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Hot Docs (4/25-5/4/03).(festival wraps)

Publication: Take One
Publication Date: 01-SEP-03
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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DURING THE BIG SPRING SARS scare of 2003, the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival decided to push on despite cancellations from foreign filmmakers and distributors. Nevertheless, this year's box-office sales had doubled last year's figures before the festival had even a...

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...unspooled single film. Hmmm... maybe that would make a good documentary subject for next year; however, finding an interesting subject is only part of the filmmaking process. Some stories that may not look good on paper are magnificent on screen when the filmmaker is able to inject some style into the filming of an otherwise tedious tale. This year there were many unconventional documentaries at Hot Docs, some more worth), than others.

One film that attracted a good deal of praise was Stefan Nadelman's Terminal Bar. The short, experimental, digital video utilized photos from the filmmaker's father's collection to tell the story, of the bar he (the father) used to run and the patrons who came in and out of his life. The stories, told through the elder Nadelman's voice-overs, reflect...

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