TIFF 2016: Documentaries
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- DirectorSteve JamesStarsThomas SungHwei Lin SungCyrus Vance Jr.A small financial institution called Abacus becomes the only company criminally indicted in the wake of the United States' 2008 mortgage crisis.
- 20161h 31mNot Rated7.3 (565)63MetascoreDirectorFred PeabodyStarsI.F. StoneChris HedgesLeslie MoonvesA look at the life and work of American journalist, I.F. Stone, who leads a one-man crusade against government deception.
- DirectorRod BlackhurstBrian McGinnStarsAmanda KnoxMeredith KercherRaffaele SollecitoAmerican exchange student Amanda Knox is charged with the 2007 death of another student in Italy.
- DirectorKhushboo RankaVinay ShuklaStarsArvind KejriwalSaurabh BhardwajPrashant BhushanA non-fiction drama chronicling the most outrageous political debut in the largest democracy in the world, "An Insignificant Man" follows Arvind Kejriwal and his insurgent party as they look to shake up Indian politics while struggling to keep their own idealism alive.
- DirectorMaría José CuevasStarsOlga BreeskinLyn MayRossy MendozaAn honest portrait of five women who go through the night looking for other possibilities of beauty while discovering the passing of time, lost youth, the mirage that is fame, and the chance for happiness.
- DirectorAlex PitstraWhat is it like to be a child of a Tunisian playboy and a Dutch mother? Are expectations and cultures on both sides compatible?
- DirectorNicholas de PencierStarsRon DeibertFelipe AltenfeldorWjd DhnieA look at the global impact the internet has on free speech, privacy and activism.
- DirectorJohn ScheinfeldStarsDenzel WashingtonReggie WorkmanRavi ColtraneAn exploration of the global power and impact of the music of John Coltrane where the passions, experiences and forces that shaped his life and revolutionary sounds are revealed.
- DirectorMatt TyrnauerStarsThomas CampanellaVincent D'OnofrioMindy FulliloveWriter and urban activist Jane Jacobs fights to save historic New York City during the ruthless redevelopment era of urban planner Robert Moses in the 1960s.
- DirectorMaya ZinshteinStarsEli CohenArcadi GaydamakAriel HarushOne season and one football team in crisis, as power, money and politics fuel a club spiralling out of control.
- DirectorPhilip GnadtMickey YamineStarsIbrahim N. ArafatMohammed Abu JayabSabah Abu GhanemIn a country locked between Egypt and Israel, Gaza's youth are drawn to their beaches. Weary of the daily 'state of emergency' they seek meaning and perspective to their lives through surfing.
- DirectorHubert DavisA behind-the-scenes look at a basketball youth program set up in Africa by the General Manager of the NBA's Toronto Raptors, Masai Ujiri.
- DirectorJim JarmuschStarsIggy PopJim JarmuschBob WallerAn in-depth look at legendary punk band The Stooges.
- DirectorErin HeidenreichStarsAyesha Gulalai WazirMaria Toorpakai WazirShamsul Qayyum WazirIn Waziristan, "one of the most dangerous places on earth", Maria Toorpakai defies the Taliban - disguising herself as a boy, so she can play sports freely. But when she becomes a rising star, her true identity is revealed, bringing constant death threats on her and her family. Undeterred, they continue to rebel for their freedom.
- DirectorRaoul PeckStarsSamuel L. JacksonJames BaldwinMartin Luther KingWriter James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
- DirectorKasper CollinStarsLee MorganHelen MorganWayne ShorterAn exploration of the relationship between jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common-law wife Helen, who was implicated in his murder in 1972.
- DirectorTin Win NaingStarsMa Tin ChoMa Htay HtayMyint TheinAfter filming political footage, a Myanmar filmmaker must flee his country. As refugee amongst refugees in Thailand, his camera becomes the most important tool to survive and overcome the many days away from home.
