Silent Beauty Review: Ending the Cycle by Rachel Ho May 3, 2022May 5, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews In Silent Beauty, Jasmín Mara López confronts the sexual abuse she faced at the hands of her grandfather and uncovers a dark family secret. Read More
Ketevani Kapanadze on How the Room Felt and Safe Queer Spaces by Pat Mullen May 3, 2022 Hot Docs/Interviews Ketevani Kapanadze discusses the documentary How the Room Felt and entering the intimate safe spaces of queer people in Georgia. Read More
Beautiful Scars Takes Lead in Hot Docs Audience Award Race by Pat Mullen May 3, 2022 Hot Docs Hot Docs Audience Award race sees Shane Belcourt's Beautiful Scars, about rocker Tom Wilson and his journey with his Mohawk roots, debut in first. Read More
Relative Review: Giving Survivors a Voice by Susan G. Cole May 3, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews Relative's exploration of so-called less violent sexual assaults and how they’re managed makes for a unique entry into the documentary canon. Read More
Hunting in Packs Review: She, Too. by Susan G. Cole May 2, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews Hunting in Packs observes how three women--Michelle Rempel Garner, Pramila Jayapal, and Jess Phillips--navigate the "old boys' club" of politics. Read More
Barri Cohen’s Unloved Confronts a Painful Past by Marc Glassman May 2, 2022 Hot Docs/Interviews Barri Cohen's Unloved: Huronia's Forgotten Children is a personal study that confronts a legacy of abuse and injustice in an Ontario institution. Read More
Rojek Review: The Burning Questions by Pat Mullen May 2, 2022May 3, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews In Rojek, Zaynê Akyol offers a haunting and poetic interrogation of the violence waged on Syria by ISIS and looks the beast in the eye. Read More
Don’t Come Searching and the Art of Letting Go by Pat Mullen May 2, 2022 Hot Docs/Interviews Director Andrew Moir and producer Michelle Serieux discuss their film Don't Come Searching and using the COVID-19 pandemic to find the true heart of their story. Read More
Deconstructing Karen Review: Waking Up White Women by Susan G. Cole May 2, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews Deconstructing Kare is also an invitation to take responsibility and to become more active in the fight against racism. Read More
Batata Holds Top Spot in Hot Docs Audience Award Race by Pat Mullen May 2, 2022 Hot Docs Noura Kevorkian's documentary Batata holds strong in Hot Docs Audience Award race, while Chase Joynt's Framing Agnes debuts at number two. Read More