Western Canada’s largest documentary film festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

There are 87 films available online from May 6 to 16, but it's also possible to see some on the big screen.

That's because this year's fest includes the DOXA Drive-In from May 13 to 15, featuring seven screenings at the PNE Amphitheatre for movie lovers in their cars.

The full schedule of films is available here.

Below, you can read articles about documentaries at the festival.

Movie Notes

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers wins best Canadian director and Father wins best feature documentary at DOXA festival

May 14

Tailfeathers's film, Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning Of Empathy, will be screened tonight at the DOXA Drive-In.

Movie Reviews

DOXA 2021 review: Sheona McDonald's Into Light illuminates experience of a trans child in Canada's magnificent North

May 13

The mother and trans child's identities are not revealed in "Into Light", but the story still remains compelling, in part due to spectacular imagery.

Movie Reviews

DOXA 2021 review: The Gig Is Up exposes the perils of the gig economy

May 9

The Gig Is Up makes both an emotional and practical plea for viewers to take a closer look at the price of convenience.

Movie Features

Rock lover Alan Brain shows that the music of the world is vast with The Rumba Kings

May 7

The Rumba Kings streams until May 16 as part of DOXA.

Movie Reviews

DOXA 2021 review: Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché revisits one of the most unique singers in punk and new wave history

May 7

This look back at the life of a Black feminist punk icon by her own daughter is more personal and mournful than your usual biographical music doc.

Movie Reviews

DOXA 2021 review: Someone Like Me shows the power of love in transforming a gay refugee's life in Vancouver

May 6

Try to imagine what it’s like sponsoring a person you don’t know to immigrate to Canada.

Movie Reviews

DOXA 2021 review: Summer of Soul is a compelling look at the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival

May 5

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson's documentary is essential viewing for music fans.

Movie Reviews

DOXA 2021 review: Fanny: The Right To Rock spotlights the first all-female band to rock the world

May 5

David Bowie was a fan, so why haven’t you ever heard of them?

Movie Reviews

DOXA 2021: Director Dominique Keller delivers tender portrait of life in a seniors' home in Love: The Last Chapter

May 5

Romance is in the air between Jim, who gets around in a wheelchair, and Dianne as they twirl around the dance floor.

Movie Reviews

DOXA 2021 review: Wuhan Wuhan counters the current wave of anti-Asian racism

May 5

Yung Chang's calm documentary follows individuals through the start of the COVID-19 crisis.

Movie Reviews

DOXA 2021: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers's new doc examines how to achieve a paradigm shift in drug treatment

May 5

Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning Of Empathy was shot over five years.

Movie Features

DOXA 2021: The Gig Is Up reveals exploitation of contracted workers on a global scale

May 5

Director Shannon Walsh notes that even though task-based work existed before, the new platforms are different.