2007 Fall
Table of Contents

TIFF PREMIERES:

MY WINNIPEG

by Guy Maddin

The internationally acclaimed auteur shares his impressions of a city that has shaped his life and inspired his first doc.

LES RAQUETTEURS and the Birth of Modern Quebec Cinema

Excerpt from Cinema as History: Michel Braultand and Modern Quebec

by André Loiselle

In an exclusive collaboration with TIFF, POV is pleased to publish an excerpt from Loiselle’s new book on Michel Brault.

A PROMISE TO THE DEAD

by Adam Nayman

Distinguished writer Ariel Dorfman’s (Death and the Maiden) journeys from Chile to the US inspired Peter Raymont’s new doc feature. Nayman observes an inspiring tale.

OBSCENE

by Andrew McIntosh

Did Barney Rosset the founder of Grove Press, which published Candy, Henry Miller, The Story of O, William Burroughs and Victorian erotica make obscene books? Or masterpieces?

THE SICKO DEBATE

Citizen Truth

by Peter Wintonick

A Healthy Skepticism

by Debbie Melnyk and Rick Cain

Is Michael Moore a raving propagandist or a left-wing saviour? Filmmakers Peter Wintonick (Manufacturing Consent) and Rick Caine and Debbie Melnyk (Manufacturing Dissent) offer their takes.

CONTROVERSIES: CENSORSHIP AND E&O

The Versioning of History

by Matthew Hays

When the American “pro-Israeli” version of The Six Day War was broadcast in Canada, POV asks, who controls history in this country?

Balancing on an Eyebeam

by Susan Tolusso

“Errors and Omissions” insurance is hurting the documentary—and feature filmworld. Tolusso investigates.

COLUMNS

TECH TALK

by Richard Stringer

POINTED VIEW: Lovely Framing

by Oliver Hockenhull