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Hot Docs 2025: Qs à la mode with… Stefan Verna (Night Watches Us)

In Night Watches Us, director Stefan Verna trains his lens on a grieving community in Quebec — to examine issues such as systemic racism, police violence, and using art...

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Hot Docs 2025 #7: Conversations

Hot Docs 2025 #7: Conversations

Sometimes you need hard-hitting investigative journalism or deep-undercover work or troves of archival footage to yield a compelling documentary. And, other times, all a director needs is something as...

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Hot Docs 2025: Qs à la mode with… Serville Poblete (King’s Court)

A one-on-one basketball game between two friends provides the backdrop for an exploration of life in director Serville Poblete’s short King’s Court. We posed our Qs à la mode...

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Hot Docs 2025 #6: Family Ties

Hot Docs 2025 #6: Family Ties

The festival never fails to deliver a wide-ranging selection of documentaries centered around the one of the most universal themes there is: family. This year’s crop includes stories filled...

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Hot Docs 2025 #5: 5 More Must-see Films to Add to Your List!

Hot Docs 2025 #5: 5 More Must-see Films to Add to Your List!

The festival’s loss of so many skilled long-time programmers in 2024 feels evident to me as I wade through this year’s crop of films — whereas I’d normally have...

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Hot Docs 2025 #11: The Rest

Hot Docs 2025: Qs à la mode with… Cheryl Hess & Shashwati Talukdar (Marriage Cops)

Co-directors Cheryl Hess and Shashwati Talukdar examine a unique police division in India that mediates marital disputes in Marriage Cops. We posed our Qs à la mode to Cheryl...

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Hot Docs 2025: Q à la mode with… Sasha Wortzel (River of Grass)

In River of Grass, director Sasha Wortzel plumbs the literal and figurative depths of Florida’s Everglades region to examine its critical role in the state’s history and ecology. We...

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Hot Docs 2025 #11: The Rest

Hot Docs 2025: Qs à la mode with… Deming Chen (Always)

In Always, director Deming Chen follows the evolution of a young boy — and his beautiful poetry — while growing up in rural China. We posed our Qs à...

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Hot Docs 2025: Qs à la mode with… Julietta Singh & Chase Joynt (The Nest)

In The Nest, co-directors Julietta Singh and Chase Joynt unravel the history of the trailblazing women who previously lived in Singh’s family home over the course of more than...

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Hot Docs 2025 #3: Our First 6 Must-see Fest Films!

Hot Docs 2025: Qs à la mode with… Jonah Malak (Spare My Bones, Coyote!)

Director Jonah Malak trains his lens on the selfless work of a non-profit organization that searches for the remains of migrants along the U.S./Mexico border in Spare My Bones,...

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Hot Docs 2025 #11: The Rest

Hot Docs 2025: Qs à la mode with… Trevor Solway (Siksikakowan: The Blackfoot Man)

Director Trevor Solway examines the concept of masculinity through they eyes, and experiences, of different generations within his Siksika First Nations community in Siksikakowan: The Blackfoot Man. We posed...

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Hot Docs 2025 #3: Our First 6 Must-see Fest Films!

Hot Docs 2025: Qs à la mode with… Amalie Atkins (Agatha’s Almanac)

Pearls of wisdom — and plenty of handy gardening tips — abound in Agatha’s Almanac, director Amalie Atkins’ charming portrait of her elderly aunt. We posed our Qs à...

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