By: Kindah Mardam Bey 

The National Film Board Of Canada, with it breadth and depth of filmmaking legacy took the 2008 Hot Docs festival by storm this year in Toronto. Hot Docs is a Canadian film festival focused on the film-form of documentaries, with an international appeal. The Documentaries weren't only hot from the NFB offerings this year, but they were also diverse in subject matter, strong in content and a two time winner for Junior (Best Canadian Feature Documentary) and FLicKeR (Special Jury Prize Canadian Documentary). 

A ‘n E Vibe was pleased to see all the NFB films sent to Hot Docs this year, as many were world premieres expressing a deep reflection on current world concerns. All the films can be found at the NFB: www.nfb.ca. Documentaries don't usually have widespread theatre releases, so it is up to each individual to seek out these dynamic and interesting films that hold a magnifying glass up to the world in which we live:

Junior - Why hockey is an obsession with Canadian youth....

FLicKeR - The non-drug alternative known as ‘the natural high'...

Tiger Spirit - The slow and arduous process of reunification of North & South Korea, and one families circumstance.....

Passage - A journey through history and the controversy behind the Northwest Passage...

Triage: Dr. James Orbinski's Humanitarian Dilemma - Doctor's Without Borders founder Dr. James Orbinksi journeys back to some of the most devastating times of his career in third world countries under attack...

Carts Of Darkness - Turning cart racing into an extreme sport...

Milosevic On Trial - The trials and tribulations of a corrupt world fighting against war crimes...

Club Native - The question of ‘how native are you' and the pitfalls and segregations that tagline includes...

Bevel Up - Heroic street nurses show how their service is almost saintly...