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Welcome to Hot Docs Festival Online
Welcome to Hot Docs Festival Online! To help you prepare for the Festival and test your streaming setup, we have recorded this FREE short three-minute welcome message from Hot Docs executive director Brett Hendrie.
| | Runtime: | 3 | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | | Program Category: | Special Presentations |
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#BLESSED
Available until June 14
Peer inside C3, Canada’s fastest-growing millennial church, and witness a revelation. With locations multiplying across Toronto, young Pastor Sam deploys Instagram, Christian pop music and on-point fashion to preach the Word to hip souls seeking salvation.
| | Runtime: | 75 | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Premiere Status: | World Premiere | | | Festival Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | Program Category: | Canadian Spectrum | | Film Subjects: | Religion & Spirituality | | | Director(s): | Ali Weinstein | | Producer(s): | Cornelia Principe | | Executive Producer(s): | Nisha Pahuja | | Editor(s): | Robert Swartz | | Writer(s): | Ali Weinstein | | Cinematography: | Jesse McCracken |
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499
Available until June 6
Almost five centuries after Cortés conquered the Aztec Empire, a fictionalized conquistador retraces the Spanish army’s route to Mexico City. Through the haunting true stories he encounters, the ghosts of Mexico’s brutal colonial past reverberate.
| | Runtime: | 88 | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Mexico | | USA | | Premiere Status: | International Premiere | | | Festival Year: | 2020 | | Language: | Spanish | | Accessibility: | Full Subtitles | | Program Category: | International Spectrum | | | Director(s): | Rodrigo Reyes | | Producer(s): | Andrew Houchens | | Inti Cordera | | Executive Producer(s): | Steve Holmgren | | Carter Logan | | Co-Producer(s): | David Felix Sutcliffe | | Associate Producer(s): | Sam Schild | | Consulting Producer(s): | Gunter Hanfgarn | | Su Kim | | David Felix Sutcliffe | | Editor(s): | Andrea Chignoli | | Daniel Chávez Ontiveros | | Writer(s): | Rodrigo Reyes | | Lorena Padilla | | Alicia Valencia | | Cinematography: | Alejandro Mejía | | Composer: | Pablo Mondragón | | Sound: | Ricardo Arteaga |
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The 8th
Available until June 6
The 8th tells the story of Irish women and their fight to overturn one of the most restrictive laws on abortion in the world. After a 35-year struggle the pro-choice side have to radically shift tactics to try and bring this historically conservative electorate over the line.
| | Runtime: | 94 | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | USA | | Premiere Status: | World Premiere | | | Festival Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | Program Category: | Persister | | | Director(s): | Aideen Kane | | Maeve O'Boyle | | Lucy Kennedy | | Producer(s): | Aideen Kane | | Maeve O'Boyle | | Lucy Kennedy | | Alan Maher | | Executive Producer(s): | Lesley McKimm | | Gini Reticker | | Amy Nauiokas | | Abigail Disney | | Jess Kwan | | Editor(s): | Jordan Montminy | | Maeve O'Boyle | | Composer: | Sarah Lynch |
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9/11 Kids
Available until June 24
Sixteen schoolchildren were in the room with President Bush when he was informed about the September 11th terrorist attacks. Now in their mid-20s, learn how their lives have unfolded in this fascinating look at race, politics and the post-9/11 American Dream.
| | Runtime: | 88 | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Premiere Status: | Canadian Premiere | | | Festival Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | Program Category: | World Showcase | | Film Subjects: | America | | Black Cultures & Issues | | Politics & Political Intrigue | | Race & Multiculturalism | | | Director(s): | Elizabeth St. Philip | | Producer(s): | Steve Gamester | | Executive Producer(s): | Steve Gamester | | Betty Orr | | Michael Kot | | Editor(s): | Greg West | | Cinematography: | Chris Romeike | | Sound: | Michael Filippov | | Ryan Cox | | Nick Davey |
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All Her Dying Lovers
Available until June 24
A nurse, a Nazi and a fish: this is the incredible tale of a young Czech woman who, in the face of Nazi occupation, trumps the invaders with her unique form of resistance. Her story is given an animated retelling that explores the collision of history, truth and myth-making.
