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![]() Wander the beautiful streets of 1960s Paris with master German filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger as she revisits the pivotal places and events that shaped her own artistic awakening—and forever transformed the city in the process—from watching New Wave films at the Cinemathèque Française to the radical protests of May 1968. ![]() Back after a sold-out run at Hot Docs 2021, this inspiring film takes you behind the scenes of one of the most influential children's shows in television history. Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street
View More ![]() Virtuoso Cuban-born brothers— violinist Ilmar and pianist Aldo—live on opposite sides of a geopolitical chasm a half-century wide. Tracking their parallel lives in New York and Havana and their poignant reunion, this joyous doc shows how the bonds of family—and the power of music—can transcend political divide. ![]() The chart-topping icon of late nineties electronic dance music opens up about his unlikely road to musical fame and rocky personal life in this vibrant confessional doc featuring interviews with David Lynch and David Bowie. ![]() Bestselling food writer Bill Buford offers the inside dish on the art of French cooking and cuisine, and the valuable lessons he learned in writing Dirt, his anticipated follow-up to the bestselling classic, Heat. Adventures in France: Bill Buford on the Joys of French CuisineLive Wednesday June 16, 7:30 PM (EST)
View More ![]() After his popular series on The Renaissance, University of Toronto's Dr. Kenneth Bartlett returns to explore the rich cultural traditions, the stunning art and architecture, and the dramatic political history of one of the world's most enchanting cities. Rome: The Eternal City from Its Mythical Foundation Until TodayNew course!
View More ![]() Join Werner Herzog, one of documentary’s most iconoclastic auteurs, on a hypnotic journey inside France’s Chauvet Cave, home to the world’s oldest surviving subterranean art. ![]() Part documentary, part love letter to concert venues everywhere, this world-premiere doc examines the effects of the pandemic on Toronto’s renowned indie music scene, spotlighting the talented musicians and promoters fighting to keep it alive amid the overwhelming forces of gentrification. No Tickets at the DoorStreaming until July 6
View More ![]() Explore the cultural and political changes that emerged in the wake of WWII, and in the shadow of the Cold War, with Curious Minds favourite, Dr. Peter Harris. ![]() Wander the beautiful streets of 1960s Paris with master German filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger as she revisits the pivotal places and events that shaped her own artistic awakening—and forever transformed the city in the process—from watching New Wave films at the Cinemathèque Française to the radical protests of May 1968. ![]() Back after a sold-out run at Hot Docs 2021, this inspiring film takes you behind the scenes of one of the most influential children's shows in television history. Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street
View More ![]() Virtuoso Cuban-born brothers— violinist Ilmar and pianist Aldo—live on opposite sides of a geopolitical chasm a half-century wide. Tracking their parallel lives in New York and Havana and their poignant reunion, this joyous doc shows how the bonds of family—and the power of music—can transcend political divide. ![]() The chart-topping icon of late nineties electronic dance music opens up about his unlikely road to musical fame and rocky personal life in this vibrant confessional doc featuring interviews with David Lynch and David Bowie. ![]() 2021 Academy Award Nominee for Best Feature Documentary! When a family becomes concerned about their mother’s wellbeing in a retirement home, they hire 83-year-old Sergio to become a new resident—and a mole inside the home. But his mission soon takes an unexpected turn. ![]() Get a front row seat to sixty years of jazz history at Ronnie’s, the beloved London nightclub that has played host to musical greats including Miles Davis, Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone and more. ![]() The palm-tree-lined paradise known as The Villages, America's largest retirement community located in Florida, promises a permanent vacation from the outside world. But for some residents, the fantasy is not all it’s cracked up to be. ![]() Accompany a trio of charming stray dogs as they search for companionship and adventure through the bustling streets of Turkey. What can their lives teach us about the human condition and how we treat each other? Winner of the Best International Feature at Hot Docs 2020. ![]() Dive into the playful, technicolour world of pop surrealist Kenny Scharf and his rise alongside Keith Haring, Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat in the downtown art scene of 1980s New York. ![]() Take a trip inside the art and imagination of M.C. Escher, the world-famous Dutch printmaker and counterculture icons whose mathematically inspired illusions have played with our minds for generations. This joyful and psychedelic portrait gives us the man through excerpts from his writings, narrated by beloved British actor Stephen Fry. ![]() Part documentary, part love letter to concert venues everywhere, this world-premiere doc examines the effects of the pandemic on Toronto’s renowned indie music scene, spotlighting the talented musicians and promoters fighting to keep it alive amid the overwhelming forces of gentrification. No Tickets at the DoorStreaming until July 6
