 Hi, art lovers! | | |  | (NFB) | | | Here in Toronto, Hot Docs is underway, and while the future of the festival remains uncertain, if you love documentaries, now is the time to carpe those diems.
I’m plenty excited about this year’s program, and on the site, you’ll find articles by festival filmmakers, including Josephine Anderson (Curl Power) and Tasha Hubbard (Singing Back the Buffalo). Yes, Cutaways is back — the CBC Arts essay series that puts directors in the spotlight. And there’s more to come this week.
If it’s movie recos you want, we’ve got you. (Still want more? Here’s another list from CBC News.) But if there’s one film nearly everyone in the CBC Arts-osphere is talking about, it’s Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story. A tribute to a trailblazer, a Black trans R&B singer from Nashville who became a legend of the Toronto music scene, the doc had its Canadian premiere Saturday (watch a clip). CBC Music has a primer on the film, and over at Commotion, artists Rodney Diverlus and Ravyn Ariah Wngz (who played Jackie Shane in this Heritage Minute) react to the doc. Plus, hear an interview with directors Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee on Q. | | | | | And because we promised you eye candy ... | | | | |  | Charlotte Fleming | | Change in the Weather by Charlotte Fleming. Charlotte is among the dozens (and dozens and dozens) of artists participating in the spring edition of Online Canzine, Broken Pencil’s virtual zine fair. It runs through Tuesday. | | | | |  | Katie Green | | New mural by Katie Green (previously seen here). The Calgary artist recently unveiled this project at the Crystal Ship street art festival in Ostend, Belgium. | | | | |  | Avanti Media Fiction | | | | | The festival is on in Toronto through May 5, and there’s no time like the present to see these films. | | | | |  | NFB | | | | | Now screening at Hot Docs, Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story captures the life of a pioneering musician. | | | | |  | Intuitive Pictures | | | | | | | Do you believe in happily ever afters? The new documentary Adrianne & the Castle is about love and loss … and a fairy-tale palace. | | |  | Rocky Dobey | | Rocky’s a veteran street artist from Toronto (remember this short doc from last summer?), and his DIY plaques can be found all over the city. Ever spotted one? No? Well, Rocky will be leading a free walking tour of Chinatown and Kensington Market this Saturday, and he’ll be talking about the work he’s hidden in plain sight. The event will be hosted by Onsite Gallery. We recently ran this feature about the gallery’s current exhibition, which happens to feature some of Rocky’s work. | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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