Tina Yazdi comes from an international background and goes to U of T.
I've been checking out Hotdocs 2011 on behalf of Women's Post, and so far I've been impressed! I'll be publishing reviews after the festival but here are my thoughts so far:
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Some people get all emotional during movies. Me? Pshh.. I NEVER cry during movies. Documentaries about human rights violations and mass atrocities on the other hand? These will reduce me to a weepy mess LOL ....tissues please!
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Do documentaries change our perception of the world? There is a talk about this on Wednesday night, but right now I'm leaning towards a hearty YES
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Documentaries don't necessarily package information in a pretty box and present it to you in a conclusive way - what I've liked so far is that the things I have seen have really challenged the audience and respected their intelligence - reality is COMPLICATED and I love when documentaries capture this fact
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Hotdocs is awesome! The volunteers have been amazing, the venues are really sick, and the whole thing is very well organized and runs smoothly (knock on wood lol) - So proud of Toronto for hosting North America's BIGGEST documentary film fest!!
Sidenote: Everytime I say Hotdocs people hear Hot dogs. Has anyone else had this problem? It's been causing confusion on my end lol
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