TIFF Docs 2021
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- DirectorHeather HatchAn in-depth look at the controversies surrounding British Columbia' Site C hydro dam project that has uprooted the Indigenous people in the region who are supposed to be protected by a government treaty signed a century ago.
- DirectorEva OrnerStarsScott MorrisonRoly StokesMike Cannon-BrookesLooks at the deadly Australian bushfires of 2019-2020, known as 'Black Summer'. An exploration of what happened as told from the perspective of victims of the fires, activists and scientists.
- DirectorBianca StigterStarsHelena Bonham CarterGlenn KurtzMoszek TuchendlerA snippet of 16mm film offers an emotionally charged, meditative glimpse into the lives of the unsuspecting Jewish citizens of a small Polish village at the precipice of World War II.
- DirectorRebeca HunttStarsRebeca HunttA stunning self-portrait, tough, raw, stubborn, and powerful "Beba" stares down the curses of her ancestry, probing the psychic wounds she has inherited, while simultaneously embracing the vastness of her multitudes.
- DirectorBarry AvrichStarsJon BatisteDaniel Clarke BouchardMeasha BrueggergosmanA celebration of the life and work of legendary Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.
- DirectorPenny LaneStarsClive DavisCraig FergusonKenny GAn examination of the most popular instrumentalist of all time, Kenny G, and why he is polarizing to so many.
- DirectorGian CassiniStarsJames Oleg Cassini MonárrezAssam Daker CassiniGian CassiniA man sets out to reunite with the scattered family members of his dysfunctional family and pick up the pieces of his absent father's story as a failed hit man murdered a few years back in a Mexican border town.
- DirectorJulie CohenBetsy WestStarsJosé AndrésPaul BogaardsAntonietta BrownellJulia tells the story of the legendary cookbook author and television superstar who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women.
- DirectorDaniel CarsentyMohammed AbugethChased by the army, two Beduin smuggle Palestinian workers through the Negev desert. A portrait filmed over five years about men living on the edge in one the most fragile regions of the world.
- DirectorStefan ForbesStarsShuaib RaheemHarvey SchlossbergBrooklyn, 1973. Shu'aib Raheem tried to steal guns for self-defense, starting the longest hostage siege in NYPD history. NYPD psychologist Harvey Schlossberg fought to reform police use of violence and save lives by using words, not guns.