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Citizen journalists capture the 2024 protests in South Korea inThe Seoul Guardians while looking to a 1980 massacre as inspiration to fight for democracy.
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American Doctor wins the 2026 Hot Docs Audience Award as the overall festival favourite, while Nekai Walks wins $50,000 Rogers Audience Award for Canadian film.
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At the Documentary Is Ceremony session during the Hot Docs Industry Conference, filmmaker Banchi Hanuse and story participants shared their collaborative process.
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A filmmaker explores his family story in Paikar and inspires his father to open up about life in Afghanistan and then Iran, while navigating the COVID pandemic.
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