Shawney Cohen on ‘The Manor’ and Why It’s More Than Just a Film About a Strip Club

This interview was originally published on the Documentary Channel Blog during Hot Docs on April 25, 2013. It is being reposted here now that the film is on VOD.

The 2013 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival opens tonight with a fresh new voice in nonfiction filmmaking. My initial reaction to Shawney Cohen’s feature debut, titled The Manor