Ladies and gentlemen, here you have a meticulously compiled listing of everything documentary at TIFF (or as close as we could come) - including exclusive new images. Bookmark this posting as we'll continue to update it with new links.

The offerings range from live conversations with filmmakers at Doc Talks and Mavericks to the massive Real to Reel section to a sprinkling of docs in the sections Masters, Special Presentations, Visions and Wavelengths to the Canadian Retrospective of classic films by Michel Brault. TIFF's official programme guide and schedule will be available on August 28. Until then, start making your own lists of anticipated titles...

DOC TALKS

BIOGRAPHY: COMPLICATED LIVES
Innovative portraiture is a strong trend among this year's docs. Three directors - Scott Hicks (GLASS: A PORTRAIT OF PHILIP IN TWELVE PARTS), Peter Raymont (A PROMISE TO THE DEAD: THE EXILE JOURNEY OF ARIEL DORFMAN) and Peter Askin (TRUMBO, pictured) - will discuss the challenges and revelations they encountered while producing their films.

COVERING WAR
Since the conflict in Iraq began, doc makers have often been ahead of other media in depicting the realities on the ground and the turn in public opinion back at home. This discussion combines perspectives from the front lines and the home front with directors Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro (BODY OF WAR) and Michael Tucker (THE PRISONER: OR HOW I PLANNED TO KILL TONY BLAIR, GUNNER PALACE). Tucker will present a preview clip from his current work-in-progress, THE BULLET-PROOF SALESMAN, about an armoured-car dealer doing business in Iraq, while Donahue and Spiro, will discuss their film BODY OF WAR, an emotional journey following former soldier Tomas Young as he undergoes an activist's education in opposing the war that put him in a wheelchair.

CANADIAN RETROPSECTIVE: Michel Brault
Michel Brault has been a pioneering force in documentary throughout his career. As the cameraman on CHRONIQUE D'UN ÉTÉ (pictured) in 1961, he played an integral role in what many consider the turning point for cinema-vérité documentary. This year the Festival is honouring his body of work in our Canadian Retrospective and with the publication of André Loiselle's monograph, Cinema as History: Michel Brault and Modern Quebec. In this discussion, moderated by Loiselle, Brault is joined by fellow Quebec filmmaker Denys Arcand, the director of this year's L'ÂGE DES TÉNÈBRES (DAYS OF DARKNESS) and also a director of many key documentaries in Quebec, including QUEBEC: DUPLESSIS ET APRÈS?, ON EST AU COTON, and LE CONFORT ET L'INDIFFERENCE. They'll look back over Brault's career, the unique situation of Quebec cinema, and the different demands of documentary and fiction.

WHY DEMOCRACY? WITH NICK FRASER
The Why Democracy? project is one of most ambitious documentary series ever undertaken. It encompasses 10 films by 10 directors from 10 countries, all varying widely in subject matter and style, but united by the theme of exploring the trials and tribulations of democracy. Nick Fraser, the commissioning editor of the BBC's acclaimed documentary series Storyville, was part of an international consortium of public broadcasters who commissioned the films. They demonstrate a vibrant documentary movement - provocative and entertaining - from around the world. Three of them are being shown in full at the Festival: DINNER WITH THE PRESIDENT: A NATION'S JOURNEY, PLEASE VOTE FOR ME and IRON LADIES OF LIBERIA. In this presentation, Fraser will show preview clips from other films in the series that have just been completed in preparation for their fall broadcast. Fraser will discuss their controversial perspectives and the struggles to get them made. For more about the series, see whydemocracy.net.

MASTERS

FADOS Carlos Saura, Spain
Filmmaker Carlos Saura (TANGO) offers a fascinating trip through the history of fado, one of the oldest forms of urban folk music in the world, tracing its evolution from its very roots to its place in contemporary culture. Featuring performances by Mariza, Carlos do Carmo and other fado legends.

MAVERICKS

EVERYTHING TO GAIN: A Conversation with Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter will present a pair of inspirational activists as they share the lessons and gains of their post-Presidential career. The focus of Jonathan Demme's documentary MAN FROM PLAINS (screening in this year's Festival as a Special Presentation), former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife of over 60 years Rosalynn, will candidly describe the process of embarking on new ventures after their time in the White House during this Mavericks presentation. This year, they celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Carter Center, the Atlanta-based institution co-founded by the couple with the mission of waging peace, fighting disease and building hope. The Festival is honoured to mark this anniversary by hosting the Carters for a conversation about their work. Everything to Gain: A Conversation with Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter will be moderated by TVO's Allan Gregg.

