Pick of the Litter (USA, 79 min.) Dir. Dana Nachman, Don Hardy Programme: Special Presentations (International Premiere) Call it puppy love. It’s impossible to resist the sheer volume of adorableness packed
Keep ReadingThe Reckoning: Hollywood’s Worst Kept Secret (Canada, 90 min.) Dir. Barry Avrich Programme: Special Presentations (World Premiere) The impact of the Silence Breakers is everywhere at Hot Docs this year. It’s
Keep ReadingThe American Meme (USA, 94 min.) Dir. Bert Marcus Programme: Nitghtvision (International Premiere) OMG! Paris Hilton is actually smart. The celebrity socialite, reality TV star, and entrepreneur is the biggest surprise
Keep ReadingHarvest Moon (Canada, 70 min.) Dir. Zaheed Mawani Programme: Canadian Spectrum (North American Premiere) Slow cinema nuts are in for a treat with Harvest Moon. This observational film demands and rewards
Keep ReadingSerge Giguère crafts a love letter to mothers who devote themselves to their children with My Mother's Letters
Keep ReadingGrit is sure to be the great eco doc of Hot Docs 2018 and the year overall. This powerful film witnesses tragedy on an epic scale as a tsunami of toxic mud
Keep ReadingAndy Irons: Kissed by God (USA, 100 min.) Dir. Steve Jones, Todd Jones Program: Special Presentations (World Premiere) Catch some waves with Andy Irons: Kissed by God. This emotional roller coaster
Keep ReadingPlaying Hard (Canada/USA, 90 min.) Dir. Jean-Simon Chartier Programme: Special Presentations (World Premiere) “Entertainment is philosophy in motion,” says gamer Jason Vandenberghe towards the end of Playing Hard. The film sees
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Grant Baldwin's This Mountain Life is a thrilling and beautifully shot odyssey through the Coastal Mountains of British Columbia.
Keep Readingon’t Be Nice (USA, 96 min.) Dir. Max Powers Programme: Artscapes (North American Premiere) Filmmakers, programmers, and critics often credit documentary subjects for speaking truth to power. This turn of phrase
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