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Welcome to Industry and Premium Pass holder ticket selection! You can use your pass to get one ticket to as many non-concurrent screenings as you like. A block a tickets for each screening is held for pass holders.

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Welcome to Industry and Premium Pass holder ticket selection!

You can use your pass to get one ticket to as many non-concurrent screenings as you like. A block a tickets for each screening is held for pass holders.

Pass holder tickets are available on the day of the screening in two ways:
  • Online, beginning at 8:00 a.m. until one hour before the screening - log in below
  • At the venue, beginning 90 minutes before the first screening of the day at that venue
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7 Years of Lukas Graham
Includes Q&A

Danish band Lukas Graham has an uncanny ability of setting audacious goals and achieving them, but after scoring a hit with "7 Years," Grammy nominations and a world tour, success and fame may have them changing their tune.
Film Info
Runtime:77
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Denmark
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Danish
English
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:Special Presentations
By Program - Sort:Special Presentations
Film Subjects:European Cultures & Issues
Musicians & Performers
Popular Culture
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):René Sascha Johannsen
Producer(s):Sara Stockmann
Editor(s):Anders Albjerg Kristiansen
Andreas Bøggild Monies
Bobbie Esra Pertan
Cinematography:René Sascha Johannsen
Music:Lukas Graham
Sound:Jacques Pedersen
Rune Thuelund
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Opening Night // A.rtificial I.mmortality
Live Q&A on April 29, 7:30 PM

If computers could let you live forever, would you? When our minds and memories can be digitized, self-help guru Deepak Chopra and leading robotics engineers envision virtual clones that don't need a body to survive.
Film Info
Runtime:74
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Canada
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Japanese
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Closed Captions
Program Category:Canadian Spectrum
By Program - Sort:Canadian Spectrum
Hot Picks
Special Events
Film Subjects:Aging & Mortality
Science & Technology
Hot Picks
Website:http://artificialimmortality.ca
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Ann Shin
Producer(s):Gerry Flahive
Erica Leendertse
Hannah Donegan
Executive Producer(s):Ann Shin
Gerry Flahive
Editor(s):Steve Taylor
Shannon Kennedy
Geoff Matheson
Writer(s):Ann Shin
Julia Nunes
Cinematography:Iris Ng
Stephen Chung
Composer:Todor Kobakov
Animation:Dito Studio
Angel Blanco
Art Director(s):Alexandra G. Brillembourg
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Acts of Love
Includes Q&A

When his older boyfriend loses interest in him, a filmmaker relocates to Chicago and uses dating apps to cast new lovers in an amorphous project about romantic attraction, compatibility and attachment that his mother hates.
Film Info
Runtime:71
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:France
USA
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Closed Captions
Program Category:Nightvision
By Program - Sort:Nightvision
Film Subjects:Films & Filmmakers
LGBT Culture & Issues
Love & Relationships
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Isidore Bethel
Francis Leplay
Producer(s):Lucie Rego
Pauline Tran Van Lieu
Jamie Gonçalves
Francis Leplay
Isidore Bethel
Editor(s):Francis Leplay
Cinematography:Ryan Saunders
Sound:Margot Testemale
Fanny Weinzaepflen
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All Light, Everywhere
Includes Q&A

Exploring the connections between technology, vision and power, this Sundance prize winner offers an illuminating investigation of ever-increasing surveillance technologies, exposing the complexities of objectivity and the biases inherent in both human perception and the camera lens.
Film Info
Runtime:109
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:USA
Premiere Status:Canadian Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Closed Captions
Program Category:Special Presentations
By Program - Sort:Special Presentations
Film Subjects:American Culture & Issues
Crime & the Justice System
Science & Technology
Website:http://memory.is/all-light-everywhere
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Theo Anthony
Producer(s):Jonna McKone
Sebastian Pardo
Riel Roch-Decter
Executive Producer(s):Greg Boustead
David Dolby
Natasha Dolby
Jessica Harrop
Tim Nash
Editor(s):Theo Anthony
Cinematography:Corey Hughes
Composer:Dan Deacon
Sound:Udit Duseja
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All-In
Includes Q&A

Fresh from the village, two new hires at an all-inclusive resort on the Turkish Riviera are confronted with the absurd excesses of tourism. Their eagerness to engage quickly turns to indifference—and eventually self-interest—after one too many guest complaints and foam parties.
Film Info
Runtime:80
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Belgium
Netherlands
France
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Turkish
Kurdish
English
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:Middle Eastern Cultures & Issues
Sports & Recreation
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Volkan Üce
Producer(s):Magalie Dierick
Emmy Oost
Writer(s):Volkan Üce
Editor(s):Els Voorspoels
Cinematography:Joachim Philippe
Composer:David Boulter
Darius Timmer
Sound:Mark Glynne
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Any Given Day
Includes Q&A

A filmmaker with mental illness follows three defendants through a specialized mental health probation program. While sharing their rarely seen struggles, she faces her own challenges, making clear just how precarious the ties between people with mental illness, their families and society can be.
Film Info
Runtime:93
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:USA
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Bulgarian
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:International Spectrum
By Program - Sort:International Spectrum
Film Subjects:Addiction & Mental Health
American Culture & Issues
Crime & the Justice System
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Margaret Byrne
Producer(s):Margaret Byrne
Executive Producer(s):Sally Jo Fifer
Leslie Norville
Jane Wells
Associate Producer(s):Latesha Dickerson
Editor(s):Liz Kaar
Associate Editor(s):Rory McFadden
Cinematography:Margaret Byrne
Composer:Eric Kuhn
Sound:Shuling Yong
Motion Graphics:Jake Meyers
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Apart
Includes Q&A

In the US Midwest, plagued with opioid abuse and rising incarceration rates for women, three unforgettable mothers return home from prison to rebuild their lives after years of separation from their children.
Film Info
Runtime:85
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:USA
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Closed Captions
Program Category:Systems Down
By Program - Sort:Systems Down
Film Subjects:Addiction & Mental Health
Crime & the Justice System
Families & Family Stories
Women & Women's Stories
Website:http://apartthemovie.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Jennifer Redfearn
Producer(s):Tim Metzger
Jennifer Redfearn
Executive Producer(s):Patty Quillin
Sally Jo Fifer
Lois Vossen
Editor(s):Francisco Bello
Rabab Haj Yahya
Cinematography:Tim Metzger
Sound:Jennifer Redfearn
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Archipelago
Includes Q&A

Evocative animation brings the landscape to life in this experimental exploration of the historic Saint Lawrence River and its famous thousand islands. Fluidly superimposed images mingle with performed dialogue to navigate the boundaries of cinema.
Film Info
Runtime:72
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Canada
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:French
Innu-Aimun
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Canadian Spectrum
By Program - Sort:Canadian Spectrum
Extra Tags:Quebecois Films and Filmmakers
Film Subjects:Canadian Culture & Issues
Ecology & the Environment
Website:http://www.ladistributrice.ca/catalogue-films/archipel
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Félix Dufour-Laperrière
Producer(s):Félix Dufour-Laperrière
Nicolas Dufour-Laperrière
Voices:Florence Blain Mbaye
Mattis Savard-Verhoeven
Writer(s):Félix Dufour-Laperrière
Editor(s):Félix Dufour-Laperrière
Sound:Olivier Calvert
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Artscapes Shorts Program

A selection of short documentaries from our Artscapes program that explore creative minds, artistic pursuits and inventive filmmaking.
Film Info
Runtime:118
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Various
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Various
Program Category:Artscapes
By Program - Sort:Artscapes
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Various
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Bajo Fuego (Under Siege)
Includes Q&A

Caught between failed government promises and an occupation by armed militias, coca growers in Colombia confront displacement and mortal threats as they expose the relentless war in their countryside and shatter illusions of a successful peace process.
Film Info
Runtime:85
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Colombia
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Spanish
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Systems Down
By Program - Sort:Systems Down
Film Subjects:Latin American Cultures & Issues
Rural Life
War & Conflict
Website:http://www.bajofuego.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Sjoerd van Grootheest
Irene Vélez-Torres
Producer(s):Sjoerd van Grootheest
Executive Producer(s):Irene Vélez-Torres
Archive Producer(s):David Escobar
Writer(s):Sjoerd van Grootheest
Irene Vélez-Torres
Editor(s):Sjoerd van Grootheest
Cinematography:Sjoerd van Grootheest
Art Director(s):Diana Corredor
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Bangla Surf Girls
Includes Q&A

Three rebellious working-class teenage girls in Bangladesh escape daily hardships and stifling family lives by riding waves on their surfboards, chasing a fleeting and thrilling sense of freedom.
Film Info
Runtime:86
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Canada
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Bengali
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Persister
By Program - Sort:Persister
Film Subjects:Children & Youth
Asian Cultures & Issues
Sports & Recreation
Website:http://www.banglasurfgirls.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Elizabeth D. Costa
Producer(s):Lalita Krishna
Executive Producer(s):Lalita Krishna
Vijay Vaidyanathan
Writer(s):Lalita Krishna
Editor(s):Jordan Kawai
Matthew E. Cohn
Cinematography:Elizabeth D. Costa
Composer:Ohad Benchetrit
Justin Small
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Bank Job
Includes Q&A

When a mischievous filmmaking duo convinces a community to come together to create their own currency, they challenge an accepted economic system and dream up a debt-free future in which money works for us all.
Film Info
Runtime:87
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:UK
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Closed Captions
Program Category:Artscapes
By Program - Sort:Artscapes
Film Subjects:Activism
Art & Design
Capitalism & Big Business
Website:http://www.bankjob.pictures
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Daniel Edelstyn
Hilary Powell
Producer(s):Daniel Edelstyn
Christopher Hird
Hilary Powell
Executive Producer(s):Lisa Marie Russo
Editor(s):Alice Powell
Cinematography:Clément Du Cruet
Tom Maine
Linden Nieto
Christophe Tweedie
Sound:Rob Walker
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Becoming
Includes Q&A

Coming of age in rural Mexico, an introspective 11-year-old boy spends his summer raising fighting bulls and dreaming of emulating the cowboys in his family, while dreading the start of school and pining for his distant father in America.
Film Info
Runtime:63
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Mexico
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Spanish
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:Children & Youth
Latin American Cultures & Issues
Rural Life
Website:http://caribou.mx/en/potfolio/becoming
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Isabel Vaca
Producer(s):Arturo Mendicuti
Executive Producer(s):Isabel Vaca
Editor(s):Valentina Leduc
Writer(s):Isabel Vaca
Cinematography:Isabel Vaca
Jessica Villamil
Sound:Juan Pacheco
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Behind the Headlines
Includes Q&A

For the first time, cameras embed with the German investigative unit that broke the explosive Panama Papers story, following the journalists' pursuit of the truth behind the political assassination of a Maltese reporter and yet another history-making financial scandal.
Film Info
Runtime:90
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Germany
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:German
English
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:Special Presentations
By Program - Sort:Special Presentations
Film Subjects:Crime & the Justice System
European Cultures & Issues
Media & Journalism
Politics & Political Intrigue
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Daniel Andreas Sager
Producer(s):Marc Bauder
Editor(s):Hannes Bruun
Writer(s):Marc Bauder
Daniel Andreas Sager
Cinematography:Börres Weiffenbach
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Between Fire and Water
Includes Q&A

Adopted as a baby by a Quillasinga Nation family, Afro-Colombian Camilo grows up facing racism and ostracization by his Indigenous community, propelling him on a spiritual journey to discover his origins and the truth about his mother.
Film Info
Runtime:92
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Colombia
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Spanish
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Made In Colombia
By Program - Sort:Made In Colombia
Film Subjects:Families & Family Stories
Indigenous Cultures & Issues
Latin American Cultures & Issues
Race & Racism
Website:http://www.visoproducciones.com/between-fire-and-water
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Viviana Gómez Echeverry
Anton Wenzel
Producer(s):Sonia Barrera Gutiérrez
Viviana Gómez Echeverry
Co-Producer(s):Señal Colombia
Associate Producer(s):Resguardo Indígena Quillasinga Refugio del Sol
Chicken & Egg Pictures
Editor(s):Anton Wenzel
Writer(s):Viviana Gómez Echeverry
Cinematography:Viviana Gómez Echeverry
Composer:Carolina Ortiz Cerón
Rodrigo Restrepo Pabón
Sound:José Jairo Flórez Flórez
Sound Design:Carolina Ortiz Cerón
VFX:Roberto Montoya
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Between Us
Includes Q&A

