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Hot Docs - Page 4

Complete coverage from the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, North America's largest doc fest.

Excoded, The Forever Chorus Among Hot Docs Forum Winners

by Pat Mullen
April 29, 2026
Hot Docs/Industry

Hot Docs Forum announces 2026 pitch prize winners including Excoded, The Forever Chorus, and What We Remember.

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təm kʷaθ nan Namesake Review: Reconciliation Is More than a Word

by Courtney Small
April 29, 2026
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Members of the Tla’amin First Nation and voices in the settler community join forces in a campaign over naming rights in təm kʷaθ nan Namesake.

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- Caitlin Cronenberg (foreground), looking at her photo of Drake’s Views album cover, hanging in the AGO.

Views: How the CN Tower Documentary Captures Toronto’s Iconic Landmark

by Jason Gorber
April 29, 2026
Hot Docs/Interviews

An interview with The Tower that Built a City director Mark Myers on telling the story of Toronto famed structure from an "outsider" point of view.

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A series of white pieces of paper taped to a wall. They have the NFB logo in the top right corner and various messages scribbled in black marker.

Hot Docs Industry Report: Day 2 – Forum Returns, Brazil Docs, NFB Corner

by Marc Glassman Barri Cohen Tom White
April 29, 2026
Hot Docs/Industry

Hot Docs Industry Day 2 featured a return of the Forum, the Made in Brazil spotlight on national cinema, and notes about what the industry hopes to see in the future.

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Starseed Arcturus Ra meditates in a desert. He is a bald Brown man and is wearing a blue robe with yellow markings. The terrain surrounding him is red sand and rock.

Gimme Truth Review: The Truth Is Out There — Like, Really Out There

by Victor Stiff
April 29, 2026
Hot Docs/Reviews

Gimme Truth explores the traumas and beliefs that lead people to become conspiracists--while letting the audiences make up their own minds.

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Richard, Mike, and Roger Gage at the Gage family home. Mike’s 61.5-pound Tyee hangs on the wall above them

In Tyee Country Review: A Fish Story with a Peculiar Weight

by Pat Mullen
April 29, 2026
Hot Docs/Reviews

The passions and idiosyncrasies of a B.C. Chinook salmon fishing club face a reckoning in In Tyee Country when the requisite 30-pounders for membership face short supply.

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View of the old prison gate, Miyagi Prison, Sendai, where Mr. Kamata is serving a life sentence for his involvement in a series of bomb attacks by the Black Helmet Group in 1971.

The 49th Year Review: A Prisoner to Its Own Gaze

by Nirris Nagendrarajah
April 28, 2026
Hot Docs/Reviews

The 49th Year begins with promise, but ultimately unfolds as an inert conceptual portrait of a Japanese political prisoner that juxtaposes personal letters with atmospheric exteriors

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A Vietnamese man rides a scooter while his older sister sits in the back eat. They are dressed fabulously for Pride celebrations.

Baby Jackfruit Baby Guava Review: The Fruits of Shared Labour

by Pat Mullen
April 28, 2026
Hot Docs/Reviews

Nhật Quang Nông probes his family history in a personal exploration of queerness, identity, and love in Baby Jackfruit Baby Guava.

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The Ballad of Judas Priest Review: An Old School Music Doc Done Right

by Jason Gorber
April 28, 2026May 5, 2026
Hot Docs/Reviews

The Ballad of Judas Priest review: Sam Dunn and musician Tony Morello direct this tale of the English heavy metal band.

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Hot Docs Industry Report: Day 1 – Re-imagining Distribution and Independent Filmmaking

by Barri Cohen Tom White Marc Glassman
April 28, 2026
Hot Docs/Industry

2026 Hot Docs Industry Conference Report: Day One - panellists discuss alternatives to documentary distribution and imagine new funding approaches.

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WHAT WILL I BECOME? offers a powerful exploration WHAT WILL I BECOME? offers a powerful exploration of trans boyhood and conversations about mental health. ✨️ 

We chatted with directors Lexie Bean and Logan Rozos ahead of the film's Canadian premiere at @insideoutfestival. 

📽 in-theatre: May 30; also online

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@insideoutfestival kicks off today with a great li @insideoutfestival kicks off today with a great line up of docs including #Antidiva, which screens May 23.

🔗 Get the full rundown of doc highlights at the fest at POV as #InsideOut runs today through May 31. 🌈

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Reporting from la Croisette, here are all the #Can Reporting from la Croisette, here are all the #Cannes docs that @filmfest_ca has been reviewing from the fest. 🌴

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Why is #TheRockyHorrorPictureShow the ultimate cul Why is #TheRockyHorrorPictureShow the ultimate cult film? @rockyhorrordocumentary looks at how Rocky Horror became the longest running theatrical release of all time. 

📽 at @tiff_net this week; VOD June 1

🔗 review in bio

#moviereview #documentary #rockyhorror
Fans of #Dahomey will want to keep an eye out for Fans of #Dahomey will want to keep an eye out for #ElephantsAndSquirrels! 🐘🐿

@nidhilvohra reports on this @hotdocs_ selection that follows efforts to repatriate Indigenous Sri Lankan artifacts. 

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It turns out that soccer can be interesting! ⚽️ F It turns out that soccer can be interesting! ⚽️

From #Cannes, @filmfest_ca reviews #TheMatch about the tense 1986 World Cup showdown between Argentina and England that had implications beyond the field. 

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🫶 Brampton 🫶 In #ISeeMyselfInYou, @amreenk_ offer 🫶 Brampton 🫶

In #ISeeMyselfInYou, @amreenk_ offers a love letter to the city's immigrant population. @nidhilvohra spoke with her during @hotdocs_ about representing hometown vibes on film. 

📽 up next at @leveragelens & @regentparkfilmfestiva l/ Open Roof Fest
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Much like the recent John Candy documentary, Netfl Much like the recent John Candy documentary, Netflix's Martin Short bio is more likely to make you cry than laugh. 😢

But it invites an important lesson about making good use of the time we have. 

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📽 Netflix

#martinshort #moviereview #documentary #Netflix #movies
Freshly shucked at @hotdocs_ and playing as @doxaf Freshly shucked at @hotdocs_ and playing as @doxafestival's centerpiece, CONCRETE TURNED TO SAND is an immersive environmental film. 🦪

@nireliofidelio talks with Jessica Johnson and Ryan Ermacora about capturing the flows of intertidal life.

📖 Issue 125
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