DOC Festival - Best of SOCIETY Films - June 21/22 event
New Releases
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Documentary, Independent, Short Films
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IN THE GREY WILD, 16min,. USA
Directed by Nili Yosha
Youth experiencing homelessness write a song with Gabriel Kahane, Creative Chair of the Oregon Symphony and perform it with the entire 75 person Oregon Symphony Orchestra. The performance was at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on April 15, 2023.
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-grey
CANADA'S UNCHECKED RACISM, 6min., Canada
Directed by Zoe Davidson
Growing up as a non-white Canadian, you experience racism every day. What makes Toronto’s racism so unique, is that you almost don’t notice it.
https://www.zoeahdavidson.com/
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-canadas-unchecked-racism
REMEMBERING CHINESE BACHELORS, 13min,. Canada
Directed by Daniel Chen
Canada's 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act was a dark period in Canadian history. It lasted almost a quarter century and had a devastating impact on one community: the Chinese. Even after the law was repealed in 1947, the impact continued for years. This documentary explores the story of a group of Chinese for whom.
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-remembering
SOMETHING CHANGED IN THE ROOM, 15min,. USA
Directed by David Stubbs
Something Changed in the Room is the story of how music therapy helps patients with Parkinson’s Disease and Dementia transcend their condition, improving their daily lives.
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-something-changed-in-the-room
MAKE A MOVE, 20min., USA
Directed by Dalia Caudle
Make A Move is a docuseries about a national and international speed chess tournament with players from all walks of life and different levels of experience.
http://www.makeamovela.org/
https://www.instagram.com/make.a.move.la/
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-make-a-move
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Directed by Jean Frenette
John is convinced he’s been on this planet for longer than his lifetime. This feeling of knowing more than what meets the eye troubles him deeply.
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S'ÉLEVER,15min., Spain
Directed by Víctor Pérez Pelayo
Michel Paccalet, a local climber from the Chamonix Valley, shares his intimate perspective of the mountains by reflecting on the relationship between humans and their surrounding environment. How do we tackle ...