An affair, a secret, a relationship on the verge of melting down—a simple box of cards posing questions on love sends three Polish couples on a deeply personal journey that unravels both tender and difficult truths.
Film Info
Runtime:53
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Poland
Canada
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Polish
Russian
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:Love & Relationships
Russian & Eastern European Culture & Issues
Website:http://betweenusfilm.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Dorota Proba
Producer(s):Ewa Jastrzebska
Jerzy Kapuscinski
Executive Producer(s):Wojciech Marczewski
Karolina Mróz
Editor(s):Katarzyna Orzechowska
Writer(s):Dorota Proba
Cinematography:Weronika Bilska
Sound:Krzysztof Janus
Dorota Proba
Anna Rok
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The Big Scary "S" Word
Includes Q&A

A former Marine works as a Lyft driver and a single mother teaches in a public school. Finding themselves broke, in debt and questioning the capitalist status quo, they turn to socialism, seeking solutions to problems larger than themselves.
Film Info
Runtime:82
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:USA
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Closed Captions
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:American Culture & Issues
Capitalism & Big Business
Website:http://socialismmovie.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Yael Bridge
Producer(s):Yael Bridge
Morgan Spector
Eden Wurmfeld
Co-Producer(s):Sasha Leittman
Editor(s):Christie Herring
Cinematography:Eric Phillips-Horst
Animation:Molly Schwartz
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A Black Jesus
Includes Q&A

At the height of Italy's migrant crisis, a tiny Sicilian town received over a thousand asylum seekers. But when an African refugee volunteers to carry the hallowed Jesus statue in the village's annual procession, traditional Christian values must reckon with new social realities.
Film Info
Runtime:92
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Germany
Premiere Status:Canadian Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Italian
French
English
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:The Changing Face of Europe
By Program - Sort:The Changing Face of Europe
Film Subjects:European Cultures & Issues
Faith & Spirituality
Migration & Immigration
Race & Racism
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Luca Lucchesi
Producer(s):Wim Wenders
Léa Germain
Co-Producer(s):Eric Friedler
Silke Schütze (NDR Fernsehen)
Writer(s):Luca Lucchesi
Hella Wenders
Editor(s):Luca Lucchesi
Edoardo Morabito
Cinematography:Luca Lucchesi
Sound:Francesco Vitaliti
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Bloom Up – A Swinger Couple Story
Includes Q&A

An average middle-aged Italian couple by day, Hermes and Betta live out their unbridled sexual fantasies as swingers by night. With an unfiltered lens, this cinematic beauty plunges you deep into their world and the most intimate spaces of sex and love.
Film Info
Runtime:88
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Italy
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Italian
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Nightvision
By Program - Sort:Nightvision
Film Subjects:European Cultures & Issues
Gender & Sexuality
Love & Relationships
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Mauro Russo Rouge
Executive Producer(s):Annunziato Gentiluomo
Cast:Elisabetta Barbero
Hermes Osnato
Editor(s):Davis Alfano
Writer(s):Mauro Russo Rouge
Cinematography:Mauro Russo Rouge
Sound:Paolo Armao
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Blue Box
Includes Q&A

The Jewish National Fund's Blue Boxes were a global fundraiser to purchase land in Israel. Weaving a co-founder's diary entries with his descendants' memories, Blue Box investigates the myths that constructed a national icon.
Film Info
Runtime:79
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Canada
Israel
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Hebrew
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:Jewish Interest
Middle Eastern Cultures & Issues
Extra Tags:Quebecois Films & Filmmakers
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Michal Weits
Producer(s):Assaf Amir
Ina Fichman
Eric Goosens
Uri Smoly
Frederik Nicolai
Executive Producer(s):Guy Lavie
Dana Stern
Ira Levy
Narration:Dror Keren as Joseph Weitz
Editor(s):Doron Djerassi
Erez Laufer
Cinematography:Avner Shahaf
Daniel Kedem
Sound Design:Benoit Dame
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Canadian Spectrum Shorts: Bodies Release

A mix of stories meditating on death, tradition and community care show us the countless ways we continue to survive, thrive and find joy in everyday acts of self-affirmation.
Film Info
Runtime:72
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Various
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Various
Program Category:Canadian Spectrum
By Program - Sort:Canadian Spectrum
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Various
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Canadian Spectrum Shorts: Stories of Growth and Learning

Reflecting on the inherent wisdom of our bodies, our families and our environment, these stories reveal how moments of profound growth happen when we honour the people and places that existed before us.
Film Info
Runtime:78
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Various
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Various
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:Canadian Spectrum
By Program - Sort:Canadian Spectrum
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Various
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Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest
Includes Q&A

With the heroic outsiders and dreamers at Bip Bip Bar cheering him on, Kim Cannon Arm attempts a world record by playing the 80s arcade game Gyruss for 100 hours straight in this quirky comedy about friendship.
Film Info
Runtime:97
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Denmark
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Danish
English
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:Nightvision
By Program - Sort:Nightvision
Film Subjects:Addiction & Mental Health
Popular Culture
Science & Technology
Sports & Recreation
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Mads Hedegaard
Producer(s):Katrine Sahlstøm
Executive Producer(s):Boris Bertram
Patricia Drati
Katrine Philp
Kaspar Astrup Schröder
Editor(s):Mark Bukdahl
Writer(s):Mads Hedegaard
Cinematography:David Bauer
Mads Hedegaard
Sound:Rasmus Winther Jensen
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The Caviar Connection
Includes Q&A

How do dictatorships like Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan launder their reputations from despotic to democratic? This investigative series exposes how Lady Gaga, luxury gifts and scandalous private wealth are used to wield a new "caviar diplomacy" around the world.
Film Info
Runtime:104
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:France
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Azeri
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:Deep Dive
By Program - Sort:Deep Dive
Film Subjects:Capitalism & Big Business
Asian Cultures & Issues
Media & Journalism
Politics & Political Intrigue
Website:http://rights.mediawan.com/world-catalogue/documentary/program/4535
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Benoit Bringer
Producer(s):Laurent Richard
Editor(s):Nils Montel
Writer(s):Benoit Bringer
Laurent Richard
Cinematography:Mathias Denizo
Christophe Astruc
Christophe Barreyre
Sound:David Lassalle
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Cezanne
Includes Q&A

In picturesque Provence, tourists and art lovers flock to the atelier of Post-Impressionist master Paul Cézanne. There, in a meditative space frozen in time, his methods and artistic legacy are not only seen, but felt.
Film Info
Runtime:61
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Belgium
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:French
Chinese
English
Spanish
Japanese
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Artscapes
By Program - Sort:Artscapes
Film Subjects:Art & Design
European Cultures & Issues
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Sophie Bruneau
Producer(s):Sophie Bruneau
Editor(s):Philippe Boucq
Writer(s):Sophie Bruneau
Cinematography:Marie-Françoise Plissart
Sound:Hélène Clerc-Denizot
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Children
Includes Q&A

This observational doc captures a neighbourhood in Palestine, where courageous young girls influenced by three generations of tumultuous occupation come of age learning how to protect their family's land, rights and values.
Film Info
Runtime:132
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Israel
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Arabic
Hebrew
English
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:Children & Youth
Families & Family Stories
Middle Eastern Cultures & Issues
War & Conflict
Website:http://cinephil.com/2021/01/24/children
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Ada Ushpiz
Producer(s):Ada Ushpiz
Executive Producer(s):Philippa Kowarsky
Editor(s):Neta Braun
Cinematography:Danor Glaser
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Citizen Minutes

Commissioned by Hot Docs, Citizen Minutes is a short doc collection aimed at celebrating and inspiring civic engagement. Be among the first to see the incredible stories of ordinary Canadians doing extraordinary things to make their communities better places.
Film Info
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Canada
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Various
Program Category:Special Events
By Program - Sort:Special Events
Website:http://citizenminutes.hotdocs.ca
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The Colonel's Stray Dogs
Includes Q&A

Recounting his father's dangerous life as an exile in London with a million-dollar bounty on his head, the director questions the cost of his decades-long opposition to Muammar Gaddafi and eventual return to an unrecognizable Libya on the brink of civil war.
Film Info
Runtime:73
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:South Africa
Libya
Qatar
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Arabic
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:African Cultures & Issues
Personal Histories
Politics & Political Intrigue
War & Conflict
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Khalid Shamis
Producer(s):Steven Markovitz
Khalid Shamis
Co-Producer(s):Tamsin Ranger
Editor(s):Khalid Shamis
Audrey Maurion
Cinematography:Stella Scott
Jay J. Odedra
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Come Back Anytime
Includes Q&A

Experience a year in the life of a self-taught Japanese ramen master, who considers his legendary noodle shop more than just a livelihood but his life, and his die-hard customers more than just regulars, but true friends.
Film Info
Runtime:81
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Japan
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Japanese
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Special Presentations
By Program - Sort:Special Presentations
Film Subjects:Aging & Mortality
Asian Cultures & Issues
Food & Food Culture
Website:http://comebackanytime.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):John Daschbach
Producer(s):Wataru Yamamoto
Editor(s):John Daschbach
Cinematography:John Daschbach
Composer:Brent Lord
Michael Shaieb
Sound Design:Ryotaro Harada
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Courage

During Belarus's presidential elections, three actors from a Minsk underground theatre are swept up in street protests that demand free speech and new leadership—until the movement is crushed, they're arrested and the country teeters on the brink of civil war.
Film Info
Runtime:90
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Germany
Belarus
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Belarusian
Russian
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Artscapes
By Program - Sort:Artscapes
Film Subjects:Musicians & Performers
Politics & Political Intrigue
Russian & Eastern European Culture & Issues
War & Conflict
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Aliaksei Paluyan
Producer(s):Jörn Möllenkamp
Editor(s):Behrooz Karamizade
Writer(s):Aliaksei Paluyan
Cinematography:Tanya Haurylchyk
Jesse Mazuch
Sound:Vensan Mazmanyan
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Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Special Screening! Includes Q&A

A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Acclaimed filmmaker Stanley Nelson explores the complex history of crack in the 1980s.
Film Info
Runtime:90
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:USA
Premiere Status:Toronto Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Closed Captions
Program Category:Special Presentations
By Program - Sort:Special Presentations
Film Subjects:Addiction & Mental Health
American Culture & Issues
Crime & the Justice System
Politics & Political Intrigue
Race & Racism
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Stanley Nelson
Producer(s):Stanley Nelson
Cameo George
Naimah Jabali-Nash
Keith Brown
Nicole London
Executive Producer(s):Marcia Smith
Editor(s):Lewis Erskine
Cinematography:Eli Gamson
Sound:Benny Mouthon, CAS
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Dark Blossom
Includes Q&A

A tight-knit trio of Danish Goths express their darkness through macabre make-up and fashion, and channel a shared fascination with death to combat loneliness and inner demons. But when rosy romantic love blooms, will it break their bond?
Film Info
Runtime:80
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Denmark
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Danish
English
Urdu
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:Nightvision
By Program - Sort:Nightvision
Film Subjects:Children & Youth
European Cultures & Issues
Love & Relationships
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Frigge Fri
Producer(s):Mathilde Hvid Lippmann
Executive Producer(s):Helle Faber
Editor(s):Esben Bay Grundsøe
Writer(s):Frigge Fri
Cinematography:Frigge Fri
Sound:Sune Kaarsberg
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Daughter of a Lost Bird
Includes Q&A

The impacts of transracial Indigenous adoption are revealed in the moving story of a young Indigenous mother seeking connection with her Lummi community, heritage and biological mother, who, as a child, was also an adoptee.
Film Info
Runtime:66
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:USA
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Closed Captions
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:Families & Family Stories
Indigenous Cultures & Issues
Race & Racism
Women & Women's Stories
Website:http://www.daughterofalostbird.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Brooke Pepion Swaney
Producer(s):Kendra Mylnechuk Potter
Brooke Pepion Swaney
Jeri Rafter
Executive Producer(s):Gita Saedi Kiely
Editor(s):Kristen Swanbeck
Writer(s):Brooke Pepion Swaney
Kristen Swanbeck
Cinematography:Kier Atherton
Zelmira Gainza
Sky Hopinka
Composer:Laura Ortman
Sound:Scott Hirsch
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Dead Man's Switch a crypto mystery
Includes Q&A

A riveting cryptocurrency thriller unravels the story of a Canadian blockchain wizard who mysteriously died on his honeymoon in India and the fate of his investors' $200 million. Did it vanish into the digital void or does it remain locked away in password-protected accounts?
Film Info
Runtime:78
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Canada
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Closed Captions
Program Category:Systems Down
By Program - Sort:Systems Down
Film Subjects:Canadian Culture & Issues
Capitalism & Big Business
Crime & the Justice System
Science & Technology
Website:http://www.deadmansfilm.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Sheona McDonald
Producer(s):Sheona McDonald
Executive Producer(s):Betsy Carson
Editor(s):Ness Van Hassel
Writer(s):Sheona McDonald
Cinematography:Simon Schneider
Monica Guddat
Composer:Daniel Ross
Animation:Electric Square
Motion Design:Brendan Cave
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Dear Elnaz
Includes Q&A