View More ![]() On a record-breaking dive to the depths of the Boesmansgat cave in South Africa—the biggest in the world—Dave finds a body that had been forgotten for decades. Along with a crew, he embarks on a historic mission to retrieve it. Little did they know, Dave would not be coming back. ![]() Bestselling food writer Bill Buford offers the inside dish on the art of French cooking and cuisine, and the valuable lessons he learned in writing Dirt, his anticipated follow-up to the bestselling classic, Heat. Adventures in France: Bill Buford on the Joys of French CuisineLive Wednesday June 16, 7:30 PM (EST)
View More ![]() Channeling the lightning in a bottle quality of Stop Making Sense, former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne returned to the big screen for a one-of-a-kind concert-film experience inspired by the art of “colour guard”—perfectly synchronized students in pep-rally choreography—and featuring performances by Nelly Furtado, Ira Glass, St. Vincent and more. ![]() Join Werner Herzog, one of documentary’s most iconoclastic auteurs, on a hypnotic journey inside France’s Chauvet Cave, home to the world’s oldest surviving subterranean art. ![]() Lift the veil on the enormous impact of Indigenous musicians including Robbie Robertson, Link Wray, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Jimi Hendrix and more in this audience favourite full of good tunes. Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
View More ![]() The most thrilling trip into Baltimore since The Wire, this festival darling follows 13 year-old Pug as he pursues his dream of joining the 12 O’Clock Boys, a notorious gang of renegade dirt bikers. ![]() Willem Dafoe narrates this strange and surprisingly beautiful Hot Docs favourite about a group of donkeys in a sanctuary. What can this often misunderstood animal teach us about how we see and listen to the world? ![]() Jennifer Venditti's groundbreaking coming-of-age film tells the story of Billy, a precocious but isolated fifteen-year-old boy trying to figure out life and death, love, and rock and roll in his small-town of Maine. ![]() Part documentary, part love letter to concert venues everywhere, this world-premiere doc examines the effects of the pandemic on Toronto’s renowned indie music scene, spotlighting the talented musicians and promoters fighting to keep it alive amid the overwhelming forces of gentrification. No Tickets at the DoorStreaming until July 6
View More ![]() Explore the role music played in the extraordinary life and political journey of one of the world's most important icons. Featuring stirring performances by Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the Soweto Gospel Choir, Mandela's grandson Bambatha Mandela and more. ![]() Meet Pussy Riot, the feminist punk collective that’s openly challenging the reign of Russian President Vladimir Putin through the rebellious power of art. ![]() This spirited and thought-provoking documentary illuminates the many layers of towering German-Jewish intellectual Hannah Arendt, whose brilliantly disruptive and perceptive ideas about totalitarianism and oppression are more relevant than ever. Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt
View More ![]() Take a psychedelic plunge into the world of plasmodial slime moulds—a rare, super-intelligent organism that moves right beneath our feet—and meet the fascinating people who study and collaborate with them. ![]() World premiere! In his anticipated follow-up to Hot Docs 2019 Audience Award winner Transformer, Michael Del Monte gives a human face to our growing homelessness and opioid crises through the intimate story of Ray, an ex-sailor lost to the streets of Toronto who dreams of sailing away from it all. ![]() Pay tribute to iconic New York indie-rock group LCD Sound System as they perform their final blowout show at Madison Square Garden. The preshow anticipation, massive concert and humbling moments afterwards are infused with a candid interview with pop culture writer Chuck Klosterman. ![]() A street poem, a city symphony, “the first ever filmed document of graffiti”—Manfred Kircheimer’s cult classic takes you across 1970s New York at the height of the decade’s street art movement to a boppin’ jazz soundtrack by Charles Mingus and Aretha Franklin. ![]() On a record-breaking dive to the depths of the Boesmansgat cave in South Africa—the biggest in the world—Dave finds a body that had been forgotten for decades. Along with a crew, he embarks on a historic mission to retrieve it. Little did they know, Dave would not be coming back. ![]() 30 years after the US-sponsored military coup of September 11, 1973, documentary legend Patricio Guzmán (The Battle of Chile, Nostalgia For The Light) returns to his native Chile to chronicle the life and legacy of the country's revolutionary Socialist leader Salvador Allende. ![]() Live the high life with French astronaut Thomas Pesquet whose philosophical reflections aboard the space station unfold in a poetic dialogue with the children’s classic The Little Prince. ![]() Mass entertainment aboard a palatial cruise ship acts as a surreal and satirical commentary on luxury, loneliness and excess in this award-winning short doc. ![]() In the wake of the blockbuster ascents of the 6ix's own Drake and the Weeknd, step inside the Toronto’s vibrant and hyper-competitive rap scene and meet the up-and-coming musical talents vying for attention on the world stage. ![]() Going beyond the Apple-induced fame of “1234”, this whimsical rock-doc illuminates the creativity and collaborations behind the music of Canadian indie music queen Feist, focusing on the making of her career-defining album, The Reminder. Look What the Light Did NowStreaming until July 6
