The 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 ReadingChef Flynn (USA, 83 min.) Dir. Cameron Yates Programme: Special Presentations (Canadian Premiere) If tennis was the competitive pop-up theme for TIFF17, chefs are it for Hot Docs 2018. Eight women
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 ReadingWhat Walaa Wants (Canada/Denmark, 89 min.) Dir. Christy Garland Canadian Spectrum (North American Premiere) On the surface What Walaa Wants is a film about a young girl who wants to join
Keep ReadingGolden Dawn Girls (Norway, Denmark, Finland, 92 minutes) Dir: HÃ¥vard Bustnes Programme: World Showcase. (North American Premiere) Once on a tiny Aegean island called Koufonissi, an Athenian friend said to me,
Keep ReadingSerge Giguère crafts a love letter to mothers who devote themselves to their children with My Mother's Letters
Keep ReadingActive Measures (USA, 112 minutes) Dir: Jack Bryan Programme: Special Presentations. (World Premiere) Active Measures is so loaded with information that Jack Bryan and his producers considered telling the story in
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 ReadingMinding the Gap was executive-produced by Hoop Dreams director Steve James and it shares James’ ability to place the individuals’ aspirations against a hardscrabble socio-economic background. Bing Liu, who demonstrates he’s as
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
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