When Iranian forces shot down a Ukraine International Airlines passenger flight, Javad lost the love of his life. Now, picking up the pieces in Canada, where they moved only years prior, he shares memories of his late wife Elnaz and rages in the face of a grave injustice.
Film Info
Runtime:86
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Canada
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Farsi
English
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:Canadian Culture & Issues
Love & Relationships
Middle Eastern Cultures & Issues
War & Conflict
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Mania Akbari
Producer(s):Javad Soleimani
Executive Producer(s):Reza Akbari
Amir Ghahari
Editor(s):Mania Akbari
Rouzbeh Akhbari
Cinematography:Rouzbeh Akhbari
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Dear Future Children
Includes Q&A

Fighting for social justice in Chile, democracy in Hong Kong and the environment in Uganda, three young women cope with the staggering personal impact of frontline activism, weighing their own fear of failure and the price of resistance in pursuit of change.
Film Info
Runtime:89
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Germany
UK
Austria
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Spanish
Cantonese
Luganda
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:Activism
Ecology & the Environment
Politics & Political Intrigue
Women & Women's Stories
Website:http://dearfuturechildren.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Franz Böhm
Producer(s):Johannes Schubert
Ansgar Wörner
Franz Böhm
Co-Producer(s):Jamie Gamache
Connor O'Hara
Jennie Scott
Editor(s):Daniela Schramm Moura
Cinematography:Friedemann Leis
Sound:Marco Schnebel
Marc Lehnert
Volker Armbruster
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The Death of My Two Fathers
Includes Q&A

A man turns the experience of watching videotapes that his terminally ill father recorded into an unforgettable contemplation of race, death and the importance of family, composed as a letter to his own children.
Film Info
Runtime:84
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:USA
Canada
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Closed Captions
Program Category:Special Presentations
By Program - Sort:Special Presentations
Film Subjects:Aging & Mortality
Personal Histories
Race & Racism
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Sol Guy
Producer(s):Stine Chrone Moisen
Sol Guy
Travestine Guy - Tuggle
Executive Producer(s):Shoshana Guy
Wolfgang Hammer
Jane Rosenthal
Alastair Siddons
Editor(s):Matthew Cooke
Writer(s):Sol Guy
Matthew Cooke
Shoshana Guy
Cinematography:Rafe Scobey-Thal
Sol Guy
Composer:Joel Shearer
Sound:Andrew Tracy
Andreas Velasquez
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Descent
Includes Q&A

Free diver Kiki Bosch takes us on breathtaking journeys into sub-zero waters, from the iceberg fjords of Greenland to the frozen lakes of Finland, pushing the limits of human endurance as she heals from the trauma of sexual assault.
Film Info
Runtime:65
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Australia
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Dutch
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:Addiction & Mental Health
Sports & Recreation
Women & Women's Stories
Website:http://www.descentproject.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Nays Baghai
Producer(s):Nays Baghai
Eero Heinonen
Executive Producer(s):Mehrdad Baghai
Editor(s):Nays Baghai
Writer(s):Nays Baghai
Cinematography:Stefan Andrews
Nays Baghai
Eero Heinonen
Teemu Liakka
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Dirty Tricks
Includes Q&A

At the elite level, bridge—the world's most popular card game—has become a million-dollar cut-throat business. When the best competitive player is accused of cheating, the ensuing scandal confounds experts, criminal science, celebrities and basic belief in this hilarious true-crime thriller.
Film Info
Runtime:100
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Israel
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Hebrew
Norwegian
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Closed Captions
Program Category:Special Presentations
By Program - Sort:Special Presentations
Film Subjects:Crime & the Justice System
Popular Culture
Sports & Recreation
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Daniel Sivan
Producer(s):Daniel Sivan
Executive Producer(s):Danna Stern
Guy Lavie
Editor(s):Daniel Sivan
Doron Djerassi
Jesse Overman
Supervising Editor(s):James Haygood
Writer(s):Daniel Sivan
Cinematography:Avner Shahaf
Sound:Yoss Appelbaum
Animation:Arik Weiss
Ofir Yeger
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Dropstones
Includes Q&A

After leaving an abusive husband, Sonya returns to Newfoundland's stunning but remote Fogo Island with her two sons, determined to raise them to be good men in the only place she knows how, despite having fled from it years before.
Film Info
Runtime:57
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Canada
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Closed Captions
Program Category:Canadian Spectrum
By Program - Sort:Canadian Spectrum
Film Subjects:Canadian Culture & Issues
Children & Youth
Families & Family Stories
Rural Life
Women & Women's Stories
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Caitlin Durlak
Producer(s):Caitlin Durlak
Editor(s):Caitlin Durlak
Cinematography:Caitlin Durlak
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Dying to Divorce
Includes Q&A

As rates of femicide and domestic abuse soar in Turkey and democratic rights for women are increasingly eroded, a lawyer and her clients bravely risk everything for their freedom by standing up to the government and putting violent men behind bars.
Film Info
Runtime:81
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:UK
Norway
Germany
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Turkish
English
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:Persister
By Program - Sort:Persister
Film Subjects:Crime & the Justice System
Love & Relationships
Middle Eastern Cultures & Issues
Politics & Political Intrigue
Women & Women's Stories
Website:http://www.dyingtodivorce.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Chloe Fairweather
Producer(s):Sinead Kirwan
Seda Gokce
Özge Sebzeci
Elisabeth Kleppe
Executive Producer(s):Christina Asquith
Natasha Dack Ojumu
Leslie Finlay
Assistant Producer(s):Mürvet Doganlar
Editor(s):Andrea Cuadrado
Paul Dosaj
Cinematography:Lilia Sellami
Composer:Andy Cowton
Sound:Ali Murray
Animation:Andreas Næs
Graphic Design:Mario Urban Mannsåker
Motion Graphics:Andreas Næs
VFX:Andrew Donaldson
Sjur Pollen
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Eatnameamet – Our Silent Struggle
Includes Q&A

The colonization of Sámi lands by Finland was an historic crime, and decolonization today is the only remedy. From demanding truth and reconciliation hearings to debating self-determination rights, this portrait of Sámi multi-front activism maps a blueprint of resistance.
Film Info
Runtime:74
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Finland
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Sámi
Finnish
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:The Changing Face of Europe
By Program - Sort:The Changing Face of Europe
Film Subjects:Activism
European Cultures & Issues
Indigenous Cultures & Issues
Website:http://www.hiljainentaistelu.fi
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Suvi West
Producer(s):Janne Niskala
Writer(s):Suvi West
Editor(s):Markus Leppälä
Cinematography:Anssi Kömi
Music:Mari Boine
Sound:Pekka Aikio
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The Face of Anonymous
Includes Q&A

This timely portrait of 21st century activism follows Commander X, an iconic and divisive figure in the "hacktivist" network who spends his days dodging authorities across North America while surfing the web and surviving the streets.
Film Info
Runtime:87
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Canada
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Spanish
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Closed Captions
Program Category:Systems Down
By Program - Sort:Systems Down
Film Subjects:Activism
Science & Technology
Website:http://www.sidewaysfilm.com/the-face-of-anonymous
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Gary Lang
Producer(s):Ed Barreveld
Ian Thornton
Writer(s):Gary Lang
Editor(s):Rob Ruzic
Cinematography:Patrick McGowan
Manuel Galves
Composer:Ken Myhr
Sound:Daniel Pellerin
Patrick McGowan
Peter Sawade
Oscar Caymares
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Faceless
Includes Q&A

Following four youth embroiled in protests against a controversial extradition bill, this immersive record bears witness to Hong Kong's collective awakening in 2019 to the larger fight against anti-authoritarianism to protect their freedom and democratic way of life.
Film Info
Runtime:82
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Hong Kong
USA
Canada
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Cantonese
English
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:Systems Down
By Program - Sort:Systems Down
Film Subjects:Activism
Asian Cultures & Issues
Children & Youth
Politics & Political Intrigue
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Jennifer Ngo
Assistant Director(s):Crystal Wong
Producer(s):Lorraine Ma
Executive Producer(s):Nancy Tong
Bryn Mooser
Kathryn Everett
Tony Hsieh
Roberto Grande
Mimi Pham
Associate Producer(s):Christopher Niem
Editor(s):Samuel Rong
Cinematography:Scott Clotworthy
Stanley Leung
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Faith and Branko
Includes Q&A

United by their passion for Roma music, cosmopolitan Faith and shy, sweet Branko marry on a whim—but their unlikely love story begins to crack as their clashing cultural values and lifestyles slowly tear them apart.
Film Info
Runtime:82
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Serbia
UK
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Serbian
English
Romany
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:The Changing Face of Europe
By Program - Sort:The Changing Face of Europe
Film Subjects:European Cultures & Issues
Love & Relationships
Musicians & Performers
Website:https://www.catherineharte.com/faith-i-branko
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Catherine Harte
Producer(s):Catherine Harte
Snezana Van Houwelingen
Editor(s):Ljubodrag Starovlah
Dragan Von Petrovic
Cinematography:Catherine Harte
Sound:Zoran Maksimovic
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FANNY: The Right to Rock
Includes Q&A

Ferocious female rockers Fanny shattered glass ceilings in the '70s, collecting fans like David Bowie before being buried in retro record bins. Fifty years later, they reunite with a new record deal and a chance to rewrite history.
Film Info
Runtime:92
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Canada
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Closed Captions
Program Category:Persister
By Program - Sort:Persister
Film Subjects:American Culture & Issues
Musicians & Performers
Popular Culture
Women & Women's Stories
Extra Tags:Quebecois Films and Filmmakers
Website:http://www.fannythemovie.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Bobbi Jo Hart
Producer(s):Bobbi Jo Hart
Robbie Hart
Executive Producer(s):Katherine Buck
Bobbi Jo Hart
Anne Pick
Catherine Bainbridge
Ina Fichman
Randy Lennox
Glen Salzman
Writer(s):Bobbi Jo Hart
Editor(s):Catherine Legault
Cinematography:Claire Sanford
Sam Trudelle
Naomi Ture
Composer:Fanny
Sound:Claire Sanford
Animation:Kara Blake
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Faya Dayi
Includes Q&A

A stimulant with major cultural significance, the khat leaf is also Ethiopia's most lucrative cash crop. Weaving together lives shaped by its trade, this dreamy docudrama captures the spirit of a young generation longing for a different future overseas.
Film Info
Runtime:120
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:USA
Ethiopia
Qatar
Premiere Status:Canadian Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Oromo
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Markers
By Program - Sort:Markers
Film Subjects:African Cultures & Issues
Children & Youth
Migration & Immigration
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Jessica Beshir
Producer(s):Jessica Beshir
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Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra

Against all odds and at great personal cost, three Aboriginal brothers turn a dance troupe into one of Australia's leading performing arts companies and forge a language in dance that speaks to the burden of intergenerational trauma and the joyful reclamation of culture.
Film Info
Runtime:96
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Australia
Premiere Status:Canadian Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:Artscapes
By Program - Sort:Artscapes
Film Subjects:Australian Cultures & Issues
Families & Family Stories
Indigenous Cultures & Issues
Musicians & Performers
Website:http://in-films.com/new-page
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Wayne Blair
Nel Minchin
Producer(s):Ivan O'Mahoney
Executive Producer(s):Nial Fulton
Editor(s):Karen Johnson
Nick Meyers
Writer(s):Wayne Blair
Nel Minchin
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Fly So Far

Once accused and imprisoned for aggravated homicide for having a late-term miscarriage, Teodora Vásquez has become the spokesperson for all such victims of El Salvador's cruel anti-abortion laws, and a symbol of empowerment, resistance and solidarity.
Film Info
Runtime:89
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Sweden
El Salvador
Premiere Status:Canadian Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Spanish
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Persister
By Program - Sort:Persister
Film Subjects:Crime & the Justice System
Latin American Cultures & Issues
Women & Women's Stories
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Celina Escher
Producer(s):Mónica Hernández Rejón
Maria Åkesson
Saúl Callejas
Impact Producer(s):Lourdes Gil Alvaradejo
Editor(s):Matteo Faccenda
Cinematography:Celina Escher
Guillermo Argueta
Kalle Jansson
Audun Fjeldheim
Christian Rivera
Fabricio Sibrián
Nils Bucher
Maria Åkesson
Camilo Henríquez
Sound:Enrique Pocasangre
Ángel Cortez
Jaime Perla
Animation:Louisa Wallström
Roland Seer
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Four Seasons in One Day
Includes Q&A

