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Oscar® Nominated Documentary Short Films
Get an edge on your Oscar pool with this year’s standout selection of short doc award contenders, streaming in one vital collection.
| | Runtime: | 136 min | | Copyright: | 2021 | | Country Listing: | Various | | Rating: | R | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | Featured | | | Director(s): | Various | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity
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.
| | Runtime: | 81 min | | Copyright: | 2018 | | Country Listing: | Netherlands | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | Featured | | The Art of Design | | | Director(s): | Robin Lutz | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Ronnie's
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.
| | Runtime: | 103 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | UK | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | For Music Lovers | | What People Are Watching | | | Director(s): | Oliver Murray | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Some Kind of Heaven
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.
| | Runtime: | 81 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | USA | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | What People Are Watching | | | Director(s): | Lance Oppenheim | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Stray
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.
| | Runtime: | 72 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | USA | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | Featured | | What People Are Watching | | | Director(s): | Elizabeth Lo | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Collective
A journalistic thriller reminiscent of Spotlight and All The President's Men, this Oscar-shortlisted masterpiece follows a team of Romanian journalists as they uncover staggeringly vast corruption in their country’s health care system.
| | Runtime: | 109 min | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Romania, Luxembourg | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | What People Are Watching | | | Director(s): | Alexander Nanau | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Faust presented by the Teatro Real, MadridPerformance on Screen
Craving live theatre? We’re bringing the stage to you with this captivating production of Gounod’s legendary opera performed by Madrid’s Teatro Real.
| | Runtime: | 194 min | | Copyright: | 2018 | | Country Listing: | Spain | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | For Music Lovers | | | Director(s): | Alex Ollé, Dan Ettinger | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Free Screening: No Visible TraumaFree for Everyone
Despite low crime rates, Calgary has more officer-involved shootings than any city in Canada. Told through the intertwining stories of three such incidents, this searing exposé fixes a sharp lens on the city’s police department, opening our eyes to the devastating consequences of police violence in our own backyard.
| | Runtime: | 98 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | Featured | | What People Are Watching | | Last Chance | | Free for Members | | | Director(s): | Marc Serpa Francoeur, Robinder Uppal | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Francesco
Go behind the doors of The Vatican and explore the life, leadership and legacy of Pope Francis as he takes on some of the most pressing issues of the 21st century.
| | Runtime: | 154 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | USA, Czech Republic | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | Featured | | | Director(s): | Evgeny Afineevsky | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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iHuman
The rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence has dramatically altered how we function as a global society. But who really holds the code? Leading AI pioneers help us decipher a roadmap to our future in in this eye-opening Hot Docs '20 tech-thriller.
| | Runtime: | 99 min | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Norway | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | Featured | | | Director(s): | Tonje Hessen Schei | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Acasa, My Home
Follow the powerful journey of the Enache family—nine kids and their parents—as they are forced to leave life in the Romanian wilderness and adapt to a new reality in the big city. Winner of the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Cinematography, Sundance Festival 2020.
| | Runtime: | 86 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | Romania, Germany | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | | Director(s): | Radu Ciorniciuc | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Coup 53
10 years in the making, this gripping political thriller from Iranian director Taghi Amirani and legendary editor Walter Murch lifts the lid on Operation Ajax, the Anglo-American coup d’état that overthrew Iranian prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh.
| | Runtime: | 120 min | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | USA, Iran | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | Last Chance | | | Director(s): | Taghi Amirani | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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A Glitch in the Matrix
What if we are living in a simulation, and the world as we know it is not real? Go down the rabbit hole with acclaimed filmmaker Rodney Ascher (Room 237) as he explores the science, philosophy and conspiracy theories behind this mind-bending idea.
| | Runtime: | 108 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | USA | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | | Director(s): | Rodney Ascher | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman
A must-see for anyone interested in interior design, this compelling portrait traces the rise, fall and resurrection of visionary early 20th century furniture craftsman Gustav Stickley, the father of the American Arts and Crafts movement.
| | Runtime: | 68 min | | Copyright: | 2021 | | Country Listing: | USA | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | The Art of Design | | | Director(s): | Herb Stratford | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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My Rembrandt
Set in the high-stakes world of old masters collecting, this captivating doc follows art lovers whose passion for Rembrandt's paintings leads to unexpected twists and turns.
| | Runtime: | 97 min | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Netherlands | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | | Director(s): | Oeke Hoogendijk | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Notturno
Embark on a profound cinematic journey to the heart of the middle east in this Oscar-shortlisted contemplation on
| | Runtime: | 100 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | Italy, France, Germany | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | | Director(s): | Gianfranco Rosi | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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'Til Kingdom Come
In this provocative look at strange political bedfellows, Israeli filmmaker Maya Zinshtein investigates the political alliance between American evangelicals and Israel, and their influence on US foreign policy during the Trump administration.