| | Runtime: | 6 | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | Germany | | Czech Republic | | Premiere Status: | World Premiere | | | Festival Year: | 2020 | | Language: | Czech | | Accessibility: | Full Subtitles | | Program Category: | Shorts | | Website: | https://annabennerstudio.com/All-Her-Dying-Lovers | | | Director(s): | Anna Benner | | Eluned Zoe Aiano | | Producer(s): | Linda Dedková | | Anna Benner | | Martin Hulovec | | Composer: | Raphael Tschernuth | | Sound: | Michal Krajczok | | Vojtech Knot |
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All That I Am
Available until June 24
After surviving sexual abuse and years in foster care, 18-year-old Emilie returns home to her mom and stepsiblings. With sensitivity and patience, a family conversation unfolds about the years of silence and the real reason for their father's imprisonment.
| | Runtime: | 75 | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Norway | | Premiere Status: | International Premiere | | | Festival Year: | 2020 | | Language: | Norwegian | | Accessibility: | Full Subtitles | | Program Category: | International Spectrum | | Film Subjects: | Mental Health & Addiction | | Children & Youth | | Northern Europe | | | Director(s): | Tone Grøttjord-Glenne | | Producer(s): | Anita Rehoff-Larsen | | Editor(s): | Cathrine Ambus | | Writer(s): | Tone Grøttjord-Glenne | | Cinematography: | Egil Håskjold Larsen | | Composer: | Ola Fløttum | | Sound: | Håkon Lammetun | | Andreas Lindberg Svensson |
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Always Amber
Available until June 24
Teenage besties Amber and Sebastian are inseparable, exploring gender, queerness and rainbow hair colours together until a love triangle upends everything. Now transitioning solo, Amber comes of age with an inspiring confidence unique to a new generation.
| | Runtime: | 75 | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | Sweden | | Premiere Status: | North American Premiere | | | Festival Year: | 2020 | | Language: | Swedish | | Accessibility: | Full Subtitles | | Program Category: | The Changing Face of Europe | | Film Subjects: | Children & Youth | | Gender & Sexuality | | LGBTQ Cultures & Issues | | Love & Relationships | | Northern Europe | | | Director(s): | Hannah Reinikainen | | Lia Hietala | | Producer(s): | Göran Hugo Olsson | | Melissa Lindgren | | Executive Producer(s): | Tobias Janson | | Editor(s): | Hannah Reinikainen | | Lia Hietala | | Anton Hemgren | | Charlotte Landelius | | Cinematography: | Lia Hietala | | Amber Mastracci | | Composer: | ShitKid | | Sound: | Fredrik Stålne |
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The Art of Fallism
Available until June 24
Revisit South Africa’s #RhodesMustFall and #FeesMustFall protest movements through the eyes of central activists who shed light on what reporters missed—the crucial work shouldered by women and trans people to ensure the movement championed all.
| | Runtime: | 74 | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Norway | | South Africa | | Premiere Status: | North American Premiere | | | Festival Year: | 2020 | | Accessibility: | Partial Subtitles | | Program Category: | Revisionaries | | Film Subjects: | Activism | | Africa | | Black Cultures & Issues | | Education | | LGBTQ Cultures & Issues | | Race & Multiculturalism | | Women & Women's Stories | | | Director(s): | Aslaug Aarsæther | | Gunnbjørg Gunnarsdóttir | | Producer(s): | Ingvild Aagedal Skage | | Wisaal Abrahams | | Editor(s): | Morten Øvreås | | Selim Mutic | | Writer(s): | Aslaug Aarsæther | | Ingvild Aagedal Skage | | Cinematography: | Pascale Neuschäfer | | Jodi Windvogel | | Andrew Amorim | | Gerald Machona | | Sound: | Yngve Leidulv Sætre |
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At the Bottom of the Sea
Available until June 24
Attended by thousands in Seoul in December 2018, “The Courage to be Uncomfortable” was a demonstration against misogyny, surveillance and widespread sexism within the justice system. In the lead up to the protest, the filmmaker journeys through rural and urban areas, capturing women’s voices in this poetic, experimental film.
