Doors open at 6:30 p.m and attendance is free. Attendees will be entered in a prize draw to win books and TVO merchandise. The Music Hall is located at 24 Main St. W. Starting at 7 p.m., the musicians will answer questions from Paikin and the audience about how they relate politics to their music and explore their influence in the world. For more information and to register, visit and search for 'TVO Today Live.' This is the first TVO Today Live to be held in Hamilton. The show is an event series on the future of democracy, with previous episodes touching on the state of democracy in Ontario, U.S. President Donald Trump's previous term and social media's impact on politics. The show has been taped in cities such as Toronto, Ottawa and Kitchener. The first episode was shot in June 2022 at Toronto's MaRS Discovery District. Cheyenne Bholla is a reporter at The Hamilton Spectator. cbholla@
CBC
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Here are some of Hot Docs best offerings — whether you're in Toronto or not
Despite a series of depressing headlines last year and a significantly scaled-back lineup in 2025, Toronto's Hot Docs is back for another year. The documentary festival, often described as North America's biggest, has mostly been in the news over the past year for its budget struggles, employee exodus and subsequent existential crises. Still, the festival (which runs from April 24 to May 4) boasts a slate of 113 documentaries for 2025, covering everything from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, to the Russia-Ukranian war to the often ridiculous realities of being raised in the circus (that is, in the adorable and contemplative Circusboy). To help you navigate the festival, we've put together a list of some of the best films on offer — as well as when and how those outside of Toronto can watch them. Shamed How do you face evil when no one seems to be doing anything to stop it? And how many rules will you break to ensure those responsible are stopped? Those are the questions that Windor, Ont., man Jason Nassr seemingly asked himself when setting up Creeper Hunter TV, one of many North American organizations promoting themselves as grassroots bait groups chasing online child predators. While it might sound like the intro to a superhero movie, documentarian Matt Gallagher attempts to show how these groups can sometimes lead to wanton cruelty, widespread harm and even criminality. As Shamed documents, Nassr eventually found himself and his organization connected to a complicated court case, and more than one suicide. Speaking to relatives, law enforcement and Nassr himself, Gallagher pulls no punches in examining the apparent motivations behind online vigilantism, and the possibly tragic fallout of taking the law into your own hands. As of Thursday morning, there were tickets available for its April 28 and May 2 showings. If you're outside Toronto: Shamed is scheduled to air online and broadcast on TVO in the fall. The Track There is something beautifully strange about Ryan Sidhoo's The Track. The meditative sports documentary is ostensibly about a neglected Sarajevo bobsled, skeleton and luge track that was one of the fewer than 20 working complexes in the world. Now, it is a crumbling, bullet-marked testament to the Bosnian war, and Sidhoo documents former luge Olympian Senad Omanovic's determined effort to keep it — and the sport he loves — from disappearing forever. But as Sidhoo follows Omanovic and the group of Olympic hopefuls training under him, The Track becomes something more. The beautifully shot, majestically scored and professionally paced doc is as much an examination of the indomitable nature of hope as it is the wonderfully odd sport at its core. Tickets for its April 27 and April 30 showings were available as of Thursday morning. If you're outside Toronto: The Track is set for a wide release this fall, shortly ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics. 2000 Meters to Andriivka The Associated Press war correspondent Mstyslav Chernov put his life at risk while making 20 Days in Mariupol, the Oscar-winning documentary focusing on the first days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 2000 Meters to Andriivka is, incredibly, more of the same. Embedded with a group of Ukranian soldiers at the frontline, Chernov's newest documentary showcases the absurd human cost that must be paid simply to move two kilometres toward a small Ukrainian village. Firefights break out, military vehicles are bombed, and many die on both sides as Chernov's camera rolls. The result is a harrowing documentary, that's as vital as it is hard to watch. Tickets were available for both April 27 and April 29 showings as of Thursday morning. If you're outside Toronto: While 2000 Meters to Andriivka is a joint release by PBS Frontline and The Associated Press, producers say they plan to show it theatrically later this year. Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore Depending on her age, you may know her from Children of a Lesser God, playing a deaf school janitor caught up in a love affair with a hearing coworker. Or Oscar best picture-winner CODA, about — as the title suggests — Children of Deaf Adults. Or that episode of Seinfeld where Jerry had her read the lips of a couple breaking up at another table. But wherever you've seen her, actor Marlee Matlin's work has probably made its mark on you. In Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore, she details what it took for her to make it. That involves the difficult relationship with her parents, what she explains was an abusive relationship with actor William Hurt, and the long road to see another deaf actor (her CODA co-star Troy Kotsur) follow in her footsteps to win an Oscar. Tickets were available for all three showings on April 27, April 30 and May 4. If you're outside Toronto: Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore will have a theatrical run starting June 20. Saints and Warriors Haida Gwaii's Skidegate Saints are the team to beat in the All Native Basketball Tournament. And if you listen to their players — old hands nearing their 40s who are now barely hanging on to their dominant run of championship wins — basketball is more than a sport to them. It's a way of life. Saints and Warriors does quite a lot more than just show the road to a title. Weaving together Canada's colonial history with personal stories of Indigenous resilience, director Patrick Shannon both documents a community and the complicated connection its residents have to it. It's one of a number of incredible Indigenous-made documentaries at the festival — including the social media exposé #skoden, and the almost unbelievably gorgeous masculinity study Siksikakowan: The Blackfoot Man — that are all more than worth your time. Tickets for Saints and Warriors were still available for April 28 and April 30 showings as of Thursday morning. If you're outside Toronto: Saints and Warriors will appear at Vancouver's DOXA film festival in May before its theatrical release on Sept. 30, coinciding with the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. After a theatrical run, it will stream on Crave. Mr. Nobody against Putin Already a Sundance Film Festival award winner, Mr. Nobody Against Putin focuses on what may be the dominant theme of this year's festival. Pavel (Pasha) Talankin is a videographer at a Russian elementary school, tasked with recording what are — at first — cute, if unremarkable, goings on among the students. That quickly shifts after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, when he is tasked with documenting increasingly disquieting events: Record new lessons about Europe's inferiority to Russia. Record students reading from pre-written scripts about their understanding of the ongoing invasion. Record a grenade-throwing competition between teenagers. In Mr. Nobody, Talankin documents the slow slide toward authoritarianism on display at the school, and his eventual decision to flee Russia to show his footage to the world. The result of this plan is the documentary itself, which is a harrowing account of a man at odds with his country and his family. Tickets were available for April 27 showing as of Thursday morning. The April 26 showing is down to rush access. If you're outside Toronto: Mr. Nobody Against Putin is showing at DOXA in May. Antidote Christo Grozev was the man primarily behind Bellingcat, the Netherlands-based investigative journalism group that, among other things, researched and identified an assasination team working for Russian President Vladimir Putin. In Antidote, Grozev has the script flipped on him. After ostensibly upsetting members of the Russian government with his articles, there may or may not be a team of hitmen tracking Grozev and his family. This all plays out while Grozev is attempting to aid a defecting member of Russia's chemical weapons program, and working to free a prominent Russian activist on trial for treason. In telling these interwoven stories, Antidote is nothing if not high stakes. It's also an incredibly important, and timely, portrait of investigative journalism and the dangers of modern-day activism. Tickets were available for Antidote 's April 28 showing as of Thursday morning. Its April 26 showing is down to rush access.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
TVO's 'The Agenda with Steve Paikin' to end after 19 seasons
"The Agenda with Steve Paikin" is coming to an end after 19 seasons. TVO says this season of its flagship current affairs program will be the last as the veteran host enters a new phase of his career with the public broadcaster. Paikin will stay with TVO as co-host of the weekly political podcast #onpoli, and he will continue to write a column on the broadcaster's website. TVO also says he'll host public engagements. Replacing "The Agenda"'s timeslot will be "The Rundown," a new show that TVO says will feature "original journalism and in-depth analysis exploring social, political, cultural and economic issues that impact Ontarians." It launches this fall. In a column published Tuesday, Paikin said he and TVO's vice-president of programming John Ferri agreed in contract talks three years ago that it would be his last full-time deal with the Ontario station. Paikin said hosting is a job that requires working every day of the week, and he realized he wanted to tackle other items on his life's to-do list. The final episode of "The Agenda" will air June 27. 'I am grateful to everyone who worked on or was a part of 'The Agenda' for the last 19 seasons," Paikin said in a statement. "It has truly been an honour and I'm looking forward to what's coming next.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 22, 2025. Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press
