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Special Event: Amazing Grace with Gospel Tribute by Toronto Mass Choir
Prepare to be transcended as we pair the electrifying Aretha Franklin concert film with a soul-stirring live performance by the Juno-winning Toronto Mass Choir.
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Celebration
Banned after its 2007 premiere, this long-awaited doc offers a rare look at Yves Saint Laurent’s last years at the helm of his iconic fashion house.
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Curious Minds // The 1960s: From Berkeley to Berlin
Examine how the most notable people and movements of the “Swinging Sixties” left their mark on history, from the Free Speech Movement to the Berlin Wall and Stonewall.
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Curious Minds // Chicago Architecture: The Skyline That Changed the World
Trace the rich history, iconic buildings and colourful personalities that shaped the Chicago skyline in this in-depth look at one of the great architecture cities of the 20th century.
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Curious Minds // Legends: The Leading Men of Hollywood
From Marlon Brando to Jack Nicholson and Denzel Washington, explore the personas that have defined Hollywood’s most memorable actors and how they have each reflected evolving attitudes towards gender, sex and power.
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Curious Minds // Treasures of the Ancient Silk Road
Take a whirlwind tour of the arts and cultures that dazzled the ancient world in the stunning survey of the fabled Silk Routes.
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David Crosby: Remember My Name
In his late 70s and still helplessly hoping, rocker David Crosby candidly looks back at his entire life and career, from the highest highs to the lowest lows.
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Drag Brunch and a Movie: The Queen (1968) featuring Fontaine!
Decades before RuPaul’s Drag Race and Paris is Burning, there was The Queen. Newly restored in glorious 4K, join us for a 50th anniversary screening of “the mother of all drag documentaries” and a special drag brunch with Toronto’s original pageant queen, Fontaine!
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Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
Trace the unlikely story of Fiddler on the Roof from its origins in 1960s New York and journey to becoming a global musical phenomenon.
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Game Changers: Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask (2019 re-release)
Discover the impact and legacy of Frantz Fanon, the preeminent theorist of the groundbreaking anti-colonial movements of the twentieth century.
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Game Changers: The Eyes of Orson Welles
Dive into the visual world of legendary actor and director Orson Welles—through his own eyes, sketched with his own hand, and painted with his own brush.
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Game Changers: Time for Ilhan
In the wake of the historic wins for women at the 2018 midterms, revisit the origin story of this divisive, yet important political voice, and her hard-fought campaign for a seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
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I'll Be There For You: Friends at 25 with Kelsey Miller
Join pop culture commentator and journalist Kelsey Miller for a nostalgic, behind-the-scenes look at Friends on its 25th anniversary.
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Killing Patient Zero
A fascinating portrait of the 1980s Aids epidemic and the man accused of starting it all.
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Leaving Home, Coming Home: A Portrait of Robert Frank
Get to know legendary photographer Robert Frank in this previously unreleased portrait of one of the 20th century’s most significant image-makers.
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Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
"Laugh and cry and cry and laugh" as you take in the beautiful and troubled 1960s romance of poet and musician Leonard Cohen and his greatest muse, Marianne Ihlen.
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Meeting Gorbachev
The great Werner Herzog pays tribute to personal hero Mikhail S. Gorbachev in this poignant and timely portrait of one of the world's greatest living politicians.
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Member Screening: The Hottest Shorts of Hot Docs 2019
Join us for one of our most popular member events: our annual showcase of the Hot Docs Festival's best, most crowd-pleasing short films.
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Mike Wallace is Here
A revealing portrait of TV"s most feared journalist, 60 Minutes' Mike Wallace, and how he redefined broadcast journalism with his hard-hitting interview style.
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Our Beautiful City: The Experimental City // With Saadia Muzaffar & Ken Greenberg
A timely and colourful look at one of the world's first, and most ambitious, efforts to build a smart city—the Minnesota Experimental City Project.
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Pavarotti
Featuring stunning performance footage, Academy Award winner Ron Howard orchestrates a riveting portrait of one of the most legendary singers of all time.
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Performance on Screen: RSC Live: Measure for Measure
Set in a world in which the corrupt exist side-by-side with the virtuous, Shakespeare’s darkly comic masterpiece is brought to urgent new life by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
Artists Kent Monkman, Shepard Fairey and Ai Weiwei highlight this cautionary tale about the power of persuasion.
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Push
As housing prices skyrocket worlwide, a newly appointed UN specialist from Ottawa fights to have affordable housing recognized as a human right.
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Toronto Shadowcast
Come do the "Time Warp" again with this cult classic, presented with Toronto's own Shadow Cast who perform their satirical version during the screening.
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This Film Should Be Played Loud: Asbury Park: Riot, Redemption, Rock & Roll
Southside Johnny, Steven Van Zandt, and Bruce Springsteen return home to Asbury Park for a benefit concert to celebrate the rebirth of the fallen town that gave birth to the iconic New Jersey sound.
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There Are No Fakes
When a celebrity buyer begins to doubt the authenticity of a painting by iconic Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau, he's drawn into the tragic web of an exploitative art forgery ring that quickly widens far beyond the canvas.
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Woodstock Revisited: Alice's Restaurant (1969)
Arlo Guthrie stars in this bittersweet ode to the blues and the free spirited 60s adapted from his own folk song, "Alice's Restaurant Massacree".
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Woodstock Revisited: David Crosby: Remember My Name (2019)
In his late 70s and still helplessly hoping, rocker David Crosby candidly looks back at his entire life and career, from the highest highs to the lowest lows.
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Woodstock Revisited: Janis: Little Girl Blue (2014)
Gain a new understanding of Janis Joplin in this intimate portrait of a complicated, driven artist who changed music forever.
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Woodstock Revisited: Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock (1999)
Experience every note from one of the most talked about live performances ever with uninterrupted footage of Jimi Hendrix’s set at Woodstock.
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Woodstock Revisited: Long Strange Trip (2017)
Relive the history of a musical phenomenon in this singular four-hour psychedelic rock odyssey with The Grateful Dead.
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Woodstock Revisited: The Last Waltz (1978)
From Martin Scorsese comes this classic concert documentary that captures The Band’s farewell show with a star-studded slate of musical guests.
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Woodstock Revisited: Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music (1970)
Transport yourself into the crowd of the most legendary concert of all-time in one of the most celebrated music docs ever made.
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Woodstock Revisited: Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (2019)
50 years after the legendary fest, and ahead of the big anniversary festivities, be among the first to see this electric retelling of Woodstock, told from the point of view of those who were on the ground.
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Woodstock Revisited: My Generation
Academy Award-winning director Barbara Kopple (Harlan County, USA) chronicles the sweeping evolution of the Woodstock phenomenon in this rarely screened gem.
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