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HotDocs Party: Felix Austria! and the Kaiser Ball

May 3, 2013 by Sonya Leave a Comment

This past Monday, Katya and I took a breather from our pile of HOTDOCS Film Festival screenings and was invited to the very fun Kaiser Ball - the big event that celebrated the World Premiere the documentary of FELIX AUSTRIA! Felix Pfeifle himself was in attendance at the invite-only Viennese … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Movies Tagged With: documentary, Felix Austria, HotDocs, Huntington's Disease, Otto von Habsburg, Toronto

Hot Docs Interview: “Blood Brother”

May 1, 2013 by Katya Leave a Comment

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for US Documentary at Sundance, Blood Brother is a deeply moving film about how one person with steely determination and limitless love truly  can make a difference in the lives of others. The film tells the story of Rocky Braat who decided to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Blood Brother, Canadian premiere, documentary, HIV orpahange, Hot Docs, india, kids with AIDS, orphanage, people-choice, Rocky Braat, Steve Hoover, Sundance

HotDocs: Free The Mind

April 29, 2013 by Sonya 1 Comment

We all probably know at least one family with a child who has been diagnosed with ADHD. Friends I know are determined to find ways to cope on a daily basis and, if possible, with minimal or no meds. This year, HotDocs, The Canadian Documentary Film Festival, includes the world premiere of FREE THE … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Movies Tagged With: ADHD, anxiety, documentary, Film festival, Free the Mind, health, HotDocs, Phie Ambo, PTSD, Richard Davidson, UrbanMoms

Chatting up filmmaker Rob Stewart, REVOLUTION.

April 18, 2013 by Sonya 2 Comments

It's just past 11 o'clock in the morning and I've made my way to Cafe Diplomatico or "The Dip" we've often referred to. It's a main-stay along College Street where everyone from suits to moms with strollers and old timers like to hang out. It's one of those joints where you can just be yourself. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Movies Tagged With: cause, dfilms, documentary, films, Interview, oceans, review, revolution, Rob Stewart, sharks, Sharkwater, social justice, UrbanMoms

Flight of the Butterflies

April 14, 2013 by Sonya Leave a Comment

One of the most incredible migrations on earth has now been captured on film in the latest IMAX documentary adventure, FLIGHT OF THE BUTTERFLIES. This story is inspired by Canadian scientist, Dr. Fred Urquhart who spent his life dedicated to unravelling nature's mystery of the monarch … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Movies Tagged With: documentary, Dr. Fred Urquhart, films, Flight of the Butterflies, Gordon Pinsent, IMAX, migrations, monarchs, movies, Ontario Science Centre, science, UrbanMoms

Lost & Found

February 28, 2013 by Sonya

In March 2011, we witnessed the devastation in Japan made from one of the world's worst tsunamis. Thousands lost lives or  left homeless. Businesses and houses were washed away into the ocean. An unbelievable force of nature. The ocean waves have been carrying the debris across the waters and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Movies Tagged With: crowd funding, culture, Doc Ignite, documentary, film, Hot Docs, Japan, John Choi, Lost & Found, Nicolina Lanni, Tsunami, UrbanMoms

Perfection: Jiro Dreams of Sushi

February 27, 2013 by Sonya

If you're a sushi lover you may be interested in the documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi: Portraits of a Perfectionist. At almost 90 year old, Jiro Ono is a  sushi chef with celebrity-like status who runs Sukiyabashi Jiro - a three-star Michelin rated restaurant in Japan. It's not a fancy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Movies Tagged With: culture, documentary, Japan, Jiro Sushi, Magnolia Pictures, review, sushi, UrbanMoms

Hot Docs: Adopted ID looks at inter-racial dynamics

July 20, 2012 by Sonya

There is no shortage of films to enjoy in Toronto, it's a cultural advantage to living in a big city. Aside from the blockbusters splashed across every major theatre, there are some very interesting films that are also well attended. Housed in the Bloor West Annex area, the Bloor Cinema showcases … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: AdoptedID, adoption, culture, documentary, films, Hot Docs, inter-racial, Judith Craig, movies, reviews, Sonia Godding Togobo, Toronto

BABIES

May 4, 2010 by Jennifer

Who doesn't love babies? When a new baby is introduced into a group of women, we usually take turns passing the baby around and just staring at the baby's newness.Last week, Jen and I were lucky enough to see the sneak preview of BABIES, the amazing new film by French fimmaker Thomas Balmes, which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: BABIES, documentary, HotDocs, Mother's Day

Food, Inc.

January 25, 2010 by Margot

It's January again (wait, let me check...yep it's still January), & my movie mind starts to wander toward documentaries.  It happens every year.  Whether it is the exposure documentaries get this time of year with the lead up to all of the big awards shows or it is a form of movie new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: documentary, DVD review, Food Inc., movie recommendations, movie review, movie trailer

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