As a ferry shuttles tourists and locals between British-controlled Northern Ireland and EU member Ireland, cameras eavesdrop on their frank conversations about the new/old border in this delightfully politics-free Brexit critique.
Film Info
Runtime:77
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Belgium
Norway
Croatia
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Polish
Chinese
Philippine
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:International Spectrum
By Program - Sort:International Spectrum
Film Subjects:European Cultures & Issues
Migration & Immigration
Politics & Political Intrigue
Website:http://www.offworld.be/film-borderline-four-seasons-day
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Annabel Verbeke
Producer(s):Frederik Nicolai
Eric Goossens
Karl-Emil Rikardsen
Ljubo Zdjelarevic
Lukas Trimonis
Editor(s):Simon Arazi
Writer(s):Annabel Verbeke
Frederik Nicolai
Cinematography:Pieter-Jan Claessens
Sound:Marijn Thijs
Rune Hansen
Jean-François Levillain
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Fruits of Labor
Includes Q&A

Working in a food processing plant after class and in the fields on weekends, a California high school senior dreams of graduating while bearing the burden of being the family breadwinner and threats of separation as ICE raids increase in her community.
Film Info
Runtime:76
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:USA
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Spanish
Mixtec
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Closed Captions
Program Category:Persister
By Program - Sort:Persister
Film Subjects:American Culture & Issues
Children & Youth
Families & Family Stories
Migration & Immigration
Website:http://www.fruitsoflaborfilm.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Emily Cohen Ibañez
Producer(s):Emily Cohen Ibañez
Executive Producer(s):Tracy Rector
Aurora Guerrero
Richard Ray Perez
Writer(s):Emily Cohen Ibañez
Ashley Solis Pavon
Editor(s):Kristina Motwani
Andrea Chignoli
Cinematography:Gabriella Garcia-Pardo
Emily Cohen Ibañez
Composer:Yamil Rezc
Music:Denise Guttierez (original song)
Yamil Rezc (original song)
Sound:Dan Olmsted
Animation:Maribel Martinez
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Gallant Indies

On the stage of Paris's legendary Opéra Bastille, 30 dancers from non-traditional genres—hip-hop, krump, break and voguing—reprise and remix Jean-Philippe Rameau's baroque masterpiece Les Indes galantes, offering a dynamic take on the landmark opera.
Film Info
Runtime:108
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:France
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:French
English
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:Artscapes
By Program - Sort:Artscapes
Film Subjects:European Cultures & Issues
Musicians & Performers
Website:http://inter.pyramidefilms.com/pyramidefilms-international-catalogue/gallant-indies.html
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Philippe Béziat
Producer(s):Philippe Martin
David Thion
Editor(s):Henry-Pierre Rosamond
Cinematography:Arthur Cemin
Balthazar Lab
Raphaël O’Byrne
Thomas Rabillon
Julien Ravoux
Sound:François Waledisch
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Gaucho Americano
Includes Q&A

When two Chilean gauchos of different generations leave to pursue their cowboy dreams on an Idaho ranch, a humorous and touching tale of clashing cultures unfolds when they must adapt their expectations to the realities of North American agri-business and lifestyles.
Film Info
Runtime:75
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Chile
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Spanish
English
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:International Spectrum
By Program - Sort:International Spectrum
Film Subjects:American Culture & Issues
Latin American Cultures & Issues
Rural Life
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Nicolás Molina
Producer(s):Joséphine Schroeder
Executive Producer(s):Joséphine Schroeder
Marcela Santibañez
Editor(s):Camila Mercadal
Writer(s):Paula López Wood
Valentina Arango
Nicolás Molina
Cinematography:Nicolás Molina
Sound:Jorge Acevedo
Roberto Espinoza
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Generation Utøya
Includes Q&A

Four female survivors of the 2011 terror attack in Utøya, Norway, remain true to the social democratic values for which they were targeted, transforming their trauma into strength in their fight for inclusivity and against rising right-wing extremism in parliament.
Film Info
Runtime:99
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Norway
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Norwegian
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Systems Down
By Program - Sort:Systems Down
Film Subjects:Activism
European Cultures & Issues
Politics & Political Intrigue
Women & Women's Stories
Website:http://www.facebook.com/Generasjon-Ut%C3%B8ya-103168538184067
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Aslaug Holm
Sigve Endresen
Producer(s):Tore Buvarp
Editor(s):Lisa Ekberg
Aslaug Holm
Writer(s):Aslaug Holm
Sigve Endresen
Cinematography:Aslaug Holm
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The Gig Is Up
Includes Q&A

App developers lured a massive labour force by promising flexible hours with no offices or bosses—but with gig workers from Uber, Amazon, Lyft and more in front of the camera, the human cost of disruption runs deep.
Film Info
Runtime:88
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Canada
France
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
French
Chinese
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Closed Captions
Program Category:Canadian Spectrum
By Program - Sort:Canadian Spectrum
Film Subjects:Capitalism & Big Business
Science & Technology
Extra Tags:Quebecois Films and Filmmakers
Website:http://thegigisup.ca
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Shannon Walsh
Producer(s):Ina Fichman
Luc Martin-Gousset
Writer(s):Shannon Walsh
Julien Goetz
Harold Crooks
Editor(s):Sophie Farkas Bolla
Cinematography:Etienne Roussy
Sound Design:Sylvain Bellemare
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Grey Roads
Includes Q&A

A Toronto filmmaker returns to his declining hometown to reconnect with his father and grandfather, the two men who have shaped his life. Beautifully shot in black and white, this tender film captures a rural town and family in flux.
Film Info
Runtime:74
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Canada
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Closed Captions
Program Category:Canadian Spectrum
By Program - Sort:Canadian Spectrum
Film Subjects:Canadian Culture & Issues
Personal Histories
Rural Life
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Jesse McCracken
Producer(s):Jesse McCracken
Executive Producer(s):Hannah Donegan
Ann Shin
Associate Producer(s):Aaron Ries
Editor(s):Jesse McCracken
Cinematography:Jesse McCracken
Composer:Alun Myddleton
Dafydd Myddleton
Sound Design:Troy Slocum
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Hell or Clean Water
Includes Q&A

A diver devotes himself to cleaning up the ocean floors in Newfoundland's harbours, one tire at a time. As he edges closer to financial ruin in his effort to save the planet, his good deeds don't go unnoticed.
Film Info
Runtime:88
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Canada
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Closed Captions
Program Category:Canadian Spectrum
By Program - Sort:Canadian Spectrum
Film Subjects:Canadian Culture & Issues
Ecology & the Environment
Sports & Recreation
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Cody Westman
Producer(s):Jennifer Hawley
Executive Producer(s):Lynne Wilson
Jill Knox-Gosse
Editor(s):Justin Simms
Writer(s):Cody Westman
Cinematography:Troy Maher
Animation:Alexey Terehoff
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Her Socialist Smile

This experimental essay resurrects the political imagination of the iconic deaf-blind author Helen Keller, a passionate socialist and disability rights advocate whose radical views, while largely suppressed or sanitized over the years, remain remarkably pertinent today.
Film Info
Runtime:93
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:USA
Premiere Status:Canadian Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Closed Captions
Program Category:Markers
By Program - Sort:Markers
Film Subjects:Disability
Politics & Political Intrigue
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):John Gianvito
Producer(s):John Gianvito
Narration:Carolyn Forché
Writer(s):John Gianvito
Editor(s):John Gianvito
Eric Gulliver
Cinematography:John Gianvito
Additional Cinematography:Shaun Clarke
Music:Gaetano Donizetti
Pankrti
Martin Marks
Sound:Pierre Huberson
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High Maintenance

Dani Karavan, a cocksure Israeli artist in his 80s, sets out on a riotous journey across Europe to say farewell to his deteriorating large-scale environmental sculptures, while also contemplating a decision on the most controversial piece of his career.
Film Info
Runtime:66
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Israel
Poland
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Hebrew
English
French
Italian
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Artscapes
By Program - Sort:Artscapes
Film Subjects:Aging & Mortality
Art & Design
Jewish Interest
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Barak Heymann
Co-Director(s):Lukasz Konopa
Producer(s):Barak Heymann
Krzysztof Dzieciolowski
Editor(s):Shira Hochman
Cinematography:Lukasz Konopa
Sound:Aviv Aldema
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Holy Bread

Shot over nine years, this harrowing doc exposes the plight of Kurdish kulbars, who smuggle back-breaking loads into Iran each day, braving extreme terrain and temperatures and the looming threat of violence from border guards, all to support their families.
Film Info
Runtime:54
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Iran
Premiere Status:Canadian Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Kurdish
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:Middle Eastern Cultures & Issues
Politics & Political Intrigue
Rural Life
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Rahim Zabihi
Producer(s):Tooraj Aslani
Editor(s):Amir Adib-parvar
Cinematography:Mehdi Azadi
Mohammad Fakouri
Salah Karimi
Mohammad Noori
Sound:Zanyar Kakexani
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Homeroom
Includes Q&A

The resilience and optimism of Oakland High School's 2020 senior class is captured in verité footage and social media videos as they confront anxieties over test scores, growing demands for social justice and the unprecedented uncertainty of a rapidly spreading pandemic.
Film Info
Runtime:90
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:USA
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Closed Captions
Program Category:Special Presentations
By Program - Sort:Special Presentations
Film Subjects:American Culture & Issues
Children & Youth
Education
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Peter Nicks
Producer(s):Sean Havey
Executive Producer(s):Laurene Powell Jobs
Davis Guggenheim
Nicole Stott
Jonathan Silberberg
Jen Rainin
Tony Hsieh
Mimi Pham
Roberto Grande
Editor(s):Kristina Motwani
Rebecca Adorno
Cinematography:Sean Havey
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Hot Docs 2021 Awards Presentation
Livestreaming May 7 at 7 PM

Join us for a livestream of our annual Awards Presentation, where the winners of our competitive programs will be announced and we celebrate all the outstanding filmmakers in this year’s Festival. Over $70,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded.
Film Info
Runtime:60
Copyright:2021
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Closed Captions
Program Category:Special Events
By Program - Sort:Special Events
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Hysterical
Includes Q&A

Hysterical is a backstage pass into the lives of the hilarious, boundary-breaking women shattering stand-up comedy's glass ceiling. Featuring Margaret Cho, Fortune Feimster, Marina Franklin, Nikki Glaser, Jessica Kirson, Iliza Shlesinger, Sherri Shepherd and more. Premiering on FX Canada this summer.
Film Info
Runtime:88
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:USA
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Closed Captions
Program Category:Special Presentations
By Program - Sort:Special Presentations
Film Subjects:Musicians & Performers
Women & Women's Stories
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Andrea Nevins
Producer(s):Rebecca Evans
Carolina Groppa
Ross M. Dinerstein
Executive Producer(s):Andrea Nevins
Ross Girard
Jim Serpico
Jessica Kirson
Editor(s):Dava Whisenant
Andrea Lewis
Cinematography:Carmen Delaney
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I'm Wanita
Includes Q&A

After 25 years of hard partying and insane choices, Australia's "Queen of Honky Tonk" has burned every bridge in the business. Can she keep it together to record with a Nashville legend or will she crash her sad country song of a life for good?
Film Info
Runtime:86
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Australia
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Closed Captions
Program Category:Artscapes
By Program - Sort:Artscapes
Film Subjects:Australian Cultures & Issues
Musicians & Performers
Women & Women's Stories
Website:http://wanitathemovie.com.au
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Matthew Walker
Producer(s):Carolina Sorensen
Clare Lewis
Tait Brady
Editor(s):Peter O'Donoghue
Nikki Stevens
Cinematography:Kathryn Milliss
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Imad's Childhood
Includes Q&A

After nearly three years in ISIS captivity, a five-year-old Yazidi boy, abused and profoundly brainwashed, is reunited with his family—but displays only hatred for his mother and the world around him. Can he ever become the sweet child they remember?
Film Info
Runtime:78
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Sweden
Latvia
Iraq
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Kurdish
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:Addiction & Mental Health
Children & Youth
Families & Family Stories
Middle Eastern Cultures & Issues
War & Conflict
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Zahavi Sanjavi
Producer(s):Zahavi Sanjavi
Editor(s):Eva Hillström
Writer(s):Zahavi Sanjavi
Cinematography:Heshmatolla Narenji
Sound:Alexander Vaicahovsky
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In the Same Breath
Includes Q&A

