POINT OF VIEW INTERVIEW
Peter Mettler by Marc Glassman

Mettler’s new film Petropolis, his experiments in meta-cinema, and work on Balifilm and Manufactured Landscapes are discussed. Part one of a two-part career-spanning interview.
 

SCIENCE & ART 
Documenting Water by Zoe Cormier
A science and eco-oriented look at three docs about water:  Flow, Blue Gold and Waterlife.

Collided, Crashed and Assimilated by Annette Mangaard
Artist-filmmaker Mark Lewis represented Canada at the Venice Biennale with a series of meditative films that were sponsored by the NFB. Are docs and intertwining?
 
FESTIVAL SEASON 
Going Native by Matthew Hays
Reel Injun is a documentary about the evolution of the depiction of First Nations people in film, from the silent era to today. Hays looks at Neil Diamond’s film, which traces how the image of First Nations people in cinema has influenced the understanding and misunderstanding of their culture and history.
 
Glenn Gould’s Inner Life by Ray Conologue
Did legendary pianist Glen Gould have a love life? White Pine Pictures latest biographical feature reveals the man behind the myth. Conologue shares the tale.
 
Auto Biography by Adam Nayman
Carcasses, Denis Cote’s new feature, documents a Quebecois rural denizen who has over 4000 cars. When four kids with Down’s syndrome arrive, the film moves from documentary to fiction and from a character study to drama.
 
Filming on Cairo Time by Allan Tong
How did indie filmmaker Ruba Nadda make her new feature starring Patricia Clarkson? Tong looks at the creative and financial struggles involved in making a Canadian film – shot in Egypt for an international market.
 
ISSUES
 
NGO + Doc = ? by James Buffin
What happens to doc-makers when they make a film in partnership with NGOs – social agencies and charities? Is it a “good thing”? Or are such projects hopelessly compromised?
 
Doc Alliance by Melanie Sevcenko
A new European public site for online distribution of documentaries and experimental films, Doc Alliance is a joint effort of five festivals and offers unique access to over 300 films. Sevcenko tells how the Alliance took place and what they hope to achieve.
 
COLUMNS
 
Archival Accounts by Merrily Weisbord
Elizabeth Klinck and the Art of Archives.
 
Legends by James Motluk
Gary Nichol: A quiet generous spirit.
 
Policy Matters by Barri Cohen
What is the Local Programming Improvement Fund – and should we care?
 
On the cover: Peace Chief in Toronto, Jeff Thomas (2004)