Marianne & Actuality: The Life of Allan King
Ryerson graduates know the importance of a good hot dog vendor.  Marianne is about another in the trade and her stand is in front of Mount Sinai hospital.  This 7 min. doc by a York student was an excellent vignette of a hot dog stand operator who daily has a positive impact on that neighbourhood.  Highly recommended.

Actuality: The Life of Allan King
Allan King has an incredible body of work over the years including the documentaries Dying at Grace and Memory for Max, Clare and Ida.  This doc covers the life of Allan King but also the documentaries made by a Canadian film maker that reflect our national history.  I wasn't sure what to expect here but I was surprised by how interesting this doc turned out to be.

Iraq in Fragments
The programmer for this doc described it in her intro as visually arresting and I cannot think of a better description.  The film maker spent a year in Iraq, got to know people and documented their day to day life.  The doc was recorded with a single camera but it was processed to appear like a cinematic film.  At times, it was easy to forget that we were watching a documentary and not a scripted film.  It was an excellent portrayal of the people of Iraq.  It is visually beautiful without forgetting the horrors of war that occur there.  Look for it in wide release.  Highly recommended.

F*ck
When the HotDocs box office worker handed me my tickets for this film and said 2 for F*ck, I told her, "There's no need to swear.".
F*ck is a word we have all used, some more frequently than others.  This doc explores the history of the word and its controversy.  It had excellent interviews including those for the use of the word like rapper Ice-T and leader of the official opposition, Pat Boone.  F*ck was hilarious and really enjoyable to watch.  Highly recommended.  This will go wide release so watch for it!