How does one find meaning growing up? How does one develop a sense of responsibility if there are no role models to watch? How does one create self-esteem if nobody seems to care? Invisible City – a film which was honoured with the Best Canadian Feature Documentary award at this year’s Hot Docs festival – endeavours to answer these questions, intertwining the stories of two youths in Toronto’s Regent Park neighbourhood with the massive redevelopment and gentrification of the area. From a cinematic point of view, Invisible City is an excellent documentary and a very good film. A subtle soundtrack …
Hot Docs ’09
Rush lines thwarted attempts to view Rembrandt’s J’accuse and Invisble City. The former may never be screened again in Toronto but the popularity, critical acclaim, and local content of the latter bodes favourably for future screenings. Nevertheless, I was able to screen a trifecta of films during this year’s festival. Act of God is a subjective look at the effect of lightning.– Why him and not me?– Since not everyone was killed, God must know what he is doing– How do I go forward?The answer – uncovered differently by different people – is that you just do it. Lightning is …