Category Archives: Documentary

Carbon Arc Cinema review: Once You Know

I am the Artistic Director at Carbon Arc Cinema, part of a group of programmers who choose the films we screen. This weekend we're screening a 4K restoration of Guy Maddin's 1990 film, Archangel, and a documentary from 2020, largely in French, called Once You Know. Directed by Emmanuel Cappellin | 104 min | Carbon Arc…Read More

Carbon Arc Review: The Mission

I am the Artistic Director at Carbon Arc Cinema, part of a group of programmers who choose the films we screen.  Written and Directed by Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss | 103 min | Carbon Arc Cinema  Not to be confused with the Roland Roffé epic from 1986, this is a documentary centred on the…Read More

Carbon Arc Review: Joan Baez I Am A Noise

I am the Artistic Director at Carbon Arc Cinema, part of a group of programmers who choose the films we screen.  Directed by Miri Navasky, Maeve O'Boyle, and Karen O'Connor | 113 min | Carbon Arc Cinema  That this documentary has three directors could be a reflection of both it's scale — a comprehensive look…Read More

Carbon Arc Review: The Eternal Memory

I am the Artistic Director at Carbon Arc Cinema, part of a group of programmers who choose the films we screen.  Written and Directed by Maite Alberdi | 84 minutes | Carbon Arc Cinema  Augusto Góngora is a journalist who covered Chilean politics and culture as an on-camera reporter and anchor, including the long stretch…Read More

Lunenburg Doc Fest Review: Unsyncable

The Lunenburg Doc Fest runs from September 21 through the 28th, with a broad selection of quality documentary features. Click here to check out the program.  Unsyncable | Written and Directed by Megan Wennberg  Nova Scotia filmmaker Megan Wennberg's carving out a career driven by curiosity — the best motivation for a documentary filmmaker —…Read More

Tramps! review — Meet the New Romantics

Written and Directed by Kevin Hegge | 104 min | ▲▲▲▲△ | Carbon Arc Cinema  A fascinating look back at the artistic movement that emerged in the wake of punk — a glamorous, wildly  extravagant fashion, film, and music scene, with a big, queer heart. The doc provides a scrappy portrait, made through the memories…Read More