Nanfu Wang's (director of One Child Nation, winner of Sundance's Grand Jury Prize) searing investigation into COVID-19's origins and spread exposes not only a global crisis of misinformation, but the leadership that misled the world about a still-unfolding emergency.
Film Info
Runtime:95
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:USA
China
Premiere Status:Canadian Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Chinese
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:Special Presentations
By Program - Sort:Special Presentations
Film Subjects:Asian Cultures & Issues
Health & the Pandemic
Media & Journalism
Politics & Political Intrigue
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Nanfu Wang
Producer(s):Nanfu Wang
Jialing Zhang
Julie Goldman
Christopher Clements
Carolyn Hepburn
Executive Producer(s):Nancy Abraham
Lisa Heller
Editor(s):Nanfu Wang
Michael Shade
Sound:Ron Bochar
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It Is Not Over Yet
Includes Q&A

Inspired by Florence Nightingale's methods from 150 years ago, a small Danish retirement home deploys a controversial new treatment for dementia patients. With hugs, conversation, eye contact and cake, they shift the focus from pharmaceuticals to care.
Film Info
Runtime:94
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Denmark
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Danish
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Systems Down
By Program - Sort:Systems Down
Film Subjects:Aging & Mortality
European Cultures & Issues
Health & the Pandemic
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Louise Detlefsen
Producer(s):Malene Flindt Pedersen
Editor(s):Julie Winding
Jakob Juul Toldam
Writer(s):Louise Detlefsen
Cinematography:Per Fredrik Skiold
Sound:Rasmus Winther
Maximillian Pontgratz
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Ivan's Land
Includes Q&A

When an elderly, seemingly naïve rural painter, who enjoys singing to himself and dancing with animals, is acclaimed as Ukraine's last true folk artist, his work is exhibited in a major show in Kiev. Can fame or a corporate commission compete with the joy he finds in his land and his art?
Film Info
Runtime:84
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Ukraine
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Ukrainian
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Artscapes
By Program - Sort:Artscapes
Film Subjects:Aging & Mortality
Art & Design
Russian & Eastern European Culture & Issues
Website:http://magikafilm.com.ua/en/project/in-production/page1516817368/about
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Andrii Lysetskyi
Producer(s):Olga Beskhmelnytsina
Gennady Kofman
Editor(s):Serhiy Lysenko
Cinematography:Andrii Lysetskyi
Sound:Boris Peter
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Just a Movement
Includes Q&A

West African revolutionary Omar Blondin Diop, known as the only real Marxist activist in Jean-Luc Godard's film La Chinoise, gets a vibrant tribute in this reimagining of the 1967 classic that explores the complex current relations between China and Africa.
Film Info
Runtime:110
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Belgium
France
Premiere Status:Canadian Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:French
Wolof
Chinese
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Markers
By Program - Sort:Markers
Film Subjects:African Cultures & Issues
Asian Cultures & Issues
Films & Filmmakers
Politics & Political Intrigue
Website:http://thankyouandgoodnight.be/folios/juste-un-mouvement
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Vincent Meessen
Producer(s):Geneviève de Bauw
Writer(s):Vincent Meessen
Editor(s):Simon Arazi
Cinematography:Vincent Pinckaers
Sound:Laszlo Umbreit
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Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
Includes Q&A

Since 2014, the opioid crisis has claimed hundreds of lives on the Kainai First Nation in Alberta. Inspiring and urgent, this unflinching chronicle captures a community's efforts to heal by cultivating empathy through harm reduction.
Film Info
Runtime:125
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Canada
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Blackfoot
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:Canadian Spectrum
By Program - Sort:Canadian Spectrum
Film Subjects:Addiction & Mental Health
Canadian Culture & Issues
Indigenous Cultures & Issues
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
Producer(s):David Christensen
Lori Lozinski
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
Executive Producer(s):David Christensen
Editor(s):Hans Olson
Writer(s):Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
Cinematography:Patrick McLaughlin
Composer:Chandra Melting Tallow
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La Madrina: The Savage Life of Lorine Padilla
Includes Q&A

In this powerful story stretching over five decades, the former "First Lady" of the Savage Skulls gang emerges as a healer and matriarch, fiercely leading her South Bronx community through the perils of gentrification and gun violence.
Film Info
Runtime:82
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:USA
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Puerto Rican Spanish
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:Persister
By Program - Sort:Persister
Film Subjects:American Culture & Issues
Crime & the Justice System
Women & Women's Stories
Website:http://lamadrinadoc.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Raquel Cepeda
Producer(s):Raquel Cepeda
Executive Producer(s):Henry Chalfant
Sacha Jenkins
Editor(s):Sonia González-Martinez
Writer(s):Raquel Cepeda
Cinematography:Alejandra Araujo
Ethan Mills
Sound:Judy Karp
Enrique Larreal
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Lady Buds
Includes Q&A

From a Latinx LGBTQ activist to a Black Catholic school principal, six small businesswomen hit California's newly legal cannabis trade. But as aggressive regulations bogart the market, can they each keep their green American dream alight?
Film Info
Runtime:96
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:USA
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Closed Captions
Program Category:Persister
By Program - Sort:Persister
Film Subjects:American Culture & Issues
Capitalism & Big Business
Women & Women's Stories
Website:http://www.ladybudsmovie.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Chris J. Russo
Producer(s):Michael J. Katz
Christian Bruno
Executive Producer(s):Shauna Harden
Editor(s):Tamara Maloney
J. Davis
Writer(s):Chris J. Russo
Tamara Maloney
Cinematography:Christian Bruno
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Last Days at Sea
Includes Q&A

In an idyllic Philippine fishing village where catches are shared and breathtaking sunsets mark the days, the filmmaker befriends a young boy and captures memories of home during the last days of summer before he must leave for school in the city.
Film Info
Runtime:73
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Philippines
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Tagalog
Bisaya
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:Children & Youth
Ecology & the Environment
Personal Histories
Rural Life
Asian Cultures & Issues
Website:http://svemirkofilm.com/lastdaysatsea
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Venice Atienza
Producer(s):Fan Wu
Moshe Ladanga
Venice Atienza
Editor(s):Anna Magdalena Silva Schlenker
Katrin Maria Escay
Cinematography:Moshe Ladanga
Venice Atienza
Sound:Yannick Dauby
Cheng Chou
Fan Wu
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The Last Forest
Includes Q&A

Shaman and activist Davi Kopenawa Yanomami leads this cinematically rich documentary, weaving beautifully realized sequences of traditional stories with the ongoing struggles the Yanomami people face as they fight to preserve the Amazon.
Film Info
Runtime:76
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Brazil
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Yanomami
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:Ecology & the Environment
Indigenous Cultures & Issues
Latin American Cultures & Issues
Website:http://www.instagram.com/aultimafloresta
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Luiz Bolognesi
Producer(s):Caio Gullane
Fabiano Gullane
Laís Bodanzky
Luiz Bolognesi
Executive Producer(s):Ana Saito
Pablo Torrecillas
Daniela Antonelli Aun
Editor(s):Ricardo Farias
Writer(s):Davi Kopenawa Yanomami
Luiz Bolognesi
Cinematography:Pedro J. Márquez
Composer:Talita del Collado
Sound:Rodrigo Macedo
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The Last Shelter
Includes Q&A

Weary refugees from Burkina Faso, Togo and Benin, in search of promising futures, stop over at the House of Migrants in Mali, where staff offer basic necessities, warm beds and legal advice for their long journeys ahead.
Film Info
Runtime:85
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:France
Mali
South Africa
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:French
English
Bambara
Moore
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:African Cultures & Issues
Indigenous Cultures & Issues
Migration & Immigration
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Ousmane Zoromé Samassékou
Producer(s):Estelle Robin You
Andrey S Diarra
Don Edkins
Tiny Mungwe
Editor(s):Céline Ducreux
Writer(s):Ousmane Zoromé Samassékou
Cinematography:Ousmane Zoromé Samassékou
Amath Niane
Sound:Adama Diarra
Jean-Marc Schick
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Life of Ivanna
Includes Q&A

Seeking a fresh start from an abusive husband and increasingly difficult way of life, Ivanna, a young Nenets mother, quits the harsh Russian Arctic tundra and traditions of her nomadic people for the city, where she struggles to gain control of her life and future.
Film Info
Runtime:80
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Russia
Norway
Finland
Estonia
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Russian
Nenets
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:Families & Family Stories
Rural Life
Russian & Eastern European Culture & Issues
Women & Women's Stories
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Renato Borrayo Serrano
Producer(s):Vlad Ketkovich
Mette Cheng Munthe-Kaas
Marianna Kaat
Pertti Veijalainen
Writer(s):Renato Borrayo Serrano
Daria Sidorova
Editor(s):Inge-Lise Langfeldt
Renato Borrayo Serrano
Cinematography:Renato Borrayo Serrano
Daria Sidorova
Sound:Israel Bañuelos
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Lost Boys
Includes Q&A

The director scours his footage and claustrophobic hotel rooms, seeking answers to the mysterious disappearance of two friends after they smoke and smash their way through bar girls and drugs in an endless bender through Bangkok and Phnom Penh.
Film Info
Runtime:99
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Finland
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Finnish
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Nightvision
By Program - Sort:Nightvision
Film Subjects:Addiction & Mental Health
European Cultures & Issues
Films & Filmmakers
Asian Cultures & Issues
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Joonas Neuvonen
Sadri Cetinkaya
Producer(s):Miia Haavisto
Executive Producer(s):Aleksi Bardy
Helen Vinogradov
Editor(s):Sadri Cetinkaya
Venla Varha
Writer(s):Sadri Cetinkaya
Joonas Neuvonen
Venla Varha
Cinematography:Sadri Cetinkaya
Arttu Nieminen
Arsen Sarkisiants
Joonas Neuvonen
Sound:Arttu Hokkanen
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Love It Was Not

Fascinating witness accounts and meticulous research investigate the unfathomable relationship between a beautiful Jewish prisoner and an SS officer at Auschwitz. Thirty years later, the truth comes for them both at his 1972 war crimes trial.
Film Info
Runtime:86
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Israel
Austria
Premiere Status:Ontario Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Hebrew
English
German
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:European Cultures & Issues
Jewish Interest
War & Conflict
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Maya Sarfaty
Producer(s):Nir Sa'ar
Kurt Langbein
Editor(s):Sharon Yaish
Writer(s):Maya Sarfaty
Cinematography:Ziv Berkovich
Itay Gross
Christian Roth
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Magaluf Ghost Town
Includes Q&A

Every summer, a peaceful Spanish beach town explodes into a hellscape of budget European holidaymakers. Veering between horror story and fairy tale, tourists and locals navigate the daily tensions of risky behaviour, palpable excitement and genuine pleasure.
Film Info
Runtime:90
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Spain
France
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Spanish
English
Russian
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:International Spectrum
By Program - Sort:International Spectrum
Film Subjects:Capitalism & Big Business
European Cultures & Issues
Sports & Recreation
Website:http://boogaloofilms.com/projects/magaluf-ghost-town
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Miguel Ángel Blanca
Producer(s):Bernat Manzano
Valérie Montmartin
Miguel Eek
Executive Producer(s):Bernat Manzano
Editor(s):Javier Gil
Ariadna Ribas
Miguel Ángel Blanca
Writer(s):Miguel Ángel Blanca
Cinematography:Raúl Cuevas
Sound:Cosmic d'Allessandro
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Man in the Field: The Life and Art of Jim Denevan
Includes Q&A

In this graceful study of the balance between solitude and community, artist and chef Jim Denevan roams across the US, transforming landscapes into breathtaking, sustainable dining experiences framed by ephemeral installation art.
Film Info
Runtime:78
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:USA
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Closed Captions
Program Category:Artscapes
By Program - Sort:Artscapes
Film Subjects:American Culture & Issues
Art & Design
Food & Food Culture
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Patrick Trefz
Producer(s):Andreas Jaritz
Christie Jarvis
Patrick Trefz
Editor(s):Jess Carfield
Sound:Kyle Hartigan
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The Man Who Paints Water Drops
Includes Q&A

When the filmmaker turns his lens on his elderly father, a renowned Korean artist, volumes are revealed about their relationship and his meditative silence and obsession with painting water drops, all rooted in the tragic past of the country he left behind.
Film Info
Runtime:79
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:France
South Korea
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:French
Korean
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Artscapes
By Program - Sort:Artscapes
Film Subjects:Asian Cultures & Issues
Food & Food Culture
Aging & Mortality
Personal Histories
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Oan Kim
Brigitte Bouillot
Producer(s):Clarisse Tupin
Young Kim
Martine Kim
Executive Producer(s):Clarisse Tupin
Editor(s):Nassim Gordji-Tehrani
Oan Kim
Brigitte Bouillot
Writer(s):Oan Kim
Brigitte Bouillot
Cinematography:Oan Kim
Brigitte Bouillot
Sound:Jules Wysocki
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Markers Shorts Program