THE TIME IS NOW: A Conversation About Darfur
The deadly conflict in Sudan is the focus of DARFUR NOW (playing in Real to Reel), the stirring documentary that looks at six individuals striving in their own way to end the conflict in Darfur. DARFUR NOW serves as the focal point for The Time is Now: A Conversation About Darfur, a Mavericks presentation that assembles four of the film's subjects, along with key members of the filmmaking team, to discuss their actions and what the rest of us can do. These participants bring a wealth of knowledge, as well as eyewitness testimony from the paths of refugee camps to the halls of political influence. Their stories may be enraging, but their actions are unwaveringly inspiring. The presentation will bring together actor, activist and author Don Cheadle; Luis Moreno- Ocampo, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court; Pablo Recalde, Head of the United Nations' World Food Programme in West Darfur; Adam Sterling, Executive Director of the Sudan Divestment Task Force; filmmaker Ted Braun; producer Mark Jonathan Harris and producer Cathy Schulman.

"RELIGULOUS": A Conversation with Bill Maher and Larry Charles
Two of America's most thought-provoking and politically charged comedians join forces in a special Mavericks presentation. Quickwitted political rabble-rouser Bill Maher brings his unstoppable sense of humour to his stand-up routines, television shows ("Politically Incorrect", "Real Time with Bill Maher") and best-selling book (New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer). Prolific writer, director and producer Larry Charles has brought his comedic mastery to both the big screen (BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN) and small screen ("Seinfeld", "Curb Your Enthusiasm"). These two high-profile humourists have teamed up for a feature-length documentary, RELIGULOUS - a satirical look at religion in which Maher travels to some of the world's most popular religious destinations. Maher and Charles will take to the stage for "Religulous": A Conversation with Bill Maher and Larry Charles, discussing faith, comedy and everything in between, and sharing a teaser clip of their work-in-progress with a very fortunate Mavericks audience.

REAL TO REEL
 
ALGERIE, HISTOIRES A NE PAS DIRE Jean-Pierre Lledo, Algeria
Four Algerians of Muslim origin revisit the last years of their country's War of Independence, searching for truth about their own lives while recalling memories of troubled relationships with their Jewish and Christian neighbours.

AMAZING JOURNEY: THE STORY OF THE WHO, Paul Crowder/Murray Lerner, USA
Director/Editor Paul Crowder and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Murray  Lerner explore the ingenious bravado and continuing evolution of the legendary rock group The Who in this definitive, authorized documentary about  the band. The film moves from their origins as a 1960s schoolboy R&B cover band, through their meteoric rise and artistic breakthroughs. In addition to a wealth of recently discovered personal images and video released by the group  the film includes interviews with prominent witnesses and personal friends. Rare  and unreleased concert footage as well as behind-the-scenes moments are featured from throughout their career.

BODY OF WAR Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro, USA
Wounded after serving in Iraq for less than a week, 25-year-old Tomas Young ? now paralyzed from the chest down ? transforms his personal suffering into political activism, evolving as a powerful voice against the ongoing war. Featuring new music by Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam. More

CALLAS ASSOLUTA Philippe Kholy, France
Kholy's mesmerizing documentary surveys the life of Maria Callas, one of the greatest opera singers the world has ever known.  A lover of Aristotle Onassis and a fashion icon with a larger-than-life personality, Callas is still remembered fondly by legions of fans around the world.  The film spends equal time between the great music that Callas created and her private world, including some home movie footage shot by Grace Kelly.  Callas was a mass of contradictions, all of which are beautifully represented in the film, and a superstar whose luster has never faded.

CHILDREN OF THE SUN Ran Tal, Israel/USA 
Director Ran Tal shows the world of the Israeli kibbutz movement from a largely unexplored perspective - that of the first generation of children who were born within the kibbutzim, or rural communities, and lived there for most of their lives. Meticulously researched and composed of more than 80 amateur films of rare footage that was shot at the kibbutzim between 1930 and 1970, Tal focuses on the complicated feelings and reflections of the people who grew up in the communes.  