| | Runtime: | 102 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | UK, Israel, Norway | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | Last Chance | | | Director(s): | Maya Zinshtein | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Exhibition on Screen: Raphael Revealed
Exhibition on Screen takes you to Rome for a 500th anniversary retrospective of Renaissance giant Raphael, providing an unprecedented look at the painter's skill, creativity and ingenuity.
| | Runtime: | 88 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | UK | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | Last Chance | | | Director(s): | Phil Grabsky | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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The New Corporation
Discover how big business has made itself over to influence all aspects of our lives in this highly-anticipated sequel to the multi award-winning global hit, The Corporation
| | Runtime: | 106 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | | Director(s): | Jennifer Abbott, Joel Bakan | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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The Reason I Jump
Using the ground-breaking insights first revealed in 13-year old Naoki Higashida’s bestselling memoir, this Sundance Award-winning adaptation offers a wondrous cinematic glimpse inside the lives and minds of young non-verbal people with autism.
| | Runtime: | 82 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | USA, UK | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | Last Chance | | | Director(s): | Jerry Rothwell | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Soros
From surviving the Holocaust to fighting authoritarianism and hate, uncover the life, career and philanthropy of controversial Billionaire activist George Soros in this revealing portrait that unravels fact from fiction.
| | Runtime: | 85 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | USA | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | Last Chance | | | Director(s): | Jesse Dylan | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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76 Days
One of the first major documentaries to recount the beginnings of the COVID-19 outbreak, this engrossing film takes you deep inside the frontlines of the outbreak in Wuhan, just days after the January 23, 2020 lockdown went into effect.
| | Runtime: | 93 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | USA | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | Asian Stories | | What People Are Watching | | | Director(s): | Weixi Chen, Hao Wu, Anonymous | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Music on Film: The Quest for Tonewood
Deep inside the Balkan forests lies a special kind of tree that can unlock the secret to a miracle of music: a priceless violin as prestigious as an original Stradivarius. The key is to find it.
| | Runtime: | 90 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | Norway, the Netherlands | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | Free for Members | | For Music Lovers | | Featured | | | Director(s): | Hans Lukas Hansen | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Up the Yangtze
In his breakthrough feature, acclaimed Canadian director Yung Chang examines the rapidly changing face of China through the stories of those affected by the building of the massive Three Gorges Dam project on the fabled Yangtze River.
| | Runtime: | 93 min | | Copyright: | 2007 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Rating: | PG | | | Display Category: | Featured | | Asian Stories | | Free for Members | | Festival Audience Favourites | | | Director(s): | Yung Chang | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Muscle Shoals
Mick Jagger, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Gregg Allman, Bono and more share how the tiny backwater town of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, made them stars in one of the greatest untold American music stories.
| | Runtime: | 111 min | | Copyright: | 2013 | | Country Listing: | USA | | Rating: | PG | | | Display Category: | Free for Members | | Festival Audience Favourites | | For Music Lovers | | What People Are Watching | | | Director(s): | Greg 'Freddy' Camalier | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Dragon Girls
Follow three female students at Beijing’s famed Shaolin Tagou school, the birthplace of Kung Fu, as they battle immense pressures and rigorous training to become the country’s best fighters.
| | Runtime: | 93 min | | Copyright: | 2013 | | Country Listing: | Germany | | | Display Category: | Free for Members | | Festival Audience Favourites | | Asian Stories | | | Director(s): | Inigo Westmeier | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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The Apology
In this profoundly moving and transformative call for peace and justice, three former “comfort women” break the silence about their sexual slavery during WWII, demanding a formal apology from a reluctant Japanese government.
| | Runtime: | 104 min | | Copyright: | 2016 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Rating: | PG | | | Display Category: | Free for Members | | Festival Audience Favourites | | Asian Stories | | | Director(s): | Tiffany Hsiung | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
Filmmaker Kurt Kuenne captures the aftermath of the senseless murder of his childhood best friend, Dr. Andrew Bagby in one of the most simultaneously heartfelt and heart-shattering cases of justice gone awry.
| | Runtime: | 95 min | | Copyright: | 2008 | | Country Listing: | USA | | | Display Category: | Free for Members | | Festival Audience Favourites | | | Director(s): | Kurt Kuenne | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Angry Inuk
With “sealfies” and social media, a new tech-savvy generation of Inuit is wading into the world of activism, using humour and reason to challenge long-established perceptions of seal hunting and defend their traditional way of life.