View More ![]() The bestselling biographer behind Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs joins Anna Maria Tremonti to discuss his latest book, The Code Breaker, a gripping account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna launched a revolution with the invention of CRISPR, the groundbreaking gene editing tool. Walter Isaacson on The Future of GeneticsLive Event Rebroadcast
View More ![]() It took the pandemic to open our eyes to society’s systemic neglect of our elders. Is it time to reimagine the systems that support them? In conversation with Maclean's’ Paul Wells, The Globe and Mail’s André Picard and veteran journalist Katie Engelhart will help us reassess how we approach life’s final chapters, drawing from their important new books, Neglected No More and The Inevitable. André Picard, Katie Engelhart and Paul Wells on Aging with DignityLive Event Rebroadcast
View More ![]() Loved by millions of listeners worldwide for her award-winning and life-affirming WNYC podcast Death, Sex, & Money, Anna Sale discusses her new book—and the difficult subjects most of us are too scared to bring up—with Aminatou Sow, the host of Call Your Girlfriend and writer of the NYT bestseller Big Friendship. Anna Sale and Aminatou Sow on Talking About Hard ThingsLive Event Rebroadcast
View More ![]() Join Princeton historian and MSNBC commentator Eddie Glaude for a timely look at the legacy of the late great public thinker James Baldwin—and how his life and work can serve as a powerful guide for our moment of social change. A Living Legacy: MSNBC’s Eddie Glaude on James BaldwinLive Event Rebroadcast
View More ![]() As President Biden enters his first term in office, join The New Yorker's Evan Osnos for a timely look at the man and his moment in history, as outlined in his anticipated new biography, Joe Biden. What's Next for America? The New Yorker's Evan Osnos on Joe BidenLive Event Rebroadcast
View More ![]() In one his of his final films, legendary documentarian Albert Maysles profiles Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven whose soaring free spirit reminds us that dressing, and indeed life, is nothing but an experiment. IrisBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
View More ![]() Go behind the scenes of Blue Note Records, the pioneering label that gave voice to some of the most ground-breaking jazz artists of the 20th and 21st centuries Blue Note Records: Behind the NotesBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
View More ![]() Travel the globe and visit some of the most breathtaking peaks in the world in this awe-inspiring exploration of our human fascination with mountains, scored by the renowned Australian Chamber Orchestra and narrated by Willem Dafoe. MountainBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
View More ![]() Through rare archives and an intimate television interview, peel away the complexities of the historic, yet turbulent, premiership of Golda Meir, the first and only woman to ever rule Israel. GoldaBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
View More ![]() What kind of house does a man who has been kept in a six-foot-by-nine-foot cell for over 30 years dream of? This award-winning doc captures the remarkable creative journey and friendship of wrongly imprisoned former Black Panther Herman Wallace and artist Jackie Sumell while examining the injustice of prolonged solitary confinement. Herman's HouseBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
View More ![]() A dazzling cast of vintage burlesque dancers share candid and sometimes outrageous stories about their lives on stage and off in the heyday of the art, as they prepare for a rare performance for the Legends of Burlesque Hall of Fame weekend. League of Exotique DancersBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
View More ![]() Acclaimed Toronto filmmaker Charles Officer explores the legacy of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince. By weaving together the author's extraordinary life story with fascinating discussions on the book, Officer gets at the heart of what has made this best-selling classic so special. Invisible Essence: The Litttle PrinceBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
View More ![]() This affirming doc examines the lives of seven unique New Yorkers whose eclectic personal style and vital spirit have guided their approach to aging. Advanced StyleBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
View More ![]() Legendary chanteuse and out lesbian Chavela Vargas revolutionized music in Mexico and challenged the stereotypical macho and hetero cultural norms of the times. Chavela beautifully captures her fearless life, powerful music and passionate love affairs, including her romance with Frida Kahlo. ChavelaBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
View More ![]() After his popular series on The Renaissance, University of Toronto's Dr. Kenneth Bartlett returns to explore the rich cultural traditions, the stunning art and architecture, and the dramatic political history of one of the world's most enchanting cities. Rome: The Eternal City from Its Mythical Foundation Until TodayNew course!
