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Hell or Clean Water tells the story of Shawn Bath, a former fisherman from Newfoundland who undergoes a life-changing experience that transforms him into an environmental crusader.
Indiecan Entertainment Launches New International Sales Division
Avi Federgreen’s Indiecan Entertainment has just announced the launch of its new international sales division, Indiecan International, just in time for the European Film Market in Berlin.
ALFF 2023: Eternal Spring (长春) Video Review
Jason Gorber weighs in on Eternal Spring (长春), Canada's entry for the 2023 Best International Feature Film Oscar.
Cat Daddies Review: Paws-itive Purrspectives
An ode to fellas that love felines, the documentary Cat Daddies is a portrait of the men who can’t get enough of their kitty companions.
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet Review
BBC Earth’s latest, Arctic: Our Frozen Planet, provides a gorgeous but sombre reminder that this stunning but fragile ecosystem is crumbling.
Sundance 2023 Review: The Stroll
In The Stroll, Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker tell stories of courageous individuals in this look at Black trans sex workers in NYC's Meatpacking District.
Sundance 2023: The Longest Goodbye Review
Director Ido Mizrahy’s documentary The Longest Goodbye explores how prolonged space missions impact astronauts' mental health.
Sundance 2023: Bad Press Review
Rebecca Landsberry-Baker and Joe Peeler's Bad Press observes one outlet's fight to retain the right to journalistic freedom within the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
Sundance 2023: Murder in Big Horn Review
Showtime's three-part docuseries Murder in Big Horn explores the disturbing number of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Big Horn, Montana.
Sundance 2023: Is There Anybody Out There? Review
In an inspiring celebration of identity, director Ella Glendining skillfully illustrates how subtler discrimination affects people with disabilities.
Make Me Famous Review: A Vivid Portrait of Unsung Artist Edward Brezinski
Make Me Famous serves as a moving reminder that fame is far from egalitarian and often eludes even the most talented artists.
Sundance 2023: Pianoforte Review
Pianoforte takes the audience behind the scenes of the International Chopin Piano Competition, considered the Olympics for piano players.
Sundance 2023: Against The Tide Review
Director Sarvnik Kaur’s Against the Tide is a gripping portrait of two Indian fishermen that serves as a searing climate change warning for us all.
The Criterion Shelf: A Tribute To Sony Pictures Classics
The latest edition of the Criterion Shelf surveys 30 years of Sony Pictures Classics streaming in Criterion Channel's anniversary salute, including Volver, The Lives of Others, and that bomb City of Lost Children.
Interview: Director Torquil Jones on Villeneuve Pironi
Director Torquil Jones speaks to ThatShelf about his new documentary, Villeneuve Pironi, interrogating Formula One racing’s tragic rivalry.