DARFUR NOW Ted Braun, USA
A call to action to help stop the deadly conflict in Darfur, the struggles and achievements of six very different individuals ? including actor Don Cheadle ? bring to light the situation in Darfur and illustrate the need to get involved. More

THE DICTATOR HUNTER Klaartje Quirijns, The Netherlands/USA
Revisiting the horrific torture, imprisonment and murder carried out in the 1980s under the regime of former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré, THE DICTATOR HUNTER follows Human Rights Watch activist Reed Brody in his quest to bring Habré to justice.

DINNER WITH THE PRESIDENT: A NATION'S JOURNEY Sabiha Sumar and Sachithanandam Sathananthan, Pakistan
In October 1999, Pervez Musharraf assumed power in Pakistan through a bloodless military coup. Hearing his vision for Pakistan over dinner, filmmakers Sumar and Sathananthan ponder the irony of a President in army fatigues delivering democracy to the masses. A part of Why Democracy?. More

ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD Werner Herzog, USA
In his first documentary since GRIZZLY MAN, Herzog, accompanied only by his cameraman, travels to Antarctica, gaining unrestricted access to the raw beauty and humanity of the ultimate Down Under.

FENGMING: A CHINESE MEMOIR Wang Bing, Hong Kong/China 
Fearlessly delving into buried chapters of China's communist history, and examining the boundaries we place around personal memory, director Wang Bing has created a remarkable cinematic hybrid.  At once a devastating portrait  of an era, a conceptual art piece, a precious document and a fateful love story, FENGMING: A CHINESE MEMOIR is the harrowing account of one woman's experience in Mao's labour camps.

GLASS: A PORTRAIT OF PHILIP IN TWELVE PARTS Scott Hicks, Australia Filmmaker Scott Hicks (SHINE) documents an eventful year in the career and personal life of distinguished composer Philip Glass as he interacts with a number of friends and collaborators, including Chuck Close, Ravi Shankar and Woody Allen.

HEAVY METAL IN BAGHDAD Suroosh Alvi and Eddy Moretti, Canada
In 2003, just after the U.S. toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein, Vice magazine published an article on Acrassicauda, the only heavy metal band in Iraq. In 2006, with the insurgency reaching a fevered pitch, VICE Co-Founder Suroosh Alvi and VBS Producer Eddy Moretti took a trip to Iraq to find them. HEAVY METAL IN BAGDHAD chronicles Alvi and Moretti's search for Acrassicauda, documenting all of the tribulations and harsh revelations they face along the way.

HOLLYWOOD CHINESE Arthur Dong, USA
Punctuated with clips from over 100 movies, HOLLYWOOD CHINESE offers a captivating revelation on the Chinese in American feature films, from the very first Chinese-American film produced in 1916 to Ang Lee's triumphant BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN.

IRON LADIES OF LIBERIA Siatta Scott Johnson and Daniel Junge, USA
As the first freely elected female head of state in Africa, Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf appointed other extraordinary women to leadership positions in all areas of government. IRON LADIES OF LIBERIA asks the question, 'can Liberia's first female president bring sustainable democracy and peace to such a devastated country'? A part of Why Democracy?. More

A JIHAD FOR LOVE Parvez Sharma, USA/UK/France/Germany/Australia
The first feature-length documentary to investigate the complex global intersections of Islam and homosexuality, Sharma's feature directorial debut brings to light the hidden lives of gay and lesbian Muslims with empowering stories from twelve countries. More

JOY DIVISION Grant Gee, UK/USA 
In 1976, four young men from ruined, post-industrial Manchester, England went to see The Sex Pistols. They formed a band: Joy Division. Thirty years later their sophisticated and powerful sound is more influential than ever.  Featuring the participation of the surviving members, this film reveals the legacy that Joy Division left behind. JOY DIVISION joins another film at the Festival about the band, CONTROL, a feature film which tells the story of the life and death of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis. CONTROL is screening in the Vanguard programme.

LOU REED'S BERLIN Julian Schnabel, USA 
Julian Schnabel's second film at TIFF this year (his other title LE SCAPHANDRE ET LE PAPILLON/THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY is a Special Presentation this year) captures Lou Reed's 2006 live concert performance of his legendary 1973 concept album Berlin.  Reed and his producer Bob Ezrin teamed up with music producer Hal Willner to stage Berlin in venues around the world.  Schnabel art directed the staging and filmed the production over five nights at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, New York.     

MAN OF CINEMA: PIERRE RISSIENT Todd McCarthy, USA
Variety critic Todd McCarthy explores the legacy of Pierre Rissient, a key behind-the-scenes figure in Cannes for more than 40 years.

