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It’s a wrap! Here are my final reviews for the 2026 festival. Hopefully you’ll be able to catch most of these films streaming or at a theater near you…...
The most rewarding films can educate, inform, and even transform your way of thinking. The Life We Leave (8/8) When Washington state became the first state to allow human...
Through radio waves, live music, and mathematical loopholes, the folks profiled in these documentaries refused to think small. RADIOHEART: The Drive and Times of DJ Kevin Cole (7/8) I’ve...
Growing up means seeing the world differently. Sometimes that awakening is painful. Sometimes the unfamiliar becomes exactly what you needed. Amrum (7/8) Twelve-year-old Nanning (Jasper Billerbeck) is a summer...
One thing that keeps me going back to the movies is that every now and then, I see something so creatively presented that it completely changes my perspective. These...
It’s that time again! The Seattle International Film Festival is back! The festival, now in its 52nd year, runs May 7–17, 2026, boasting 203 films from 71 countries and...
Some of the documentaries I see at the festival don’t really fit into any of the themed groupings I create for reviews, while others are films I disliked so...
There’s no shortage of documentaries about bold, brave women around the world taking a stand, fighting for change, and making a difference. And Hot Docs programmers always do a...
Inner-city kids in north Philadelphia learn horsemanship alongside valuable life skills through their participation in an urban riding club in Fletcher Street, co-directed by Jannat Gargi and David Darg....
Whether it’s your pals, your partner or your parents, documentaries about family and friends can shed light on the complexities and challenges around relationships of all stripes. Here are...
Five midwives from around the world share their stories of how and why they’ve devoted their lives to helping women through childbirth in director Nance Ackerman’s The Delivery Line....
Unsurprisingly, some of the most entertaining documentaries at the festival are the ones about entertainers and artists, and this year’s fest is packed with fabulous films about game-changing talents...
