Sweet Micky, the unlikely President of Haiti By: Eva Salinas , / 28 April, 2015 ’90s hip-hop star Pras Michel discusses one of the most unbelievable presidential runs in the world — that of his friend Michel Martelly.
Hot Docs 2015: Ten Foreign Affairs Documentaries To See By: Paul Willis , / 24 April, 2015 As the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival kicks off this week, we review 10 internationally focused films worth viewing.
The trouble with drones By: Eva Salinas , / 24 April, 2015 As the U.S. questions its strike protocols, we interview director of new film, Drone, screening at the Hot Docs Festival.
Soldiering On By: OpenCanada Staff , / 25 April, 2013 Our conversation with Patrick Reed, director of “Fight Like Soldiers, Die Like Children” on his new film with Romeo Dallaire.
Visualizations of Conflict By: Benjamin J. Muller , / 25 April, 2013 Benjamin J. Muller on why up-close-and-personal films about war don’t bring us any closer to the reality of the battlefield.
Killer Dilemmas By: OpenCanada Staff , / 25 April, 2013 Our conversation with Dan Krauss, director of the Kill Team, on the stark choices that confront soldiers in war.
From Fear to Freedom By: OpenCanada Staff , / 25 April, 2013 Our interview with Ann Shin, director of the The Defector: Escape from North Korea, about the risk and hardship North Korean defectors face.
Identity Fusion By: OpenCanada Staff , / 25 April, 2013 Our interview with Khoa Lê, director of the film Ba Noi, about coming to Canada and the family left behind.
Breaking the Banks By: OpenCanada Staff , / 25 April, 2013 Our conversation with Corey Ogilvie, director of Occupy, on the social movement that may define our generation.
A Survival Guide for the Global Crisis By: OpenCanada Staff , / 25 April, 2013 Our conversation with director Matt Anderson on his exploration of the origins of the coming global catastrophe and the attitude changes that could avert it.
The Anatomy of the Organ Trade By: OpenCanada Staff , / 25 April, 2013 Our conversation with Ric Esther Bienstock, director of Tales from the Organ Trade, about the morally ambiguous world of organ trafficking.