( COURTESY HOT DOCS FESTIVAL )You’ve probably never heard of Kiribati, but it’s one of a number of Pacific island nations facing imminent submersion and destruction as a result of global warming. ( COURTESY HOT DOCS FESTIVAL )History has not been kind to the Kurds, a people without a country in a troubled region of the world. ( COURTESY HOT DOCS FESTIVAL )With 90 per cent of the world’s opium production, it’s small wonder Afghanistan has a serious drug addiction crisis. ( COURTESY HOT DOCS FESTIVAL )Fake news with a shot of vodka. ( COURTESY HOT DOCS )Stephen Low’s passion for electric streetcars (also known as trams or trolleys) comes through loud, clear and IMAX-sized in this gloriously photographed love letter to the humble transit workhorse.

Source: thestar April 22, 2018 11:03 UTC