A selection of short films from our Markers program that push the boundaries of the documentary form.
Film Info
Runtime:96
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Various
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Various
Program Category:Markers
By Program - Sort:Markers
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Various
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A Marriage
Includes Q&A

When Zdenka in the Czech Republic falls in love online with Tabish in Pakistan, they marry—but five years later, Czech immigration still refuses him entry. With humour and grit, the couple must prove "real love" to a government and themselves.
Film Info
Runtime:74
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Czech Republic
USA
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Czech
Urdu
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:The Changing Face of Europe
By Program - Sort:The Changing Face of Europe
Film Subjects:Love & Relationships
Middle Eastern Cultures & Issues
Russian & Eastern European Culture & Issues
Asian Cultures & Issues
Website:http://www.amarriagefilm.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Katerina Hager
Co-Director(s):Asad Faruqi
Producer(s):Katerina Hager
Alena Müllerová
Executive Producer(s):Katerina Hager
Editor(s):Šárka Sklenárová
Writer(s):Katerina Hager
Cinematography:Asad Faruqi
Jakub Šimunek
Aleš Hart
Nadir Siddiqui
Sound:Ivan Horák
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Big Ideas presented by Scotia Wealth Management // Mau
Live Q&A on May 5, 7:00 PM

Revolutionary Canadian designer Bruce Mau reveals truths that have shaped his long and expansive career, from designing sustainable platforms to social movements. His way of seeing could be just what's needed in this critical time in history.
Film Info
Runtime:76
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Austria
USA
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Closed Captions
Program Category:Special Presentations
By Program - Sort:Special Presentations
Big Ideas presented by Scotia Wealth Management
Hot Picks
Special Events
Film Subjects:Hot Picks
Art & Design
Ecology & the Environment
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Benji Bergmann
Jono Bergmann
Producer(s):Karol Martesko-Fenster
Executive Producer(s):Leslie Iwerks
Editor(s):Mo Stoebe
Cinematography:Stefan Wuernitzer
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Misha and the Wolves

Misha Defonseca's 1997 Holocaust memoir about escaping the Nazis as a seven-year-old girl on foot across Europe with a pack of wolves took the world by storm. But when Hollywood comes knocking, an even more audacious story and darker deceptions come to light.
Film Info
Runtime:88
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:UK
Belgium
Premiere Status:Canadian Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
French
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:Special Presentations
By Program - Sort:Special Presentations
Film Subjects:European Cultures & Issues
Jewish Interest
Popular Culture
War & Conflict
Website:http://www.metfilmsales.com/misha-and-the-wolves
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Sam Hobkinson
Producer(s):Jürgen Buedts
Poppy Dixon
Al Morrow
Matthew Wells
Gregory Zalcman
Executive Producer(s):Mandy Chang
Vesna Cudic
Thomas Høegh
Stewart Le Maréchal
Jonny Persey
Martin Pieper
Hayley Reynolds
Adrian Sibley
Barbara Truyen
Editor(s):Peter Norrey
Writer(s):Sam Hobkison
Cinematography:Will Pugh
Composer:Nick Foster
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Molecules

In February 2020, filmmaker Andrea Segre was locked down in Venice, his late father's hometown. Emptied of all distractions, the city and a grieving son confront the fragilities of their foundations, finding extraordinary beauty in the powerful presence of absence.
Film Info
Runtime:68
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Italy
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Italian
English
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:The Changing Face of Europe
By Program - Sort:The Changing Face of Europe
Film Subjects:Aging & Mortality
European Cultures & Issues
Health & the Pandemic
Personal Histories
Website:http://deckert-distribution.com/film-catalogue/molecules
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Andrea Segre
Producer(s):Valentino Girardi
Andrea Segre
Editor(s):Chiara Russo
Writer(s):Andrea Segre
Cinematography:Matteo Calore
Andrea Segre
Composer:Teho Teardo
Sound:Alberto Cagol
Marco Zambrano
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The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
Includes Q&A

Anointed "the most beautiful boy in the world" by Death in Venice director Luchino Visconti, actor Björn Andrésen reflects on how his iconic beauty made him famous as an adolescent, catapulting him into a life of stardom and glamour, and unmade him as an adult.
Film Info
Runtime:94
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Sweden
Premiere Status:Canadian Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Swedish
French
English
Japanese
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:Artscapes
By Program - Sort:Artscapes
Film Subjects:Addiction & Mental Health
Films & Filmmakers
LGBT Culture & Issues
Musicians & Performers
Website:http://themostbeautifulboy.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Kristian Petri
Kristina Lindstrom
Producer(s):Stina Gardell
Editor(s):Dino Jonsäter
Hanna Lejonqvist
Cinematography:Erik Vallsten
Sound:Brian Dyrby
Jonas Goldmann Goldmann
Kristoffer Salting
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My Mohamed Is Different
Includes Q&A

Recently retired European women flock to Luxor, Egypt, in search of sun, sand and love from local men interested in money and security, in a modern love story that blurs the boundaries between romantic and business affairs.
Film Info
Runtime:70
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Egypt
Tunisia
Italy
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Arabic
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:European Cultures & Issues
Love & Relationships
Middle Eastern Cultures & Issues
Women & Women's Stories
Website:http://mymohamedisdifferent.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Ines Marzouk
Producer(s):Kesmat El Sayed
Editor(s):Aya Yusuf
Cinematography:Mahmoud Loutfi
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My Tree
Includes Q&A

In 1975, Jason Sherman received a tree for his bar mitzvah, planted in Israel in his name. Forty years later, he decides to look for that tree and along the way discovers many uncomfortable truths stemming from his gift.
Film Info
Runtime:105
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Canada
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Hebrew
Accessibility:Closed Captions
Partial Subtitles
Program Category:Canadian Spectrum
By Program - Sort:Canadian Spectrum
Film Subjects:Jewish Interest
Middle Eastern Cultures & Issues
Personal Histories
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Jason Sherman
Producer(s):Jason Sherman
Aeschylus Poulos
Sonya Di Rienzo
Writer(s):Jason Sherman
Editor(s):Benjamin Lawrence
Cinematography:John M. Tran
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Neighbouring the Moon

In this lyrical coming-of-age story, two teenage girls take refuge with their mother in a cramped room inside an Aleppo hospital through the war, its aftermath and now a pandemic. But spirited Juli has awakened to its reality as a prison and dreams only of a life beyond.
Film Info
Runtime:75
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Canada
Iran
Syria
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Arabic
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:Children & Youth
Families & Family Stories
Middle Eastern Cultures & Issues
War & Conflict
Women & Women's Stories
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Reza Farahmand
Producer(s):Morteza Shabani
Marjan Alizadeh (Keramati)
Executive Producer(s):Marjan Alizadeh (Keramati)
Reza Farahmand
Saeed Sadeghi
Editor(s):Fatemeh Bonyadi
Reza Farahmand
Mosayeb Hanaie
Writer(s):Marjan Alizadeh
Cinematography:Reza Farahmand
Composer:Christoph Rezaie
Sound:Mehrdad Barati
Kumars Chenari
Naeem Meschian
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The New Plastic Road
Includes Q&A

In 2004, China reopened Silk Road trading routes with impoverished former Soviet states such as Tajikistan. One hard-working man discovers the unexpected costs of trading with a global economic giant.
Film Info
Runtime:66
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Greece
Germany
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Tajik
English
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:The Changing Face of Europe
By Program - Sort:The Changing Face of Europe
Film Subjects:Capitalism & Big Business
Website:http://www.thenewplasticroad.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Myrto Papadopoulos
Angelos Tsaousis
Producer(s):Angelos Tsaousis
Editor(s):Kyriakos Stylianopoulos
Writer(s):Myrto Papadopoulos
Angelos Tsaousis
Cinematography:Myrto Papadopoulos
Sound:Aris Louziotis
Alexandros Sidiropoulos
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Nike's Big Bet
Includes Q&A

Alberto Salazar was a coaching legend until his recent doping ban shocked the running world. Did his "Just Do It" attitude and questionable practices push the limits of human performance and technology too far?
Film Info
Runtime:80
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Canada
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Closed Captions
Program Category:Special Presentations
By Program - Sort:Special Presentations
Film Subjects:Capitalism & Big Business
Popular Culture
Sports & Recreation
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Paul Kemp
Producer(s):Corey Russell
Paul Kemp
Executive Producer(s):Jonathan Ford
David Walmsley
Editor(s):Michael Del Monte
Lewis Gordon
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No Hay Camino – There Is No Path

Facing terminal illness, legendary director Heddy Honigmann embarks on a self-reflective journey across the Netherlands and to her birthplace in Peru, weaving together visits to beloved places and people with moments from her most important films.
Film Info
Runtime:86
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Netherlands
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Spanish
English
Dutch
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Artscapes
By Program - Sort:Artscapes
Film Subjects:Aging & Mortality
European Cultures & Issues
Films & Filmmakers
Personal Histories
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Heddy Honigmann
Producer(s):Pieter van Huijstee
Editor(s):Ruben van der Hammen
Writer(s):Kristien Hemmerechts
Heddy Honigmann
Cinematography:Adri Schrover
Sound:Pjotr van Dijk
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Nothing but the Sun
Includes Q&A

Attempting to reconstruct the lived memory of his people, Mateo Sobode Chiqueno has traversed the desolate Paraguayan Chaco for decades to record others of the Ayoreo people, who lived free in the vast forest until colonization forced them from their land and dismantled their culture.
Film Info
Runtime:75
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Switzerland
Paraguay
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Ayoreo
Spanish
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:Ecology & the Environment
Indigenous Cultures & Issues
Latin American Cultures & Issues
Website:http://www.apenaselsol.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Arami Ullón
Producer(s):Pascal Traechslin
Arami Ullón
Editor(s):Valeria Racioppi
Rebecca Troesch
Writer(s):Arami Ullón
Cinematography:Gabriel Lobos
Sound:Reto Stamm
Jacques Kieffer
Sound Design:Tobias Koch
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On the Other Side
Includes Q&A

Seeking the truth behind his late mother's two years in FARC-EP captivity, the director and his brother pore over her journals to map out an extraordinarily perilous journey through Colombia's jungles and mountains, retracing her path to confront her captors.
Film Info
Runtime:83
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Colombia
Spain
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Spanish
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Made In Colombia
By Program - Sort:Made In Colombia
Film Subjects:Families & Family Stories
Latin American Cultures & Issues
Love & Relationships
Personal Histories
War & Conflict
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Iván Guarnizo
Producer(s):Jorge Caballero
Pablo de la Chica
Executive Producer(s):Jorge Caballero
Rosa Mercedes Caballero
Pablo de la Chica
Editor(s):Iván Guarnizo
Ariadna Ribas
Writer(s):Iván Guarnizo
Nuria Polo
Cinematography:Carlos Villaoslada
Sound:Alejandro Castillo
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A Once and Future Peace
Includes Q&A

Through animated and live-action sequences, the failings of the criminal justice system are exposed and a more transformative approach through restorative justice and the Peacemaking Circle movement, which originated in the Yukon with First Nations Elders, is offered.
Film Info
Runtime:95
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:USA
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Spanish
Tlingit
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Closed Captions
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:American Culture & Issues
Crime & the Justice System
Indigenous Cultures & Issues
Website:http://futurepeace.film
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Eric Daniel Metzgar
Producer(s):Mikaela Beardsley
Executive Producer(s):Richard Burbidge
Suzanne Burbidge
Editor(s):Eric Daniel Metzgar
Writer(s):Eric Daniel Metzgar
Cinematography:Domenic Barbero
Sound:Sarah McCormic
Animation:Reza Riahi
Graphic Design:Michael Heid
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One of Ours
Includes Q&A

After a Haitian-born youth is racially profiled at an Indigenous basketball tournament, he wrestles with his shaken sense of belonging in his Indigenous adoptive family while attempting to heal from his past.
Film Info
Runtime:88
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Canada
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Creole
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Closed Captions
Program Category:Canadian Spectrum
By Program - Sort:Canadian Spectrum
Film Subjects:Canadian Culture & Issues
Children & Youth
Families & Family Stories
Indigenous Cultures & Issues
Race & Racism
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Yasmine Mathurin
Producer(s):Laura Perlmutter
Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith
Executive Producer(s):Jennifer Kawaja
Writer(s):Yasmine Mathurin
Editor(s):Eui Yong Zong
Cinematography:Iris Ng
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Only I Can Hear
Includes Q&A

