Skip to main content

Latest

canada
Sex assault victim of ex-PQ legislator Harold LeBel wants her identity made public
Former Parti Québécois legislator Harold LeBel walks to the courtroom, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. in Rimouski, Que. The victim in the sexual assault case involving LeBel is asking a judge to lift the publication ban on her identity. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
opinion
Russia’s troubles won’t end until its citizens can freely oppose Putin
Daniel Roher
international business
Indian authorities accuse BBC of tax evasion after office searches
An armed security person stands stand guard at the gate of a building housing BBC office in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. India’s tax officials searched BBC offices in India for a second straight day on Wednesday questioning the staff about the organization's business operations in the country, staff members said. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
world
India tax officers search BBC offices after critical documentary
A cameraman works outside a building having BBC offices, where income tax officials are conducting a search, in New Delhi, India, February 14, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
film review
Black Ice may be the ice-breaker to start the discussion about the role of black people in hockey’s history
BLACK ICE (Documentary). Examines the role of Black players in Canadian hockey, from pre-NHL contributions to the game to the struggles against racism that continue to this day. Directed by Hubert Davis and executive produced by LeBron James, Drake, and Maverick Carter, Black Ice is a sobering survey of systemic marginalization within one of the world’s most beloved team sports. Courtesy of Elevation Pictures
film
In documentary Black Ice, director tells the ‘un-Canadian’ side of Black players in hockey
BLACK ICE (Documentary). Shown: Hubert Davis. Examines the role of Black players in Canadian hockey, from pre-NHL contributions to the game to the struggles against racism that continue to this day. Directed by Hubert Davis and executive produced by LeBron James, Drake, and Maverick Carter, Black Ice is a sobering survey of systemic marginalization within one of the world’s most beloved team sports. Courtesy of Elevation Pictures
world
Police in India detain students gathered to watch BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi
Police detain a Students Federation of India activist outside the Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. Tensions escalated in the university after a student group said it planned to screen a banned documentary that examines Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role during 2002 anti-Muslim riots, prompting dozens of police equipped with tear gas and riot gear to gather outside campus gates. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
film
Director Jason Priestley documents a sad, mad man in Offside: The Harold Ballard Story
OFFSIDE: THE HAROLD BALLARD STORY, a hockey documentary directed and narrated by Jason Priestley. Harold Ballard in his office at Maple Leaf Gardens talking on phone. Courtesy of CBC
film
Documentary by Quebec filmmakers exposes horror of cyber violence against women
Image from the documentary film ”Backlash: Mysogyny in the Digital Age" is seen in this handout photo provided Jan. 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-La Ruelle Films **MANDATORY CREDIT**
tiff
Production firm behind Black Ice documentary calls for dismissal of $10-million lawsuit
NHL player Wayne Simmonds (left) is shown in a scene from the film "Black Ice." Portraits of pain and resilience are among the Canadian stories set to grace the big screen at the Toronto International Film Festival. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Elevation Pictures **MANDATORY CREDIT**
arts
William Shatner, at 91 years old, says he’s still on a ‘search for the thrill’
Actor William Shatner speaks during the "Shatner on Shatner" panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, U.S., July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan
film review
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
world
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)
world
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
film
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
world
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.
world
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)
world
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
film
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**
world
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.
film review
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
arts
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
film
‘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)
film
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
arts
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'
Video4:33
opinion
It’s time we came clean about the Dishrags and other long-lost Canadian all-female rock bands
Brad Wheeler
film review
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
world
Bodies of three Europeans killed in ambush in Burkina Faso flown home
Spanish air force personnel carry one of the three coffins at the Torrejon de Ardoz air base, on April 30, 2021.
film
Hot Docs 2021: Your 10 best bets, from a Canadian cryptocurrency mystery to a long-lost summer of soul
All Light, Everywhere (Documentary). heo Anthony's illuminating Sundance Jury Award winner is a mind-expanding feature that implores the viewer to reconsider the image, surveillance and technology—and most importantly, the power these tools can have over undervalued and unassuming communities. While tracing our historical relationship with the image as weapon, Anthony also takes us on a guided tour through the facilities of Axon, the company that supplies body cameras to more than half the police departments in the United States, and inside the Baltimore police department, who are being trained to use those very cameras, brilliantly juxtaposing the motives and shortcomings of photographic innovation.
screen time
Why China is pretending this year’s Academy Awards don’t exist
Barry Hertz
wide angle
National Canadian Film Day aims for light at the end of the tunnel
Kate Taylor