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In The Quiet Epidemic, co-directors Lindsay Keys and Winslow Crane-Murdoch examine the controversial history of chronic Lyme disease diagnoses and treatment (or lack thereof) in the United States. We posed our Qs à la mode to Lindsay and Winslow, and here’s what they shared! If we had to describe...
Sometimes at Hot Docs, you’ll see films profiling subjects who tell stories through art (or tall tales), and other times it’ll be directors telling the stories of key chapters (good and bad) with their films. Here’s a quartet of films that feature both approaches. 2nd Chance (6/8) The story...
With Make People Better, director Cody Sheedy investigates the events surrounding a Chinese scientist’s controversial experiment, which resulted in the world’s first genetically designed babies… and an avalanche of condemnation, cover-ups and questions. We posed our Qs à la mode to Cody, and here’s what he shared! If I...
One of my favorite things about this year’s festival is the abundance of great films directed by women. Here are four fab films I’d suggest adding to your festgoing roster. African Moot (6/8) As I say almost every Hot Docs: when it comes to documentaries about competitions, viewers have...
Director Gavin Fitzgerald’s Million Dollar Pigeons explores the world of competitive pigeon racing, and the efforts of assorted “pigeon fanciers” from around the globe hoping to take home top prize at an international event in South Africa. We posed our Qs à la mode to Gavin, and here’s what...
In Hunting in Packs, director Chloe Sosa-Sims follows a trio of women politicians from across the political spectrum — the UK’s Jess Phillips, Canada’s Michelle Rempel Garner and American Pramiya Jayapal — to explore what they do, how they do it and why. We posed our Qs à la...
The great films keep right on coming! Here’s another half-dozen we’d recommend. Handle With Care: The Legend of The Notic Streetball Crew (6/8) Back in the early 2000s, Canada was producing some of the most amazing young basketball talent in the world… but most people didn’t know anything about...
Director Jackie Torrens’ quirky doc, Bernie Langille Wants to Know What Happened to Bernie Langille, revolves around the titular subject, who uses miniatures to recreate the circumstances around (and probe) the mysterious death of his grandfather. We posed our Qs à la mode to Jackie, and here’s what she...
Hot Docs is about to get underway, screening tickets will be going fast, so it’s time to share our picks for the best docs we’ve seen so far! Every Hot Docs regular knows that new must-see films emerge practically every day of the festival, though — spend a bit...
Director Magnus Gertten’s latest film is the beautifully poignant Nelly & Nadine, which uses 8mm home movies, old photos and long-lost diaries to piece together the decades-long relationship between an opera singer and a diplomat’s daughter, who fell in love while imprisoned at a WWII concentration camp. We posed...
Co-directors Glenn Barden and Dave Hills are behind the must-be-seen-to-be-believed F**K IT UP!, which chronicles the rise to fame — and spectacular implosion — of punk-rock band Towers of London. We posed our Qs à la mode to Glenn and Dave, and here’s what they shared! If I had...
Gary Lane is the co-director of Still Working 9 to 5, which looks back at the iconic 1980 comedy 9 to 5, its mega-talented cast, the impact the film had upon its release and its ongoing relevance some 40+ years later. We posed our Qs à la mode to...
