Sometimes it’s easiest, when describing new works, to rely on the audience’s knowledge of what has come before. Gene Roddenberry famously described his premise for Star Trek as “Wagon Train to the Stars”, and any number of action films in the 90s were best described as “Die Hard in/on a [fill in the location]“. When Continue Reading
02MayDocs for Schools: Real Engagement for Students
This morning I had the privilege of sitting in on the Docs for Schools session at The Bloor Cinema, part of The Hot Docs International Documentary Festival. With over 600 high school students in attendance, Fight Like Soldiers Die Like Children director Patrick Reed introduced the film and joined Michel Chikwanine, a former child soldier, Continue Reading
