The Huronia Regional Centre in Ontario was sold to families as a safe home for children with disabilities. But in reality, it was the site of appalling abuse and neglect. Now filmmaker Barri Cohen is taking her personal experience and shedding light on some of the survivors of that institution.
Midwives Canadian producer Mila Aung-Thwin has won this year’s Don Haig Award from the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
A jury of independent filmmakers selects the winner of the award, which .
A new documentary from Toronto-based director Jennifer Baichwal will open the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. Organizers say the non-fiction slate will launch with Into the Weeds, about a former groundskeeper who took on a multinational agrochemical corporation after his terminal cancer diagnosis.
TORONTO - Veteran documentary filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal will open the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival with a self-described "David and Goliath"-style tale that leads a slate heavy with stories about social justice and attempts to reclaim power.