Where does technology and childhood coalesce? The exceedingly stylish Users considers youth in the age of AI.
The tagline on the poster for Lady Buds notes, “It’s always been about the female.” If you’re not acquainted with the anatomy of a marijuana plant (and to ruin the joke), it’s a nod to the fact that only female marijuana plants produce buds. While the doc clearly speaks to those in the know, it’s
Who wouldn’t want to support a film called Gallant Indies? Like a lot of what one sees in this arts documentary, there’s more to the title than what you first see. Philippe Béziat’s feature doc is an engrossing behind the scenes look at the creation of a streetwise adaptation of Jean-Philippe Rameau’s baroque opera ballet
Franz Böhm's Dear Future Children wins the Audience Award at Hot Docs as the audience's overall favourite film of the festival.
Shannon Walsh's eye-opening film asks how much we’re willing to pay so that others can enjoy a more equitable life.
Winner of this year’s Best International Feature Documentary Award at Hot Docs, Ostrov – Lost Island is a stark portrait of a community abandoned. The film visits the titular island in the Caspian Sea where a few remaining inhabitants cling to hope following the collapse of the USSR and the commercial fishing that sustained them.
At what point does flexing the rules bend towards cheating? This question motivates the energetic sports doping doc Nike’s Big Bet. Directed by Paul Kemp, the doc should prove especially engaging for fans of the Oscar-winning Icarus, about the Olympics doping scandal, as well as viewers keen to navigate the complicated grey areas of sponsorship,
Hot Docs Audience Award winner by Franz Böhm is a compelling portrait of youth activists in Hong Kong, Chile, and Uganda.
For many of us, the past year has been a period of reflection. The isolation of COVID-19 has thrust us into a state of inertia. In the struggle to conceive what the future may look like, many of us have turned to the past. As our perception of time shifts and wanes, our memories and
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America sees the ACLU's Jeffrey Robinson deliver a compelling exploration of the nation's past and future.