POV Magazine

POV is Canada's destination for documentary culture. We cover the art and business of documentary, reporting on the best in non-fiction film, photography, new media, and podcasting.

PUBLISHER'S NOTE & EDITORIAL

The Government Must Defend Our Cultural Sovereignty

DOCUFANTASIA Mulroney, Collage and Big TV • POV encounters Matthew Rankin

For Carol Nguyễn, Crying Is Back on the Table • Still Night, Burning House confirms a major talent

The Search for Home • Ba’s Book evokes Vietnam for a filmmaker and her dad

The Never-Ending Marathon of Terry Fox • Director Sean Menard’s film probes behind the legend

NEIL PEART The Gospel Truth • ON JANUARY 7, 2020, the rock world lost one of its most talismanic talents. Neil Peart, the revered drummer for the iconic band Rush, passed away after a battle with brain cancer, leaving legions of air-drumming fanatics and fellow musicians alike bereft of this most cherished of stick beaters.

Melissa Auf der Maur’s Scene • MELISSA AUF DER MAUR WANTS TO REMIND US ALL how to be present in the moment.

Mila Aung-Thwin crafts a profile of a resilient athlete • Remarkable Romanian Runner

Power, Principles and Producing • The artistic, personal and political challenges of producer Cornelia Principe

The Man Who Left His Heart on Film • Unpacking Chris Marker’s Archives

The Camera Changes Hands • The latest wave of hybrid documentaries does more than blur fiction and nonfiction. It tests who gets to make, control, and authorize reality

Disclosure Day and Documentaries • Finding the docs that inspired Spielberg

AI, Documentaries and You and Me • Barri Cohen interviews Paul Jay about the meaning of it all

Under the Influence • POV Documentaries & the Ray-Ban Meta Glasses

An Inconvenient Question: Are Ecology Films Effective? • IT'S THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, a film that made a huge impact politically and culturally when it was released—but did it change things in the long-term?