THE MOSQUITO PROBLEM AND OTHER STORIES Andrey Paounov, Bulgaria/USA/Germany
A documentary about a village turned concentration camp, turned city, turned nuclear power plant.

MY ENEMY'S ENEMY Kevin Macdonald, France/UK
From the director of THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND comes a documentary about the post-war activities of one-time Gestapo commander Klaus Barbie, infamously known as the "Butcher of Lyon."

MY KID COULD PAINT THAT Amir Bar-Lev, USA
Chronicling the rise to fame of Marla Olmstead ? a four-year-old painter whose work has taken in over $300,000 ? filmmaker Amir Bar-Lev examines society's obsession with child prodigies while exploring the complex on-going debate over what constitutes art.

OBSCENE Neil Ortenberg and Daniel O'Connor, USA
Drawn from more than 60 years of home movies, media appearances and rare archival footage, OBSCENE tells the story of American publisher Barney Rosset, who fought battles in court to put out some of the most forbidden works of the explosive post-war decades, including Tropic of Cancer and Naked Lunch. More

OPERATION FILMMAKER Nina Davenport, USA
When the dreams of a young Iraqi film student are crushed following the bombing of Baghdad's film school, actor Liev Schreiber invites him to intern on the production of EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED. But in a comedic turn of events, Schreiber's good intentions quickly backfire as the eager student proves to have intentions of his own.

PLEASE VOTE FOR ME Weijun Chen, China
In an experiment to determine how democracy might be received in China, third-graders hold an election to select a Class Monitor, competing against one other for the coveted position while being egged on by teachers and doting parents. A part of Why Democracy?.

A PROMISE TO THE DEAD: THE EXILE JOURNEY OF ARIEL DORFMAN Peter Raymont, Canada
When President Salvador Allende's Chilean government fell, Ariel Dorfman was told that his life was spared because "someone had to live to tell the story." Based, in part, on Ariel Dorfman's recent best-selling memoir, Heading South, Looking North, filmmaker Peter Raymont (SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL: THE JOURNEY OF ROMÉO DALLAIRE) offers an exploration of exile, memory, longing and democracy, as seen through Dorfman's experiences as cultural advisor to President Allende. More

REBELLION: THE LITVINENKO CASE Olga Konskaya and Andreï Nekrasov, Russia 
The dark secrets of the Kremlin unravel in this story of the former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko poisoned last November in London.  Told in his own words and in interviews with his widow, his friends and his alleged killers, Litvinenko's narrative, interspersed with flashbacks into history, explains how the hopes for freedom and democracy, after the collapse of Soviet Communism, have been dashed by the war in Chechnya and the consolidation of power by President Vladimir Putin. More

SURFWISE Doug Pray, USA
Filmmaker Doug Pray tells the bizarre story of an eccentric family: 85-year-old legendary surfer Dr. Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz, his wife Juliette, and their nine children ? raised and home-schooled in a camper on a California beach.

TERROR'S ADVOCATE (L'AVOCAT DE LA TERREUR) Barbet Schroeder, France
Veteran director Barbet Schroeder explores the life, career and conscience of criminal lawyer Jacques Vergès, whose clients ? including Klaus Barbie, Slobodan Milosevic and Saddam Hussein ? are among the most infamous figures of the 20th century. More

TRUMBO Peter Askin, USA
Told through spoken-word performances of some of its subject's extraordinary letters, TRUMBO presents a portrait of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who fought back after being blacklisted by HUAC. Featuring appearances by Donald Sutherland, Michael Douglas, Joan Allen and Liam Neeson.

USELESS Jia Zhang-ke, China 
The internationally acclaimed, award-winning director Jia Zhang-ke (THE WORLD, STILL LIFE) offers a devastating but focused and compassionate documentary about the fashion world in China, the largest exporter of garment  on the planet.  USELESS depicts the labourers working vast factories with the efficiency and precision of machines, and also portrays the industry's innovative fashion designers.  With disarming simplicity, Jia both informs and seduces as he portrays the unknown faces of changing China.

VERY YOUNG GIRLS David Schisgall, USA
An eye-opening survey of teenage prostitution in New York City, David Schisgall's film also tells the story of Rachel Lloyd, the remarkable woman who founded Girls Education & Mentoring Services (GEMS), dedicating her live to help ensure that young girls avoid making the same mistakes that she did. More

THE WILD HORSE REDEMPTION John Zaritsky, Canada
Stunningly shot, John Zaritsky's film looks in on a prison in the high desert foothills of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, where hardcore criminals are given 90 days to tame wild mustang horses. Most of the inmates who volunteer for the program have never trained a horse before, or even ridden one. Can a wild creature be rehabilitated, and socialized for safe interaction with humans? Can two wild creatures - prisoner and mustang - help each other to a better life?