View More ![]() Acclaimed author and film critic Adam Nayman uses some of the greatest films in history to examine the impact that movies have had on the politics, and the culture, of the world’s most powerful country. Politics at the Movies: American Cinema, Power and the PresidencyNew course!
View More ![]() Explore the cultural and political changes that emerged in the wake of WWII, and in the shadow of the Cold War, with Curious Minds favourite, Dr. Peter Harris. ![]() On the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, explore the life, times and music of the legendary composer. ![]() Meet the rebellious spirits and renegade thinkers who have shaped the City of Light throughout history. Rebel Paris: Creative Explosions & Revolutionary Dreamers
View More ![]() A fascinating journey through the history and art that flourished in the South Asian kingdoms from the16th to 18th centuries. ![]() From the aromatic kitchens of Julia Child to the mid-century modernist rooms of Frank Lloyd Wright, this series from architectural expert John Ota uses the houses of some of history’s most celebrated figures to explore the meaning of home. Private Homes, Public Lives: Houses of Cultural Icons
View More ![]() A source of wonder and delight, the city street has evolved into one of our most impactful human creations. From Paris to Tokyo to Marrakech, discover the history, philosophy and design behind some of the most culturally vibrant pathways in the world with renowned writer and travel journalist Lisa Pasold. ![]() If you are what you eat, then what is Toronto? From the mouth-watering specialties of immigrant neighbourhoods to the classic dishes served up at historic markets and restaurants, explore how Canada’s largest city became a global culinary capital with food historian and Curious Minds favourite, Dr. Laura Carlson. Eat This City: An Edible History of Toronto
View More ![]() Join Olivier Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated producer of Come From Away Michael Rubinoff for an insider’s guide to the biggest Broadway shows in history, from West Side Story and Fiddler on the Roof to Dream Girls and Les Mis. The Magic of Musicals: Broadway’s Biggest Hits
View More ![]() Explore the influential work of The Old Masters: Titian, Caravaggio, Rubens, Rembrandt, Velázquez and Goya, and its lasting impact on generations of artists and art lovers, with acclaimed art lecturer Barbara Isherwood. ![]() Bestselling food writer Bill Buford offers the inside dish on the art of French cooking and cuisine, and the valuable lessons he learned in writing Dirt, his anticipated follow-up to the bestselling classic, Heat. Adventures in France: Bill Buford on the Joys of French CuisineLive Wednesday June 16, 7:30 PM (EST)
View More ![]() The bestselling biographer behind Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs joins Anna Maria Tremonti to discuss his latest book, The Code Breaker, a gripping account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna launched a revolution with the invention of CRISPR, the groundbreaking gene editing tool. Walter Isaacson on The Future of GeneticsLive Event Rebroadcast
View More ![]() In conjunction with our screening of His Name is Ray, join health justice advocate and TikTok star Dr. Naheed Dosani and more for a free discussion on the realities facing Canada’s homeless population, and what we get right—and wrong—when it comes to representing our vulnerably housed on screen. Free Panel: Homelessness in the Time of COVID with Dr. Naheed DosaniLive Event Rebroadcast
View More ![]() It took the pandemic to open our eyes to society’s systemic neglect of our elders. Is it time to reimagine the systems that support them? In conversation with Maclean's’ Paul Wells, The Globe and Mail’s André Picard and veteran journalist Katie Engelhart will help us reassess how we approach life’s final chapters, drawing from their important new books, Neglected No More and The Inevitable. André Picard, Katie Engelhart and Paul Wells on Aging with DignityLive Event Rebroadcast
View More ![]() Loved by millions of listeners worldwide for her award-winning and life-affirming WNYC podcast Death, Sex, & Money, Anna Sale discusses her new book—and the difficult subjects most of us are too scared to bring up—with Aminatou Sow, the host of Call Your Girlfriend and writer of the NYT bestseller Big Friendship. Anna Sale and Aminatou Sow on Talking About Hard ThingsLive Event Rebroadcast
View More ![]() Join Princeton historian and MSNBC commentator Eddie Glaude for a timely look at the legacy of the late great public thinker James Baldwin—and how his life and work can serve as a powerful guide for our moment of social change. A Living Legacy: MSNBC’s Eddie Glaude on James BaldwinLive Event Rebroadcast
View More ![]() As President Biden enters his first term in office, join The New Yorker's Evan Osnos for a timely look at the man and his moment in history, as outlined in his anticipated new biography, Joe Biden. What's Next for America? The New Yorker's Evan Osnos on Joe BidenLive Event Rebroadcast
