eco trendy at hot docs

Topping the list of North America's largest documentary festival - the 2009 Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto - is "The Cove," spotlighting the annual slaughter of more than 2,500 dolphins in Japan.

171 films from 39 countries will be screened at the 16th annual festival, 9 of which are environmentally-charged. "Waterlife" profiles the beauty and toxicity of the Great Lakes, while "End of The Line" delivers a disturbing wakeup call about humanity's overconsumption of fish.

"H2Oil" is an eye-popping exploration into the impact of the Alberta's Athabasca oil sands.

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green film festival

For the next two days, Toronto's City Playhouse plays host to the 2008 Green Reel Environmental Film Festival.

The festival features an environmentally-themed collection of international documentaries, mainstream Hollywood and independent productions, including several free screenings sponsored in part by the David Suzuki Foundation, the National Film Board of Canada, Joe Public Films and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

The schedule of over twenty films includes 'A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash', 'The Edge of Eden: Living With Grizzlies', 'Black Gold' and 'Who Killed The Electric Car?', Michael Moore’s controversial 'Sicko', the award winning 'Being Caribou' and the powerful Canadian documentary 'Toxic Trespass'.

Link to the schedule here >>