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

CAPTAIN MIKE ACROSS AMERICA  Michael Moore, USA  Special Presentation
CAPTAIN MIKE ACROSS AMERICA takes us back to the 2004 election, when the margin of polling difference between candidates George W. Bush and John Kerry could have tipped either way. The film is made in the feisty spirit of independent media at a fraction of the budget of Moore's recent films. It captures Moore's activities as he set out on a campaign trip almost as rigorous and far-reaching as the candidates own, visiting 62 cities in 45 days, and holding large rallies on college campuses. He dubbed it the Slacker Uprising Tour, masterfully riling up audiences as large as fifteen thousand and bringing a star-studded lineup of friends, including  Roseanne Barr, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, Viggo Mortensen, Steve Earl and Joan Baez.

HERE IS WHAT IS Adam Vollick, Daniel Lanois, Adam Samuels
Filmmaker Adam Vollick follows music industry icon Daniel Lanois around the recording studio, unveiling some of the mysteries of the studio as a creative space. From a session in Morocco with U2 and Brian Eno, to Garth Hudson at the piano in Toronto, HERE IS WHAT IS reveals the psychological process behind the making of records.

MAN FROM PLAINS Jonathan Demme, USA Special Presentation
Last year, former President Jimmy Carter dove headfirst into the most controversial topic in international politics, publishing the book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid. Following the path of Carter's recent book tour, Academy Award? winner Jonathan Demme reveals a complex individual who, with the gusto and determination of a youngster, criss-crosses the county to get his message of peace across, even as that message creates a media onslaught in which his credibility and judgement are called into question. Demme delivers an intimate and exhilirating look, unlike any other film made of such a high profile politician.

MY WINNIPEG Guy Maddin
Guy Maddin's very personal portrait of his hometown is a poetic meditation - a docu-fantasia - on Winnipeg's history as well as Maddin's own childhood. Filmed partly in the house where he grew up, the film will be presented with the live narration by Maddin himself. Surreal, hilarious and bizarrely touching, this may be Maddin's most unique piece to date.

VISIONS

NIGHT Lawrence Johnston, Australia
From award-winning director Lawrence Johnston (ETERNITY), NIGHT explores the universal nature of night and how it is experienced. People from all walks of life tell stories of what night means to them, capturing the mystery, mood and magic of it against a dramatic symphonic score by composer Cezary Skubiszewski. More

WAVELENGTHS
The six Wavelengths programmes that highlight the "artist made" or "avant garde" - depending what label you want to use for pushing boundaries - are sprinkled throughout with documentary crossover work. See the full line-up here.

CANADIAN RETROSPECTIVE: Michel Brault

LES RAQUETTEURS (1958, 15m) presents the everyday rituals of real French Canadians at a snowshoeing convention. Brault and co-director Gilles Groulx's use of handheld camera techniques and rejection of traditional documentary style had a profound influence on the emergence of direct cinema as well as Quebec cinema and their embrace of distinctive Quebecois culture.

CHRONIQUE D'UN ÉTÉ (1961, 85m) features Brault's distinctive walking-camera approach in co-directors' Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin documentary set in Paris. The film was a radical departure from previous documentary work and a poignant moment in the cinema verité movement.

LA LUTTE (1961, 28m) is a portrait of professional wrestlers and the crowds at the Montreal Forum. Quebec's finest talents worked collectively on this documentary, which was partially inspired by Roland Barthes' essay on wrestling from his celebrated book Mythologies.

POUR LA SUITE DU MONDE (1963, 105m) focuses on the revival of age-old whale hunting practices in Île-aux-Coudres. In one of the the greatest documentaries ever made in Canada, Brault and co-director Pierre Perrault weave relationships between actuality and fiction; past and present; tradition and modernity; word and image in the first Canadian film to be entered in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival.

L'ACADIE, L'ACADIE?!? (1971, 118m) chronicles the struggle of Francophone university students involved in a series of protests in Moncton, New Brunswick. This collaboration with Pierre Perrault delves into the ongoing debate over linguistic issues while documenting the growth of a trans-national student movement against the oppressive regime of their elders.