All Hot Docs articles
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Hot Docs unveils 2024 programme, including world premieres of ‘Red Fever’, ‘American Cats’
Festival selects 168 documentaries including 51 world premieres.
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Hot Docs programmers explain mass resignation, festival responds
Festival said it is ”not in a position to comment on internal personnel matters”.
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Hot Docs artistic director Hussain Currimbhoy steps down
Heather Haynes will take over for 2024 edition.
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Hot Docs programmers in shock mass exit from festival (exclusive)
2024 edition in Toronto runs April 25-May 5.
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Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck and Canadian DoP Iris Ng to be honoured at Hot Docs
The Canadian documentary festival has also added a new strand to the programme.
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Films Boutique takes on sales for Everardo González’s young sicario doc ’A Wolfpack Called Ernesto’ (exclusive)
Documentary world premiered this weekend at Hot Docs in Toronto.
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Reviews
‘Bank Job’: Hot Docs Review
Artists Daniel Edelstyn and Hilary Powell bring mischief and activism to their look at economic theory
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‘Viral’: Hot Docs Review
An insightful snapshot of Gen Z, composed entirely of its subjects’ social media videos
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‘Gaucho Americano’: Hot Docs Review
This hypnotic documentary observes Patagonian horsemen working on an American sheep ranch
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‘Lady Buds’: Hot Docs Review
A crop of female California cannabis dealers negotiate a newly opened market
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‘Faceless’: Hot Docs Review
Hong Kong’s 2019 pro-democracy movement is seen through the eyes of four anonymous young activists
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‘Bloom Up – A Swinger Couple Story’: Hot Docs Review
A happily married polyamorous Italian couple invite the viewer into their romantic life
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‘Four Seasons In A Day’: Hot Docs Review
A ferry trip between the North and South of Ireland is a surprisingly moving event
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‘I’m Wanita’: Hot Docs Review
Can a middle-aged Australian country singer finally get her big break?
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‘Magaluf Ghost Town’: Hot Docs Review
A playful blend of documentary and fiction highlights this look at the infamous Spanish tourist destination
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‘Dark Blossom’: Hot Docs Review
A new romance tests the friendship of some Goth youths in this impressionistic Danish doc
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Hot Docs’ Shane Smith: ‘We’ve crossed the digital divide’
Programming director talks online version, why docs matter more than ever.