<h1>Daniel Eng</h1>

Daniel Eng

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HotDocs ’23: The American Gladiators

HotDocs ’23: The American Gladiators

May 4, 2023

You have to see it to believe it.  I don’t often say that about films, let alone documentaries, but The American Gladiators makes every second of its 170 minutes into a captivating odyssey. Looking at the hit reality competition series that originally aired...

HotDocs ’23: The Disappearance of Shere Hite

HotDocs ’23: The Disappearance of Shere Hite

May 3, 2023

Shere Hite was a revolutionary, not only through her ideas but also her hard work to reach women across America and give them a platform to discuss sex. The nature of the work is very taboo but Hite was certainly not a subtle person. She openly expressed herself and...

HotDocs ’23: Still – A Michael J. Fox Movie

HotDocs ’23: Still – A Michael J. Fox Movie

May 3, 2023

In life, when can we be still? That's the question Michael J. Fox had to face in the wake of his diagnosis with Parkinson's. But, as his new documentary Still reveals it was also a question that he tried to avoid for as long as he could. The film delves into...

HotDocs ’23: Twice Colonized

HotDocs ’23: Twice Colonized

May 3, 2023

Twice Colonized follows Inuit activist Aaju Peter, a lawyer who has been fighting for Indigenous rights on an international level to help peel back the damage of colonization and attempting to find solutions regarding how to move forward in the industrialized...

A Mother, Youngsoon – HotDocs 23′

A Mother, Youngsoon – HotDocs 23′

May 3, 2023

A Mother, Youngsoon follows a mother and son, a decade after they have escaped North Korea and immigrated to South Korea. They are merely one of around 30,000 families who have left the North to come to the South but life for the mother and son is not much...

HotDocs ’23: Black Barbie: A Documentary

HotDocs ’23: Black Barbie: A Documentary

May 3, 2023

Black Barbie: A Documentary takes a look at the history of representation behind the Barbie brand and those figures who have (and are still fighting for) representation for the many different and diverse women in America. The film's origins stemmed from the director's...

HotDocs ’23: You were My First Boyfriend

HotDocs ’23: You were My First Boyfriend

May 3, 2023

As she was getting older, director Cecilia Aldarondo decided to turn her lens towards her past, complete with all its personal mishaps and traumas. She does this, not only by confronting her own memories and the remnants that can be visualized through home video, but...

HotDocs ’23: After Work

HotDocs ’23: After Work

May 3, 2023

What would you do if you had universal income? In the rise of AI and automated machinery, many jobs are likely to be eradicated from the market, leaving the question of what will happen to the workers? Many astute philosophers and intelligible business men seem to...

HotDocs ’23: Praying for Armageddon

HotDocs ’23: Praying for Armageddon

May 2, 2023

Praying for Armageddon explores how the influence of the radical, Evangelical Right Christian movement is changing America and, by association, the entire world. The film has three distinct areas that it explores, each using different styles of cinematography to...