2008 Spring
Table of Contents

THE POV INTERVIEW

Tom Perlmutter- Plans, Policies and Pictures

An Interview by Marc Glassman

NFB Commissioner Perlmutter talks candidly about revitalizing the Board under his regime.

FOCUS ON HOT DOCS

Being There with Richard Leacock

by Andrew McIntosh

Profiling documentary’s lion in winter. At 86, Leacock comes to Canada for Hot Doc’s Outstanding Achievement retrospective.

Hot Docs Spotlights Iran

by Adam Nayman

POV surveys Hot Doc’s exciting selection of films from Iran, a country noted for works that intersect between fiction and documentaries.

Triage: Dr. Orbinski, Ethics, War and Doctors Without Borders

by Ray Conlogue

A prose portrait of Dr. James Orbinski, Nobel Peace Prize winner for Doctors without Borders, and the film, Triage, which has been made about his efforts to give medical aid in war-torn areas of the world.

HOT TOPICS

The Great Documentary List Debate

by Jocelyne Clarke

In response to the current debate raging over the usefulness of doc-lists, POV offers a look at how hierarchies are formed- even in the documentary world.

FESTIVALS & NEW MEDIA

Nuit Blanche, Take Two, a “he said/she said” piece

by Jessica Duffin Wolfe and Daniel Cockburn

Was the 2007 Toronto art spectacle terrific- or a terrific wast of time? Wolfe and Cockburn debate.

Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) 2007: a consideration

by Oliver Hockenhull

Was VIFF the best of times or the worst of times? Hockenhull reports on great docs and a wasted cultural opportunity.

COLUMNS

Soundscaping: Making Music Beautiful Together

by Heidi McKenzie

Composers Alexina Louie and Alex Pauk partner to create innovative film scores.

Legends: The Secret Life of Ryan Larkin

by Matthew Hays

A personal look at animator Larkin’s gay roots.

Pointed View: Richard Stringer

by Gail Singer

A farewell to the great cinematographer and POV writer by a friend and award-winning filmmaker.