another generic entry. ? maybe not.
Hot Docs is a wonderful documentary film festival that goes on every April in Toronto. This year, all screenings before 6pm were free for students. I banked on a few, and saw some films that changed my life (I use this term often and lightly... because really, everything does change your life). I'll include the trailers of the documentaries that i liked. I suck at writing reviews; since I'm such an emotionally-directed person, I usually just end up saying "I loved it soooooooo much". Go writing skills.
1. Carts of Darkness - my favourite i think! about homeless men in north vancouver who ride shopping carts down hilly BC highways as an extreme sport. also documents their bottle collecting, and the wonderful connection between the maker + subjects.
2. White Vans - a short documentary about bike theft. close to my heart, obviously.
3. Memory Books- about HIV+ women in uganda making books for their children to remember thier legacy and heritage. beautiful.
4. The Forgotten Woman - about the current day conditions of widows in India.
5. Bevel Up: Drugs, Users and Outreach Nursing - a subject very close to my heart, about harm reduction initiatives and street nurses in vancouver's downtown east side. so inspiring!
6. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son about His Father - i dare you to see this film and not cry continuously throughout. following how the canadian justice system failed one family deep & hard. oh god, i could talk about this one for a long time.
tonight my dear brother Aaron returns to Canada, we are picking him up at the London airport. i haven't seen him in 20 months, and before that, 11 months. i keep on telling people i haven't really seen him since "my life began" ... cause i feel like, university is when i really started life.
today i am saying hooray for:
older brothers,
kexp.org,
and americanos.