Inhabiting an in-between world where their hearing is both a gift and a curse, children of deaf parents share their struggles and joys and band together against a culture that privileges the spoken word.
Film Info
Runtime:52
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Japan
Canada
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Japanese
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Closed Captions
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Extra Tags:Quebecois Films and Filmmakers
Film Subjects:Disability
Families & Family Stories
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Itaru Matsui
Co-Director(s):Heath Cozens
Producer(s):Mayu Hirano
Kengo Toyoda
Paul Cadieux
Nancy Guerin
Executive Producer(s):Mayu Hirano
Writer(s):Itaru Matsui
Nancy Guerin
Editor(s):Herbert Hunger
Eddie Wednesday
Cinematography:Heath Cozens
Itaru Matsui
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Only the Ocean Between Us
Includes Q&A

Four young directors—Indigenous Shipibo filmmakers living in Lima, Peru, and Syrian filmmakers living as refugees in Jordan—share sisterhood, daily survival, displacement and first motherhood through their video letters.
Film Info
Runtime:82
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:USA
Peru
Jordan
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Spanish
Arabic
Shipibo
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Persister
By Program - Sort:Persister
Film Subjects:Indigenous Cultures & Issues
Latin American Cultures & Issues
Middle Eastern Cultures & Issues
Migration & Immigration
Personal Histories
Women & Women's Stories
Website:http://onlytheoceanbetweenus.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Khaldiya Amer Ali
Marah Mohammad Alkhateeb
Karoli Bautista Pizarro
Christy Cauper Silvano
Producer(s):Laura Doggett
EB Landesberg
Lali Madueño Medina
Tasneem Toghoj
Editor(s):Laura Doggett
EB Landesberg
Tasneem Toghoj
Cinematography:Khaldiya Amer Ali
Marah Mohammad Alkhateeb
Karoli Bautista Pizarro
Christy Cauper Silvano
Sound:Daniela López Guerrero
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Option Zero

When Obama abruptly ends the?"wet feet, dry feet" policy aimed at expediting residency for Cuban nationals, hundreds of Cubans, who risked their lives to get to the US, are now left homeless in a migratory limbo in Panama.
Film Info
Runtime:80
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Cuba
Brazil
Colombia
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Spanish
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Made In Colombia
By Program - Sort:Made In Colombia
Film Subjects:Latin American Cultures & Issues
Migration & Immigration
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Marcel Beltrán
Producer(s):Maria Carla del Rio
Paula Gastaud
Paola Andrea Pérez Nieto
Editor(s):Marcel Beltrán
Writer(s):Marcel Beltrán
Cinematography:Marcel Beltrán
Sound:Homer Mora
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Ostrov – Lost Island
Includes Q&A

Abandoned after the USSR’s fall, denizens of a once-vibrant fishing village in the Caspian Sea turn to poaching to survive. While some faithfully await Putin’s promises of Russia’s return to greatness, others dream of a more prosperous future beyond the confines of the island’s shores.
Film Info
Runtime:91
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Switzerland
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Russian
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:International Spectrum
By Program - Sort:International Spectrum
Film Subjects:Addiction & Mental Health
Asian Cultures & Issues
Rural Life
Russian & Eastern European Culture & Issues
Website:http://www.ostrov.ch
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Svetlana Rodina
Laurent Stoop
Producer(s):Corinna Dästner
Sonja Kilbertus
Urs Schnell
Writer(s):Svetlana Rodina
Laurent Stoop
Editor(s):Orsola Valenti
Karine Sudan
Svetlana Rodina
Cinematography:Laurent Stoop
Sound Design:Jérôme Cuendet
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People We Come Across
Includes Q&A

When 700 helpful Finnish tourists arrive in Benin to assist in a tropical disease vaccine study that could save the lives of millions of children, a unique cultural exchange reveals how humans can help and harm with the best of intentions.
Film Info
Runtime:79
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Finland
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Finnish
English
French
Mina
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:International Spectrum
By Program - Sort:International Spectrum
Film Subjects:African Cultures & Issues
European Cultures & Issues
Health & the Pandemic
Science & Technology
Website:http://napafilms.fi/missatietkohtaavat
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Mia Halme
Producer(s):Marianne Mäkelä
Executive Producer(s):Liisa Karpo
Editor(s):Phil Jandaly
Antony Bentley
Writer(s):Mia Halme
Cinematography:Ditte Uljas
Composer:Kalle Vainio
Sound:Olli Huhtanen
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Persister Shorts Program 1: Workforce

Women’s work has always been ignored, underpaid and taken for granted. Domestic workers, farmers, artists, hairdressers, reindeer herders and strippers remind us that their labour is essential and that as taxpayers, voters and bosses, appreciation of their efforts may come by force.
Film Info
Runtime:86
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Various
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Various
Program Category:Persister
By Program - Sort:Persister
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Various
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Persister Shorts 2

From our Persister program, this selection of short documentaries features stories of women speaking up and being heard.
Film Info
Runtime:99
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Various
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Various
Program Category:Persister
By Program - Sort:Persister
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Various
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Philly D.A.

Civil rights attorney Larry Krasner takes injustice personally. Having sued police over 75 times for misconduct, this most unlikely candidate for Philadelphia district attorney not only wins, but upends the whole system. A groundbreaking series follows his outrageous first term.
Film Info
Runtime:440
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:USA
Premiere Status:Canadian Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Program Category:Deep Dive
By Program - Sort:Deep Dive
Film Subjects:American Culture & Issues
Crime & the Justice System
Politics & Political Intrigue
Race & Racism
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Ted Passon
Yoni Brook
Producer(s):Ted Passon
Yoni Brook
Nicole Salazar
Josh Penn
Michael Gottwald
Executive Producer(s):Ryan Chanatry
Sally Jo Fifer
Dawn Porter
Patty Quillin
Lois Vossen
Editor(s):Rubin Daniels Jr.
Dita Gruze
Jim Hession
Adriana Pacheco
Hemal Trivedi
Cinematography:Yoni Brook
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Big Ideas presented by Scotia Wealth Management // Playing with Sharks
Live Q&A on May 2, 7:00 PM

From filming Jaws' near-lethal live scenes to saving a great white with her bare hands, underwater filmmaking legend Valerie Taylor faces her biggest challenge yet: fighting to conserve the world's remaining sharks.
Film Info
Runtime:91
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Australia
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Closed Captions
Program Category:Special Presentations
By Program - Sort:Special Presentations
Big Ideas presented by Scotia Wealth Management
Hot Picks
Special Events
Film Subjects:Hot Picks
Ecology & the Environment
Films & Filmmakers
Sports & Recreation
Women & Women's Stories
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Sally Aitken
Producer(s):Bettina Dalton
Executive Producer(s):Alan Erson
Anna Godas
Oli Harbottle
Paul Wiegard
Editor(s):Adrian Rostirolla
Cinematography:Nathan Barlow
Michael Latham
Judd Overton
Toby Ralph
Ron Taylor
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Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Includes Q&A

The death of Anglo-Somali punk icon and X-Ray Spex frontwoman Poly Styrene sends her daughter on a journey across the world and through her mother's archives to reconcile their fraught relationship and her place in music history as a key architect of the riot grrrl and Afropunk movements.
Film Info
Runtime:96
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:UK
Premiere Status:Canadian Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Closed Captions
Program Category:Artscapes
By Program - Sort:Artscapes
Film Subjects:Addiction & Mental Health
African Cultures & Issues
Musicians & Performers
Personal Histories
Popular Culture
Women & Women's Stories
Website:http://www.polystyrenefilm.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Paul Sng
Celeste Bell
Producer(s):Rebecca Mark-Lawson
Matthew Silverman
Daria Nitsche
Executive Producer(s):Nikki Parrott
Natasha Dack
Jack Oliver
Mark Thomas
Lisa Marie Russo
Richard Coram
Bruno Waser
Editor(s):Xanna Ward Dixon
Writer(s):Celeste Bell
Zoë Howe
Cinematography:Nick Ward
Composer:James Adrian Brown
Marina Elderton
Sound:Raoul Brand
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Portrayal
Includes Q&A

Haunted by a family secret revealed to him as a boy, a young man jeopardizes relationships and crosses continents to investigate the mystery behind the thousands of missing paintings his grandfather created during his lifetime.
Film Info
Runtime:96
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Canada
Premiere Status:Ontario Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Russian
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Closed Captions
Program Category:Artscapes
By Program - Sort:Artscapes
Film Subjects:Art & Design
Families & Family Stories
Website:http://www.portrayalfilm.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Billie Mintz
Producer(s):Danny Webber
Executive Producer(s):Danny Webber
Bruce Cowley
Editor(s):Michele Francis
Writer(s):Billie Mintz
Cinematography:Billie Mintz
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Raise the Bar

How controversial can one basketball team of eight-year-olds be? With an unorthodox coach and training method, a tight-knit group of empowered Icelandic girls demand to play against boys and call time out on patriarchy.
Film Info
Runtime:70
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Iceland
Finland
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Icelandic
English
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Closed Captions
Program Category:The Changing Face of Europe
By Program - Sort:The Changing Face of Europe
Film Subjects:Children & Youth
European Cultures & Issues
Gender & Sexuality
Sports & Recreation
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Gudjon Ragnarsson
Producer(s):Margret Jonasdottir
Outi Rousu
Executive Producer(s):Hilmar Sigurdsson
Editor(s):Jakob Halldorsson
Writer(s):Gudjon Ragnarsson
Margret Jonasdottir
Cinematography:Gudjon Ragnarsson
Tomas Marshall
Sound:Pietari Koskinen
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Rebel Hearts
Includes Q&A

A group of pioneering nuns in 1960s Los Angeles stood up to the patriarchy in such revolutionary ways, demanding pay cheques, marching on Selma and making political pop art, they would change Catholicism and the face of faith forever.
Film Info
Runtime:103
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:USA
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Closed Captions
Program Category:Special Presentations
By Program - Sort:Special Presentations
Film Subjects:Activism
Faith & Spirituality
Women & Women's Stories
Website:http://rebelheartsfilm.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Pedro Kos
Producer(s):Shawnee Isaac-Smith
Kira Carstensen
Judy Korin
Executive Producer(s):Ethan Goldman
Abigail E. Disney
Adrienne Becker
Christy Spitzer Thornton
Quiet
Meadow Fund
Nancy Stephens
Rick Rosenthal
Tony Hsieh
Executive Co-Producer(s):Roberto Grande
Bryn Mooser
Justin Lacob
Kathryn Everett
Mimi Pham
Nina Fialkow
Kristin Ólafsdóttir
Geralyn White Dreyfous
Lyn Davis Lear
Regina K. Scully
Emma Ho
Associate Producer(s):Gabriella Ortega Ricketts
Laurine DiRocco
Writer(s):Erin Barnett
Shawnee Isaac-Smith
Pedro Kos
Editor(s):Erin Barnett
Yaniv Elani
Pedro Kos
Ondine Rarey
Cinematography:Emily Topper
Clay Westervelt
Sound:Lawrence Everson
Animation:Una Lorenzen
Brandon Blommaert
Una Lorenzen
Motion Graphics:Emma Berliner
Daniel Claridge
Juan Delcan
Spencer Haley
Olivia Sebesky
Hanbi Sung
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Rebel Love
Includes Q&A

Their relationship forbidden while in ranks of the FARC-EP, two Colombian rebels have a chance at a fresh start for their young love after the peace accords. But new daily demands, estranged families and fears for their safety burden their burgeoning life together.
Film Info
Runtime:77
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Colombia
Canada
Brazil
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Spanish
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Made In Colombia
By Program - Sort:Made In Colombia
Film Subjects:Latin American Cultures & Issues
Love & Relationships
War & Conflict
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Alejandro Bernal
Producer(s):Jaime Escallon-Buraglia
Ximena Sotomayor
Editor(s):Elsa Vásquez
Gustavo Vasco
Writer(s):Jaime Escallon-Buraglia
Alejandro Bernal
Cinematography:Alejandro Bernal
Sound:Ricardo Escallon
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Red Heaven
Includes Q&A