| | Runtime: | 11 | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Premiere Status: | Ontario Premiere | | | Festival Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | Korean. | | Program Category: | Shorts | | | Director(s): | Caroline So Jung Lee | | Producer(s): | Caroline So Jung Lee | | Editor(s): | Caroline So Jung Lee | | Writer(s): | Caroline So Jung Lee | | Cinematography: | Caroline So Jung Lee | | Composer: | Robin Lough | | Sound: | Caroline So Jung Lee | | Doug Paterson |
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At the River
Available until June 24
This astute film swings from the calm of a forest stroll to the cacophony of a family in upheaval on the Fourth of July. A perceptive observation of family and landscape in crisis, At the River speaks to the anxieties of middle America at the beginning of the 21st century.
| | Runtime: | 10 | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | USA | | Premiere Status: | International Premiere | | | Festival Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | Accessibility: | Partial Subtitles | | Program Category: | Shorts | | | Director(s): | A. Madsen Minax | | Producer(s): | A. Madsen Minax |
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Bare
Available until June 24
Eleven naked men audition, rehearse and perform for the premiere of master Belgian choreographer Thierry Smits’s new contemporary dance piece in this exploration of artistic conflict, gender, taboos and the conceit that the body is the last bastion of personal freedom.
| | Runtime: | 94 | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | Belgium | | Premiere Status: | World Premiere | | | Festival Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | French | | Dutch | | Accessibility: | Partial Subtitles | | Program Category: | Artscapes | | Film Subjects: | Gender & Sexuality | | Performance & Performers | | Website: | http://baremovie.com/ | | | Director(s): | Aleksandr M. Vinogradov | | Producer(s): | Aleksandr M. Vinogradov | | Thierry Smits | | Fabien Defendini | | Executive Producer(s): | Aleksandr M. Vinogradov | | Editor(s): | Aleksandr M. Vinogradov | | Cinematography: | Aleksandr M. Vinogradov | | Thomas Szacka-Marier | | Jean Counet | | Benjamin Wolf | | Alyx Ayn Arumpac | | Composer: | Francisco Lo´pez | | Aleksandr Vasilenko | | Sound: | Freek Vrijhof |
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Bible Camp Memories
Available until June 24
He didn’t fit in at school—but maybe he would at bible camp? Damien revisits the summers of his youth, including past traumas with oblivious camp counsellors, fresh air, nature, evangelical Christianity and, worst of all, a cabin full of other 13-year-old boys.
| | Runtime: | 14 | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Premiere Status: | Ontario Premiere | | | Festival Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | Program Category: | Shorts | | | Director(s): | Damien Ferland | | Producer(s): | Damien Ferland | | Writer(s): | Damien Ferland | | Cinematography: | Dylan Baillie |
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Bile
Available until June 24
Intertwining a range of both historical and family footage, the director, seeking answers for her own ailments, reflects on how people have looked at their bodies and illnesses throughout the centuries in this experimental essay on disease and health.
| | Runtime: | 64 | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Belgium | | Premiere Status: | North American Premiere | | | Festival Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | Russian | | Dutch | | French | | Accessibility: | Partial Subtitles | | Program Category: | Markers | | Film Subjects: | Families & Family Relationships | | Health & Medicine | | Western Europe | | | Director(s): | Ira A. Goryainova | | Producer(s): | Peter Krüger | | Editor(s): | Ira A. Goryainova | | Writer(s): | Ira A. Goryainova | | Cinematography: | Patrick Stevens | | Composer: | hypnoskull |
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Boys State - FREE Member Screening
Member Event: June 21, 4:30 PM
In advance of the release of this Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner, Hot Docs Members will be provided an exclusive sneak peek followed by a live Q&A with the filmmakers.