| | Runtime: | 82 min | | Copyright: | 2016 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Rating: | PG | | | Display Category: | Free for Members | | Festival Audience Favourites | | | Director(s): | Alethea Arnaquq-Baril | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Lost & Found Includes Q&A commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami
When personal artifacts belonging to the survivors of the disastrous Japanese earthquake and tsunami wash ashore in North America, filmmakers John Choi and Nicolina Lanni embark on an epic quest to reunite their owners with vital pieces of their past.
| | Runtime: | 82 min | | Copyright: | 2016 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Rating: | PG | | | Display Category: | Free for Members | | | Director(s): | John Choi and Nicolina Lanni | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Compassion in Exile: The Life of the 14th Dalai LamaWith special introduction by travel writer Pico Iyer
Screening with an exclusive introduction by bestselling travel writer Pico Iyer, this richly textured film interweaves an inspiring portrayal of the Dalai Lama of Tibet with the urgent plight of his homeland under Chinese occupation.
| | Runtime: | 53 min | | Copyright: | 1993 | | Country Listing: | USA | | Rating: | PG | | | Display Category: | Free for Members | | Featured | | Asian Stories | | | Director(s): | Mickey Lemle | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Beyond the Music: Barenboim Said AcademyIncludes Q&A with Maestro Daniel Barenboim
Inspired by his friendship with Palestinian humanist Edward Said, legendary composer Daniel Barenboim inaugurates Berlin’s Barenboim-Said Academy, an innovative new school uniting young musicians from Israel and the Arab world under the shared mission of humanism, music and philosophy.
| | Runtime: | 52 min | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Switzerland, Germany | | | Display Category: | Free for Members | | Last Chance | | For Music Lovers | | | Director(s): | David Bernet | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Walter Isaacson on The Future of GeneticsLive Event Rebroadcast
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.
| | Display Category: | Free for Members | | Author Talks | | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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A Living Legacy: MSNBC’s Eddie Glaude on James BaldwinLive Event Rebroadcast
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.
| | Display Category: | Free for Members | | Author Talks | | What People Are Watching | | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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What's Next for America? The New Yorker's Evan Osnos on Joe BidenLive Event Rebroadcast
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.
| | Display Category: | Free for Members | | Author Talks | | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Great Streets of the World
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.
| | Display Category: | Curious Minds Speaker Series | | What People Are Watching | | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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IrisBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
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.
| | Runtime: | 93 min | | Copyright: | 2014 | | Country Listing: | USA | | Rating: | PG | | | Display Category: | Best of Hot Docs Cinema Collection | | Free for Members | | The Art of Design | | | Director(s): | Albert Maysles | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Une femme, ma mère (A Woman, My Mother)
In this touching exploration of family, memory and maternal love, acclaimed Quebec filmmaker Claude Demers retraces the footsteps of his elusive biological mother. Who was this independent and secretive woman—and why did she leave him?
Le cinéaste Claude Demers fait le portrait de sa mère biologique, qui l’a abandonné à la naissance. Comment rendre compte d’une femme mystérieuse qui a refusé toute sa vie de livrer ses secrets ??
| | Runtime: | 75 min | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Rating: | 13+ | | | Display Category: | Free for Members | | Spotlight on Québec | | | Director(s): | Claude Demers | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Eat This City: An Edible History of Toronto
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.
| | Display Category: | Curious Minds Speaker Series | | Featured | | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Blue Note Records: Behind the NotesBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
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
| | Runtime: | 85 min | | Copyright: | 2018 | | Country Listing: | Switzerland | | Rating: | PG | | | Display Category: | Best of Hot Docs Cinema Collection | | Free for Members | | For Music Lovers | | | Director(s): | Sophie Huber | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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The Magic of Musicals: Broadway’s Biggest Hits
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.
| | Display Category: | Curious Minds Speaker Series | | What People Are Watching | | For Music Lovers | | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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The Great Old Masters
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.
| | Display Category: | Curious Minds Speaker Series | | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Kenbe la, jusqu'à la victoire (Kenbe La, Until We Win)
Set in the lush Haitian countryside as well as the icy landscapes of Quebec, this RIDM 2019 People's Choice Award winner chronicles the inspiring journey of Alain Philoctète, an artist and activist who dreams of developing a permaculture project in his native country even as he fights an ongoing battle with cancer.
