Join us for one of our most popular member events: our annual showcase of the Hot Docs Festival's best, most crowd-pleasing short films. We're thrilled to bring you a specially curated selection of six films from around the world that showcase the incredible range and diversity of shorts presented during the 2022 festival.
Post-screening Q&A with Bad At This writer/producer Sonya Suraci and director Jessie Posthumus on stage, and Dad Can Dance director Jamie Ross via Zoom.
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Bad at This
D: Jessie Posthumus | 2021 | Canada | 6 min
In this whimsical story of a young man who embraces failure, abandons self-judgment and has no qualms about sucking at a hobby he loves, we consider the rewards of pushing back against a culture that values perfection and performance above all else.
BBQ at Josee and Serge's
D: Alexandre Sarkis | 2022 | Canada | 7 min
Serge was born visually impaired, but that did not stop him from racing cars or mastering the art of the barbecue. Josée lost her sight over the years while raising children and growing the best Lebanese cucumbers in town. Under the summer sun, the couple talks about love, freedom and grilled chicken skewers.
The Communion of My Cousin Andrea
D: Brandán Cerviño | 2021 | Spain | 13 min
For Andrea, a thing without sparkles is not a thing! When her cousin and filmmaker Brandán Cerviño helps her edit a video of her first Holy Communion, they add just the right amount of sparkle, bling and sass, as well as a serious side of philosophy: does God exist?
Her Scents of Pu-er
D: Anna-Claria Ostasenko Bogdanoff | 2021 | France | 17 min
Master Tseng, the first woman tea master in China's history, takes us on an aromatic journey steeped in history. We travel though her delicate and timeless world as she unlocks and shares with us the secrets of Pu Er, tea's holy grail.
I Am Trying to Remember
D: Pegah Ahangarani | 2021 | Czech Republic, Iran | 15 min
Gholam has been erased. All that remains is a 1988 photo with his face scratched out. As filmmaker Pegah Ahangarani discovers, dissidents disappeared in alarming numbers in the difficult years after the Islamic Revolution in Iran. Their stories can only be recreated by seeking out the places filled with their absence.
Dad Can Dance
D: Jamie Ross | 2022 | Canada | 29 min
David was a ballet dancer, and for 45 years, almost nobody in the world knew. His son discovers long-buried family secrets about their shared love for movement in this self-affirming story that explores the joy of being an artist.
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