POV Magazine

To DOC, with Love and Appreciation

are wonderfully problematic. They are liminal entries: physically present, but what do they represent? In this case, the image you see beside this note is of the CIFC’s with the first articles commissioned by the organization to engage with Canadian documentaries in a critical fashion. Geoff Pevere—a highly respected journalist, broadcaster, and curator—and David Sobelman—a filmmaker, writer, and McLuhanite—contributed thoughtful pieces on nonfiction cinema to the newsletter, and was off to a flying start.

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