View More ![]() Channeling the lightning in a bottle quality of Stop Making Sense, former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne returned to the big screen for a one-of-a-kind concert-film experience inspired by the art of “colour guard”—perfectly synchronized students in pep-rally choreography—and featuring performances by Nelly Furtado, Ira Glass, St. Vincent and more. ![]() Lift the veil on the enormous impact of Indigenous musicians including Robbie Robertson, Link Wray, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Jimi Hendrix and more in this audience favourite full of good tunes. Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
View More ![]() The most thrilling trip into Baltimore since The Wire, this festival darling follows 13 year-old Pug as he pursues his dream of joining the 12 O’Clock Boys, a notorious gang of renegade dirt bikers. ![]() Jennifer Venditti's groundbreaking coming-of-age film tells the story of Billy, a precocious but isolated fifteen-year-old boy trying to figure out life and death, love, and rock and roll in his small-town of Maine. ![]() Pay tribute to iconic New York indie-rock group LCD Sound System as they perform their final blowout show at Madison Square Garden. The preshow anticipation, massive concert and humbling moments afterwards are infused with a candid interview with pop culture writer Chuck Klosterman. ![]() A street poem, a city symphony, “the first ever filmed document of graffiti”—Manfred Kircheimer’s cult classic takes you across 1970s New York at the height of the decade’s street art movement to a boppin’ jazz soundtrack by Charles Mingus and Aretha Franklin. ![]() Join Werner Herzog, one of documentary’s most iconoclastic auteurs, on a hypnotic journey inside France’s Chauvet Cave, home to the world’s oldest surviving subterranean art. ![]() Willem Dafoe narrates this strange and surprisingly beautiful Hot Docs favourite about a group of donkeys in a sanctuary. What can this often misunderstood animal teach us about how we see and listen to the world? ![]() Take a psychedelic plunge into the world of plasmodial slime moulds—a rare, super-intelligent organism that moves right beneath our feet—and meet the fascinating people who study and collaborate with them. ![]() Live the high life with French astronaut Thomas Pesquet whose philosophical reflections aboard the space station unfold in a poetic dialogue with the children’s classic The Little Prince. ![]() Mass entertainment aboard a palatial cruise ship acts as a surreal and satirical commentary on luxury, loneliness and excess in this award-winning short doc. ![]() Explore the role music played in the extraordinary life and political journey of one of the world's most important icons. Featuring stirring performances by Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the Soweto Gospel Choir, Mandela's grandson Bambatha Mandela and more. ![]() Meet Pussy Riot, the feminist punk collective that’s openly challenging the reign of Russian President Vladimir Putin through the rebellious power of art. ![]() This spirited and thought-provoking documentary illuminates the many layers of towering German-Jewish intellectual Hannah Arendt, whose brilliantly disruptive and perceptive ideas about totalitarianism and oppression are more relevant than ever. Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt
View More ![]() 30 years after the US-sponsored military coup of September 11, 1973, documentary legend Patricio Guzmán (The Battle of Chile, Nostalgia For The Light) returns to his native Chile to chronicle the life and legacy of the country's revolutionary Socialist leader Salvador Allende. ![]() Part documentary, part love letter to concert venues everywhere, this world-premiere doc examines the effects of the pandemic on Toronto’s renowned indie music scene, spotlighting the talented musicians and promoters fighting to keep it alive amid the overwhelming forces of gentrification. No Tickets at the DoorStreaming until July 6
View More ![]() In the wake of the blockbuster ascents of the 6ix's own Drake and the Weeknd, step inside the Toronto’s vibrant and hyper-competitive rap scene and meet the up-and-coming musical talents vying for attention on the world stage. ![]() Going beyond the Apple-induced fame of “1234”, this whimsical rock-doc illuminates the creativity and collaborations behind the music of Canadian indie music queen Feist, focusing on the making of her career-defining album, The Reminder. Look What the Light Did NowStreaming until July 6
View More ![]() In one his of his final films, legendary documentarian Albert Maysles profiles Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven whose soaring free spirit reminds us that dressing, and indeed life, is nothing but an experiment. IrisBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
View More ![]() Go behind the scenes of Blue Note Records, the pioneering label that gave voice to some of the most ground-breaking jazz artists of the 20th and 21st centuries Blue Note Records: Behind the NotesBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