Tourné entre la somptueuse nature haïtienne et les paysages glacés du Québec, ce documentaire suit le parcours inspirant d'Alain Philoctète, artiste et militant qui, malgré sa maladie, rêve de développer un projet de permaculture en Haïti.
| | Runtime: | 84 min | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Rating: | PG | | | Display Category: | Spotlight on Québec | | Free for Members | | | Director(s): | Will Prosper | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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The Italian Renaissance
In his anticipated Curious Minds debut, world-renowned Renaissance scholar Dr. Kenneth Bartlett offers a richly illustrated survey of the great cultural flourishing that occurred on the Italian peninsula from the 14th to 16th centuries.
| | Display Category: | Curious Minds Speaker Series | | Last Chance | | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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The Age of Innovation: La Belle Époque & The End of Empires
Dr. Peter Harris returns to guide us through the social and artistic innovations that shaped Europe’s cultural hotbeds at the turn of the 20th century.
| | Display Category: | Curious Minds Speaker Series | | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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The Secrets of Scandinavia
From Vikings to Hygge to the Nobel Prize, find out what makes the Nordic nations so unique in this exciting survey of Scandinavian history and culture.
| | Display Category: | Curious Minds Speaker Series | | The Art of Design | | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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MountainBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
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.
| | Runtime: | 84 min | | Copyright: | 2017 | | Country Listing: | Australia | | Rating: | PG | | | Display Category: | Best of Hot Docs Cinema Collection | | Free for Members | | What People Are Watching | | | Director(s): | Jennifer Peedom | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Nin E Tepueian, Mon cri (Nin E Tepueian, My Cry)
Channelling the language of her ancestors, Innu poet and activist Natasha Kanapé Fontaine embarks on a journey to help heal the wounds of racism and colonialism suffered by Indigenous peoples.
Suivez le parcours de la poète, comédienne et militante innue Natasha Kanapé Fontaine qui, par les mots et langage de son peuple, trouve la force de vaincre les préjugés et le racisme dont sont victimes les Autochtones.
| | Runtime: | 82 min | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Rating: | PG | | | Display Category: | Free for Members | | Spotlight on Québec | | | Director(s): | Santiago Bertolino | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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GoldaBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
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.
| | Runtime: | 88 min | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Israel, Germany | | | Display Category: | Best of Hot Docs Cinema Collection | | Free for Members | | | Director(s): | Sagi Bornstein, Udi Nir, Shani Rozanes | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Sisters: Dream & Variations (Sœurs : rêve et variations)
Inspired by their great-grandmother’s folk songs, artist siblings Ty and Jasa journey from Montreal to Iceland to explore their family’s creative heritage in this inspiring, genre-bending observation of the artistic approach.
Entre documentaire, animation et performance, "Sœurs : rêve et variations" est une observation inspirante de la démarche artistique et identitaire de Tyr et Jasa, deux artistes montréalaises d’origine islandaise.
| | Runtime: | 85 min | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Rating: | PG | | | Display Category: | Free for Members | | Spotlight on Québec | | | Director(s): | Catherine Legault | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Herman's HouseBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
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.
| | Runtime: | 81 min | | Copyright: | 2012 | | Country Listing: | USA, Canada, UK | | Rating: | PG | | | Display Category: | Best of Hot Docs Cinema Collection | | Free for Members | | The Art of Design | | | Director(s): | Angad Singh Bhalla | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Jongué, carnet nomade (Jongué, A Nomad’s Journey)
Made entirely from the artist’s words and images, this fascinating portrait pays tribute to the avant-garde vision of Serge Emmanuel Jongué, a writer and photographer haunted by questions of identity and memory.
Entièrement composé de textes et d’images de l’artiste, le nouveau film de Carlos Ferrand rend hommage à la vision de Serge Emmanuel Jongué, écrivain photographe hanté par les questions d’identité et de mémoire.
| | Runtime: | 81 min | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Rating: | 13+ | | | Display Category: | Free for Members | | Spotlight on Québec | | | Director(s): | Carlos Ferrand | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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League of Exotique DancersBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
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.
| | Runtime: | 90 min | | Copyright: | 2015 | | Country Listing: | Canada, UK, USA | | | Display Category: | Best of Hot Docs Cinema Collection | | Free for Members | | | Director(s): | Rama Rau | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Invisible Essence: The Litttle PrinceBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
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.
| | Runtime: | 90 min | | Copyright: | 2018 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Rating: | PG | | | Display Category: | Best of Hot Docs Cinema Collection | | Free for Members | | | Director(s): | Charles Officer | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Advanced StyleBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
This affirming doc examines the lives of seven unique New Yorkers whose eclectic personal style and vital spirit have guided their approach to aging.
| | Runtime: | 72 min | | Copyright: | 2014 | | Country Listing: | USA | | | Display Category: | Best of Hot Docs Cinema Collection | | Free for Members | | The Art of Design | | | Director(s): | Lina Plioplyte | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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ChavelaBest of Hot Docs Cinema Collection
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.
| | Runtime: | 93 min | | Copyright: | 2017 | | Country Listing: | USA, Mexico, Spain | | Rating: | G | | | Display Category: | Best of Hot Docs Cinema Collection | | Free for Members | | For Music Lovers | | | Director(s): | Catherine Gund, Daresha Kyi | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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