Tag: Lotte Stoops

The Ravages of Colonialism: Concerning Violence + Grande Hotel

The Ravages of Colonialism: Concerning Violence + Grande Hotel

February 24, 2015 | By

Review of Göran Olsson’s Concerning Violence (2014), which begins its run at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema Friday February 27th.

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Hot Docs: Part I

Hot Docs: Part I

May 6, 2011 | By

Reviews of three films from Toronto’s Hot Docs film festival: Lotte Stoops’ debut, Grande Hotel (2010), Robert-Jan Lacombe’s short documentary Goodbye Mandima (2010), and Stefan Kolbe and Chris Wright’s doc Das Block / The Block…

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Film: Grande Hotel (2010) + Goodbye Mandima (2010)

Film: Grande Hotel (2010) + Goodbye Mandima (2010)

May 5, 2011 | By

Film: Excellent DVD Transfer: n/a / DVD Extras: n/a Label: n/a/ Region: n/a / Released: n/a Genre: Documentary Synopsis: Documentary on the 2600 squatters than now live within the disintegrating skeleton of a once-elegant hotel in Mozambique. Special Features: n/a     Review: As director Lottle Stoops described to the audience at Toronto’s 2011 Hot Docs […]

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