View More ![]() Travel the globe and visit some of the most breathtaking peaks in the world in this awe-inspiring exploration of our human fascination with mountains, scored by the renowned Australian Chamber Orchestra and narrated by Willem Dafoe. MountainBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
View More ![]() Through rare archives and an intimate television interview, peel away the complexities of the historic, yet turbulent, premiership of Golda Meir, the first and only woman to ever rule Israel. GoldaBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
View More ![]() What kind of house does a man who has been kept in a six-foot-by-nine-foot cell for over 30 years dream of? This award-winning doc captures the remarkable creative journey and friendship of wrongly imprisoned former Black Panther Herman Wallace and artist Jackie Sumell while examining the injustice of prolonged solitary confinement. Herman's HouseBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
View More ![]() A dazzling cast of vintage burlesque dancers share candid and sometimes outrageous stories about their lives on stage and off in the heyday of the art, as they prepare for a rare performance for the Legends of Burlesque Hall of Fame weekend. League of Exotique DancersBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
View More ![]() Acclaimed Toronto filmmaker Charles Officer explores the legacy of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince. By weaving together the author's extraordinary life story with fascinating discussions on the book, Officer gets at the heart of what has made this best-selling classic so special. Invisible Essence: The Litttle PrinceBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
View More ![]() This affirming doc examines the lives of seven unique New Yorkers whose eclectic personal style and vital spirit have guided their approach to aging. Advanced StyleBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
View More ![]() Legendary chanteuse and out lesbian Chavela Vargas revolutionized music in Mexico and challenged the stereotypical macho and hetero cultural norms of the times. Chavela beautifully captures her fearless life, powerful music and passionate love affairs, including her romance with Frida Kahlo. ChavelaBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
View More ![]() Dive into the playful, technicolour world of pop surrealist Kenny Scharf and his rise alongside Keith Haring, Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat in the downtown art scene of 1980s New York. ![]() Explore the role music played in the extraordinary life and political journey of one of the world's most important icons. Featuring stirring performances by Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the Soweto Gospel Choir, Mandela's grandson Bambatha Mandela and more. ![]() Meet Pussy Riot, the feminist punk collective that’s openly challenging the reign of Russian President Vladimir Putin through the rebellious power of art. ![]() This spirited and thought-provoking documentary illuminates the many layers of towering German-Jewish intellectual Hannah Arendt, whose brilliantly disruptive and perceptive ideas about totalitarianism and oppression are more relevant than ever. Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt
View More ![]() World premiere! In his anticipated follow-up to Hot Docs 2019 Audience Award winner Transformer, Michael Del Monte gives a human face to our growing homelessness and opioid crises through the intimate story of Ray, an ex-sailor lost to the streets of Toronto who dreams of sailing away from it all. ![]() On a record-breaking dive to the depths of the Boesmansgat cave in South Africa—the biggest in the world—Dave finds a body that had been forgotten for decades. Along with a crew, he embarks on a historic mission to retrieve it. Little did they know, Dave would not be coming back. ![]() 30 years after the US-sponsored military coup of September 11, 1973, documentary legend Patricio Guzmán (The Battle of Chile, Nostalgia For The Light) returns to his native Chile to chronicle the life and legacy of the country's revolutionary Socialist leader Salvador Allende. ![]() Bestselling food writer Bill Buford offers the inside dish on the art of French cooking and cuisine, and the valuable lessons he learned in writing Dirt, his anticipated follow-up to the bestselling classic, Heat. Adventures in France: Bill Buford on the Joys of French CuisineLive Wednesday June 16, 7:30 PM (EST)
View More ![]() The daily lives of a group of animals on a farm—a mother pig, a one-legged chicken and a herd of cows—are intimately chronicled in this experiential masterpiece produced by Joaquin Phoenix and shortlisted for a 2020 Academy Award. ![]() Discover how the brilliant vision, personal struggles and cultural impact of two of America's most iconic writers coalesced with creative combustion. Narrated by celebrated actors Jim Parsons and Zachary Quinto. Truman and Tennessee: An Intimate ConversationStreaming as of June 17
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