- DirectorRichie MehtaAniruddha ChatterjeeMandira ChauhanStarsPriyadarshni SharmaCrowdsourced material from millions edited with documentary footage from India on 10th October 2015 make this lyrical portrait of a country. It gives a heartfelt image of the people across a vast nation with their joys and troubles.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogKatia KrafftMaurice KrafftAn exploration of active volcanoes around the world.
- DirectorPetra EpperleinMichael TuckerStarsChrista EpperleinPetra EpperleinUwe EpperleinA filmmaker journey through the former East Germany looking into her father's 1999 suicide.
- DirectorLutz GregorStarsFatoumata DiawaraAhmed Ag KaediBassékou KouyatéMali's Music defines the country's cultural identity. Radical Islamists are threatening the musicians. Together with the stars of Malian Global Pop - Fatoumata Diawara, Bassekou Kouyaté Master Soumy and Ahmed Ag Kaedi - we embark on a musical journey to Mali's agitated heart. Can their music reconcile the country?
- DirectorDilip MehtaStarsSunny LeoneDaniel WeberSundeep VohraMostly Sunny is a documentary that tells the remarkable story of Sunny Leone, the Canadian-born, American-bred adult film star who is pursuing her dreams of Bollywood stardom.
- DirectorFernando León de AranoaStarsCarolina BescansaManuela CarmenaAda ColauIn 2015, a new Spanish political party, named Podemos, made history by becoming the third force of the parliament, just two years after its creation. This is how it happened.
- DirectorVitaliy ManskiyRussian citizen and Soviet-born Ukrainian native Vitaly Mansky crisscrosses Ukraine to explore Ukrainian society after the Maidan revolution as mirrored within his own large Ukrainian family. They live scattered all across the country: in Lviv, Odessa, the separatist area in Donbas, and Sevastopol on Crimea. The film is looking for reasons of the conflict after which citizens of a single country found themselves on a different sides of barricades including director's own family. The main narrative takes place in the here and now, starting with the turning point of ex-president Victor Yanukovych's flight to Russia. But below the main narrative there is a strong historical undercurrent, because the lives of protagonists of the film are marked by history on every step they take. This undercurrent will carry information about the Russian-Ukrainian conflict's deep roots in centuries of close ties between the two countries.
- DirectorErrol MorrisStarsElsa DorfmanJorge Luis BorgesBob DylanA look at the life and work of photographer Elsa Dorfman.
- DirectorShirley AbrahamAmit MadheshiyaShowmen riding cinema lorries have brought the wonder of the movies to faraway villages in India once every year. Seven decades on, as their cinema projectors crumble and film reels become scarce, their patrons are lured by slick digital technology. A benevolent showman, a shrewd exhibitor and a maverick projector mechanic bear a beautiful burden - to keep the last traveling cinemas of the world running.
- DirectorKief DavidsonRichard LadkaniStarsAndrea CrostaIan StevensonPrince William of WalesWildlife activists in take on poachers in an effort to end illegal ivory trade in Africa.
- DirectorBrigitte BermanStarsNorman JewisonBarry KennedyRichard OuzounianA look at the life and legacy of Canadian actor, Gordon Pinsent.
- DirectorJamie KastnerStarsIshmael Muslim AliPeter BentDaniela BizAfter five citizens of the Virgin Islands are convicted in the 1970s of a massacre at one of the island's fancy country clubs, their ostensible leader stages a skyjacking and escapes to Cuba.
- DirectorHugh GibsonAn in-depth look into the lives of habitual drug users in Toronto's Regent Park.
- DirectorFisher StevensStarsLeonardo DiCaprioBan Ki-moonAlejandro G. IñárrituA look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems and native communities across the planet.
- DirectorAndreas DalsgaardObaidah ZytoonStarsObaidah ZytoonNawwaraAmalA Syrian radio DJ shares her experiences in the aftermath of the 2011 Arab Spring.
- DirectorFariborz KamkariStarsCarlo Di PalmaCarlo VanzinaValentina Di PalmaA look at the life and work of Italian cinematographer, Carlo di Palma.