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Top Picks

No Other Land | TIFF 2024

An illuminating and incisive account of Israel’s control of the West Bank.

Holding Back the Tide

A completely unusual experience: part meditation, part tone poem, and part documentary.

Sugarcane

An investigation of a Canadian Catholic mission uncovers a history of abuse—hundreds of unmarked graves were discovered there in 2021.

Good One

An awkward trio form a lopsided dynamic camping three days in the woods.

Hollywoodgate

An extremely rare exposé of an under-reported story and an opportunity to have an inside look into Afghanistan.

Eno

Most of the standard hallmarks of music documentaries go out the window here.

Maestra

This transporting film has a reach beyond classical orchestra lovers.

The Devil’s Bath

The raw and distressing film depicts how the desire to die found in religion becomes a brutal and sinister way of getting relief.

Chronicles of a Wandering Saint

A gutsy, quiet movie with a tinge of melancholy to go with its offbeat premise.