| | Runtime: | 109 | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | USA | | Premiere Status: | International Premiere | | | Festival Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | Program Category: | Special Presentations | | | Director(s): | Amanda McBaine | | Jesse Moss | | Producer(s): | Amanda McBaine | | Jesse Moss | | Executive Producer(s): | Laurene Powell Jobs | | Davis Guggenheim | | Jonathan Silberberg | | Nicole Stott | | Editor(s): | Jeff Gilbert | | Cinematography: | Thorsten Thielow | | Composer: | T. Griffin | | Sound: | Mark Roy |
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Breaking the Silence
Available until June 24
An Indigenous woman leaves her Emberá Chamí community for Bogotá as she grapples with her experience of female genital mutilation. Joining forces with a new friend, they return to engage with other Indigenous women about the tradition and enact change.
| | Runtime: | 83 | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | Colombia | | Bolivia | | Premiere Status: | North American Premiere | | | Festival Year: | 2020 | | Language: | Embera | | Spanish | | Accessibility: | Full Subtitles | | Program Category: | Persister | | Film Subjects: | Gender & Sexuality | | Indigenous Cultures & Issues | | Latin America | | Women & Women's Stories | | | Director(s): | Priscila Padilla | | Producer(s): | Laura Coronado Delgado | | Executive Producer(s): | Gustavo Pazmin | | Priscila Padilla | | Editor(s): | Ximena Franco | | Priscila Padilla | | Writer(s): | Priscila Padilla | | Cinematography: | Viviana Gomez | | Yvette Paz | | Composer: | Sol Okarina | | Sound: | Vladimir Diaz |
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Broken Orchestra
Available until June 24
Inventively peppered with elements of animation, this film profiles the educators and advocates of the Symphony for a Broken Orchestra—a project that mobilized a community to repair hundreds of instruments for students, in response to funding cuts for music education programs in Philadelphia.
| | Runtime: | 12 | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Premiere Status: | Toronto Premiere | | | Festival Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | Program Category: | Shorts | | Website: | https://www.topic.com/broken-orchestra | | | Director(s): | Charlie Tyrell | | Producer(s): | Julie Baldassi | | Executive Producer(s): | Mona Panchal | | Anna Holmes | | Ryan Chanatry | | Editor(s): | Michael Barker | | Writer(s): | Josef Beeby | | Charlie Tyrell | | Cinematography: | Chet Tilokani | | Composer: | Colin Sigor | | David Lang | | Sound: | Joe Coupal |
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The Brother
Available until June 24
During his waking hours, Kais is in his bed or mobility device, completely dependent on his devoted family for round-the-clock care. At night, he dreams of himself as a manga character, starring in a story of love and bravery that mirrors the selflessness of his parents and siblings.
| | Runtime: | 28 | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Premiere Status: | Ontario Premiere | | | Festival Year: | 2020 | | Language: | French | | Japanese | | Accessibility: | Full Subtitles | | Program Category: | Shorts | | Website: | https://jeremiebattaglia.com/fr/projets/le-frere/ | | | Director(s): | Jérémie Battaglia | | Producer(s): | Amélie Lambert Bouchard | | Editor(s): | Andrea Henriquez | | Writer(s): | Jérémie Battaglia | | Cinematography: | Jérémie Battaglia | | Composer: | Anais Larocque | | Sound: | Marie-Pierre Grenier | | Isabelle Lussier | | Jérémie Battaglia | | Lenny Fontaine |
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Bulletproof
Available until June 6
From homecoming parades and basketball games to lockdown drills and active shooter workshops, the landscape inside the American education system has drastically transformed. Can everyday high school rituals still exist alongside the new normal of fear and anxiety?
| | Runtime: | 85 | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | USA | | Premiere Status: | World Premiere | | | Festival Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | Program Category: | International Spectrum | | | Director(s): | Todd Chandler | | Producer(s): | Danielle Varga | | Todd Chandler | | Executive Producer(s): | Sally Jo Fifer | | Lois Vossen | | Editor(s): | Todd Chandler | | Shannon Kennedy | | Cinematography: | Emily Topper | | Composer: | Troy Herion |
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Canadian Spectrum Shorts Program
Available until June 24
A selection of Canadian short films including Hollies Dress, Nancy's Workshop, Invasion, and Jo.
| | Runtime: | 76 | | Copyright: | 2020 | | | Festival Year: | 2020 | | Program Category: | Canadian Spectrum |
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