DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2021

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May 6 to 16, 2021

 

DOXA DOCUMENTARY Film Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary with an ambitious program of streamed programming—bringing 49 features, plus shorts and live talks to living rooms across Canada, from May 6 to 16.

It’s even planned a few drive-in events at the PNE Amphitheatre.

Festival passes and the full lineup are now available online at www.doxafestival.ca.

Keep your eye on this page for our in-depth reviews, interviews, and more.

 

DOXA ARTICLES AND REVIEWS

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Film reviews: At DOXA Documentary Film Festival, after-death AI, Indigenous star lore, a Japanese #MeToo case, and more
Film reviews: At DOXA Documentary Film Festival, after-death AI, Indigenous star lore, a Japanese #MeToo case, and more
In The Originals, Niall Patrick McNeil retraces his roots at Caravan Farm Theatre
In The Originals, Niall Patrick McNeil retraces his roots at Caravan Farm Theatre
Adrianne & the Castle opens DOXA with an otherwordly tale of love, grief, and opulence
Adrianne & the Castle opens DOXA with an otherwordly tale of love, grief, and opulence
At DOXA, Tea Creek explores a farmer's push for Indigenous food sovereignty
At DOXA, Tea Creek explores a farmer's push for Indigenous food sovereignty
DOXA Documentary Film Festival launches 23rd annual edition in Vancouver, May 2 to 12
DOXA Documentary Film Festival launches 23rd annual edition in Vancouver, May 2 to 12
Adrianne & the Castle set to open DOXA Documentary Film Festival, as it releases 2024 lineup
Adrianne & the Castle set to open DOXA Documentary Film Festival, as it releases 2024 lineup
DOXA Documentary Film Festival announces 2023 award winners
DOXA Documentary Film Festival announces 2023 award winners
DOXA documentary reviews: From an engrossing look back at BC-born Satanic Panic to teens in Ukraine
DOXA documentary reviews: From an engrossing look back at BC-born Satanic Panic to teens in Ukraine
At DOXA fest, dance films create new hybrids, mixing choreography, interviews, and cinematography
At DOXA fest, dance films create new hybrids, mixing choreography, interviews, and cinematography
DOXA 2023: Big Fight in Little Chinatown captures historic neighbourhoods' resilience
DOXA 2023: Big Fight in Little Chinatown captures historic neighbourhoods' resilience
At DOXA, Manufacturing the Threat unravels a problematic chapter in the name of national security
At DOXA, Manufacturing the Threat unravels a problematic chapter in the name of national security
Two guest-curated programs reflect upon Black womanhood at DOXA, May 5 and 8
Two guest-curated programs reflect upon Black womanhood at DOXA, May 5 and 8
DOXA Documentary Film Festival announces 2023 lineup
DOXA Documentary Film Festival announces 2023 lineup
Hello World, Love in the Time of Fentanyl, and more winners announced for 2022 DOXA Festival
Hello World, Love in the Time of Fentanyl, and more winners announced for 2022 DOXA Festival
The Lake / nx̌aʔx̌aʔitkʷ marks a meeting of minds, cultures, and opera music, at DOXA
The Lake / nx̌aʔx̌aʔitkʷ marks a meeting of minds, cultures, and opera music, at DOXA
Film reviews: Striking DOXA documentaries travel from the mouths of volcanoes to the hills of Vietnam and beyond
Film reviews: Striking DOXA documentaries travel from the mouths of volcanoes to the hills of Vietnam and beyond
Stop-motion puppetry to old travel footage, DOXA filmmakers play with format in poetic new ways
Stop-motion puppetry to old travel footage, DOXA filmmakers play with format in poetic new ways
At DOXA, Love in the Time of Fentanyl shows the Downtown Eastside's humanity and heart
At DOXA, Love in the Time of Fentanyl shows the Downtown Eastside's humanity and heart
Doug and the Slugs get their due as true Canadian legends in new DOXA documentary
Doug and the Slugs get their due as true Canadian legends in new DOXA documentary
DOXA Documentary Film Festival unveils full programming for hybrid event, May 5 to 15
DOXA Documentary Film Festival unveils full programming for hybrid event, May 5 to 15
Documentaries about Doug and the Slugs, local fentanyl crisis, and more amid special presentations at 2022 DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Documentaries about Doug and the Slugs, local fentanyl crisis, and more amid special presentations at 2022 DOXA Documentary Film Festival
DOXA Outdoor Summer Screenings feature striking nonfiction shorts at VPL plaza, August 12 and 13 at 9 pm
DOXA Outdoor Summer Screenings feature striking nonfiction shorts at VPL plaza, August 12 and 13 at 9 pm
DOXA Documentary Film Festival announces 2021 award winners
DOXA Documentary Film Festival announces 2021 award winners
Film review: Wuhan Wuhan focuses on the humanity at the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak
Film review: Wuhan Wuhan focuses on the humanity at the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak
Film review: Sisters With Transistors celebrates the early female trailblazers of electronic music, at DOXA
Film review: Sisters With Transistors celebrates the early female trailblazers of electronic music, at DOXA
Film review: At DOXA, Summer of Soul's look back at "Black Woodstock" rocks
Film review: At DOXA, Summer of Soul's look back at "Black Woodstock" rocks
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