Offering a fascinating glimpse of a possible future, six people sign up for a year-long NASA experiment that has them living in an isolated habitat meant to simulate what life and society would be like on Mars.
Film Info
Runtime:84
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:USA
Premiere Status:Canadian Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
German
French
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Closed Captions
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:Ecology & the Environment
Science & Technology
Website:http://www.redheavenfilm.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Lauren DeFilippo
Katherine Gorringe
Producer(s):Lauren DeFilippo
Katherine Gorringe
Executive Producer(s):Greg Boustead
Jessica Harrop
Caroline Smith
Suzanne Kolb
Miriam Mintz
Daniel J. Chalfen
Jim Butterworth
Editor(s):Katherine Gorringe
Cinematography:David Alvarado
HI-SEAS Crew IV
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The Return: Life After ISIS
Includes Q&A

This provocative doc reveals the deeper stories that drove several women to uproot their lives in the West and join ISIS in Syria. Now, infamous and reviled in the media, they yearn for absolution and the homelands that bar their return.
Film Info
Runtime:90
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Spain
UK
Premiere Status:Canadian Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Program Category:Special Presentations
By Program - Sort:Special Presentations
Film Subjects:Faith & Spirituality
Middle Eastern Cultures & Issues
War & Conflict
Women & Women's Stories
Website:http://www.metfilmsales.com/the-return
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Alba Sotorra Clua
Producer(s):Alba Sotorra Clua
Vesna Cudic
Carles Torras
Executive Producer(s):Sam Collyns
Poppy Dixon
Jack Oliver
Editor(s):Michael Nollet
Xavi Carrasco
Cinematography:Lara Vilanova
Gris Jordana
Núria Roldós
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Rift Finfinnee
Includes Q&A

On a journey through the periphery of Addis Ababa, engrossing architectural and landscape images provide the backdrop to a multi-voiced narrative that reveals rapid urbanization, socioeconomic disparity and the seeds of civil war.
Film Info
Runtime:79
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Germany
Ethiopia
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Amharic
Oromo
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Markers
By Program - Sort:Markers
Film Subjects:African Cultures & Issues
Website:http://www.danielkoetter.de/projekte/rift-finfinnee-2020-79
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Daniel Kötter
Producer(s):Meike Martens
Editor(s):Daniel Kötter
Cinematography:Daniel Kötter
Sound:Marcin Lenarczyk
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A River Runs, Turns, Erases, Replaces
Includes Q&A

In this gorgeous cinematic letter from the director to her hometown of Wuhan, ordinary human activities unfold against an evolving urban landscape, sculpted by nature and rising infrastructure, composing a series of surprising and poetic set pieces.
Film Info
Runtime:87
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:USA
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:No Dialogue
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Markers
By Program - Sort:Markers
Film Subjects:Asian Cultures & Issues
Personal Histories
Website:http://www.burnthefilm.org
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Shengze Zhu
Producer(s):Zhengfan Yang
Editor(s):Shengze Zhu
Cinematography:Zhengfan Yang
Shengze Zhu
Sound:Aymeric Dupas
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Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm
Includes Q&A

Featuring candid interviews with rock legends Robert Plant, Ozzy Osbourne and Liam Gallagher, this is the unlikely tale of how two Welsh brothers turned their dairy farm into one of the most successful recording studios of all time.
Film Info
Runtime:91
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:UK
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Program Category:Special Presentations
By Program - Sort:Special Presentations
Film Subjects:European Cultures & Issues
Musicians & Performers
Popular Culture
Website:http://rockfieldfilm.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Hannah Berryman
Producer(s):Catryn Ramasut
Executive Producer(s):Kimberley Warner
Julian Carey
Keith Potter
Editor(s):Rupert Houseman
Cinematography:Patrick Smith
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Rogers Audience Award Announcement
Livestreaming May 9 at 7 PM

On the Festival’s final night, join us to celebrate our Canadian filmmakers and to announce the winners of this year’s Rogers Audience Award for the best Canadian documentaries. The top five films, as determined by audience poll, will split the $50,000 cash prize, courtesy of the Rogers Group of Funds.
Film Info
Runtime:60
Copyright:2021
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Closed Captions
Program Category:Special Events
By Program - Sort:Special Events
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Room Without a View
Includes Q&A

Migrant domestic workers from Africa and Southeast Asia hired under the Kafala system are targeted and exploited with broad impunity by employers and agents in Lebanon, in this chilling consideration of modern-day slavery.
Film Info
Runtime:73
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Austria
Germany
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Arabic
Amharic
Bengali
French
English
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Systems Down
By Program - Sort:Systems Down
Film Subjects:Women & Women's Stories
Website:http://www.facebook.com/Room-without-a-view-103176931789976
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Roser Corella
Producer(s):Roser Corella
Executive Producer(s):Florian Kläger
Editor(s):Ginés Olivares
Cinematography:Roser Corella
Alfonso Moral
Sound:Gábor Ripli
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The Rossellinis
Includes Q&A

In this fascinating look inside a complicated cinema dynasty, the eldest grandson of Roberto Rossellini, one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, picks up the camera for himself and explores his family history.
Film Info
Runtime:90
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Italy
Latvia
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Italian
English
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:Special Presentations
By Program - Sort:Special Presentations
Film Subjects:European Cultures & Issues
Films & Filmmakers
Personal Histories
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Alessandro Rossellini
Producer(s):Raffaele Brunetti
Editor(s):Ilaria de Laurentiis
Writer(s):Andrea Paolo Massara
Alessandro Rossellini
Davis Simanis
Cinematography:Valdis Celminš
Sound:Stefano Varini
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The Sailor
Includes Q&A

After a life of freewheeling adventure spent sailing all over the world, Paul Johnson, now 80 with a frail body, a litre of vodka and a broken sailboat, contemplates his life and the cost of fulfilling an uncompromising dream.
Film Info
Runtime:80
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Slovakia
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Closed Captions
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:Addiction & Mental Health
Aging & Mortality
Website:http://www.toxpro.sk/sailor
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Lucia Kasova
Producer(s):Nazarij Klujev
Editor(s):Roman Kelemen
Writer(s):Lucia Kasova
Cinematography:Martin Jurci
Sound:Igor Jedinak
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School of Hope
Includes Q&A

Suffering from an extended drought caused by the climate crisis despite their own tiny carbon footprint, Morocco's Oulad Boukais tribe establishes a school to ensure their children's future, and combats isolation and desertification with optimism, dignity and education.
Film Info
Runtime:78
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Finland
France
Morocco
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Arabic
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:International Spectrum
By Program - Sort:International Spectrum
Film Subjects:African Cultures & Issues
Children & Youth
Ecology & the Environment
Education
Rural Life
Website:http://www.facebook.com/SchoolOfHopeDocumentary
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Mohamed El Aboudi
Assistant Director(s):Réda Nouiga
Producer(s):Pertti Veijalainen
Co-Producer(s):Hind Saïh
Dominique Barneaud (Bellota Films)
Aimee Link (Vulcan Productions)
Lamia Chraibi (La Prod)
Executive Co-Producer(s):Leila Amran
Jody Allen
Ruth Johnston
Rocky Collins
Associate Co-Producer:Susan Grella
Writer(s):Mohamed El Aboudi
Editor(s):Lizi Gelber
Florence Bresson
Mohamed El Aboudi
Mikko Sippola
Cinematography:Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen
Marita Hällfors
Päivi Kettunen
Sound:Pietari Koskinen
Graphic Design:Antti Kangassalo
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Secrets from Putumayo
Includes Q&A

In 1910, Roger Casement, British consul in Brazil, investigated atrocities against Indigenous Amazonians, his journals capturing a harrowing picture of their enslavement and murder by the rubber industry. Through his words, their plight is traced all the way to their current struggle for self-determination.
Film Info
Runtime:83
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Brazil
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Spanish
Brazilian Portuguese
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:Capitalism & Big Business
Crime & the Justice System
Indigenous Cultures & Issues
Latin American Cultures & Issues
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Aurélio Michiles
Producer(s):Patrick Leblanc
Executive Producer(s):Patrick Leblanc
Writer(s):Aurélio Michiles
Danilo Gullane
André Finotti
Editor(s):André Finotti
Cinematography:André Lorenz Michiles
Composer:Alvise Migotto
Sound:Léo Bortolin
Sound Design:Miriam Biderman
Ricardo Reis
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Set!
Includes Q&A

Competitive table setting? Yep, it's a thing, and it's fabulous. Seven cut-throat competitors feverishly prepare their entries for a prestigious county fair, serving up artistry, hilarity and serious frenemy vibes on a silver platter.
Film Info
Runtime:105
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:USA
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Accessibility:Closed Captions
Program Category:Artscapes
By Program - Sort:Artscapes
Film Subjects:Art & Design
Sports & Recreation
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Scott Gawlik
Producer(s):Scott Gawlik
Editor(s):Scott Gawlik
Cinematography:Jon Salmon
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Seyran Ates: Sex, Revolution and Islam
Includes Q&A

A bullet to the neck, fatwas and 24-hour police protection are just part of being one of Europe's first female imams. When Seyran Ates opens Germany's first liberal mosque, radical change meets modern Islam.
Film Info
Runtime:81
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Norway
Premiere Status:Canadian Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Turkish
English
Chinese
German
Norwegian
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:The Changing Face of Europe
By Program - Sort:The Changing Face of Europe
Film Subjects:European Cultures & Issues
Faith & Spirituality
Gender & Sexuality
Women & Women's Stories
Website:http://integralfilm.com/project/seyran-ates-sex-revolution-and-islam-2
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Nefise Özkal Lorentzen
Producer(s):Jørgen Lorentzen
Editor(s):Morten Haslerud
Writer(s):Nefise Özkal Lorentzen
Cinematography:Anders Hoft
Composer:Simon M. Valentine
Sound:Andreu Jacob Simonsen
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Sieged: The Press vs. Denialism
Includes Q&A

As Brazil's COVID-19 death toll soars, President Bolsonaro unleashes a relentless media campaign of misinformation, undermining the efforts of journalists desperate to inform a nation during the darkest months of the pandemic.
Film Info
Runtime:116
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Brazil
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Portuguese
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:Systems Down
By Program - Sort:Systems Down
Film Subjects:Health & the Pandemic
Latin American Cultures & Issues
Media & Journalism
Politics & Political Intrigue
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Caio Cavechini
Producer(s):Erick Brêtas
Ali Kamel
Ricardo Villela
Editor(s):Caio Cavechini
João Rocha
Eliane Scardovelli
Writer(s):Caio Cavechini
Eliane Scardovelli
Cinematography:Diogo André
Caue Angeli
Henrique Picarelli
João Rocha
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The Silence of the Mole
Includes Q&A

This gripping political mystery unravels how a courageous 1970s journalist dubbed "The Mole" risked his life to infiltrate Guatemala's government and uncover the truths behind one of the most violent and repressive periods in the country's history.
Film Info
Runtime:93
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Guatemala
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:Spanish
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:International Spectrum
By Program - Sort:International Spectrum
Film Subjects:Latin American Cultures & Issues
Media & Journalism
Politics & Political Intrigue
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Anaïs Taracena
Producer(s):Anaïs Taracena
Rafael González
Julio López
Executive Producer(s):Anaïs Taracena
Editor(s):Pedro García
Writer(s):Anaïs Taracena
Cinematography:Carla Molina
Sound:Eduardo Cáceres
Deléon Francisco
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Silent Voice

Fleeing Chechnya and his homophobic brother's tyranny, a young gay MMA fighter finds himself adrift in Brussels. Struck mute by trauma, he struggles to build a new identity against the chilling backdrop of voicemails from home.
Film Info
Runtime:51
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:France
Belgium
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
French
Chechen
Flemish
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
By Program - Sort:World Showcase
Film Subjects:European Cultures & Issues
LGBT Culture & Issues
Migration & Immigration
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Reka Valerik
Producer(s):David Hurst
Editor(s):Jeanne Oberson
Writer(s):Reka Valerik
Anaïs Llobet
Cinematography:Arnaud Alberola
Sound:Hélène Clerc Denizot
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Someone Like Me
Includes Q&A

After 11 strangers band together to help a queer youth escape to Vancouver from life-threatening violence in Uganda, the unexpected pandemic and conflicting opinions over his best interests test the limits of their commitment and jeopardize his fresh start.
Film Info
Runtime:80
Copyright:2021
Country Listing:Canada
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2021
Language:English
Luganda
Runyankole
Swahili
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Closed Captions
Program Category:Canadian Spectrum
By Program - Sort:Canadian Spectrum
Film Subjects:Activism
African Cultures & Issues
Canadian Culture & Issues
LGBT Culture & Issues
Migration & Immigration
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Sean Horlor
Steve J. Adams
Producer(s):Teri Snelgrove
Shirley Vercruysse
Executive Producer(s):Shirley Vercruysse
Editor(s):Graham Kew
Writer(s):Sean Horlor
Steve J. Adams
Cinematography:Blake Davey
Farhad Ghaderi