Whether it’s a battle for justice, for freedom, for change, for one’s life — or for all those things at once — the festival is filled with documentaries about incredible and inspirational warriors fig…
The short films in the Roads to Regeneration shorts program were executive-produced by Hot Docs and presented by SAP, and showcase ordinary people pursuing new ideas for sustainability and equality ar…
The Citizen Minutes shorts collection consists of films commissioned by the festival, and showcases everyday Canadians striving to make a difference in their communities. We posed our Qs à la mode to …
In This World is Not My Own, co-directors Petter Ringbom and Marquise Stillwell examine the life, work and legacy of renowned American folk artist Nellie Mae Rowe. We posed our Qs à la mode to Petter,…
In unseen, director Set Hernandez profiles Pedro, a visually impaired undocumented immigrant striving to become a social worker. We posed our Qs à la mode to Set, and here’s what they shared!
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In July Talk: Love Lives Here, director Brittany Farhat traces the Canadian band’s history and follows them as they prepare to stage an outdoor live show in August 2020. We posed our Qs à la mode to B…
In Food and Country, director Laura Gabbert teams with esteemed food critic Ruth Reichl to explore how the pandemic has exacerbated the problems with the food system in the United States. We posed our…
In Seven Winters in Tehran, director Steffi Niedzeroll recounts the arrest, imprisonment and trial of Iranian teenager Reyhaneh Jabbari. We posed our Qs à la mode to Steffi, and here’s what she shared…
Director Tonje Hessen Schei dives into the world of fundamentalist Evangelicals, and their goal to help bring about the return of Jesus Christ, in Praying for Armageddon. We posed our Qs à la mode to …
In Revir – Everything You Hold Dear, director Peter Hammer examines the complicated, co-dependent relationship between a pair of siblings. We posed our Qs à la mode to Peter, and here’s what he shared…
Director Katja Esson trains her lens on the residents of one of America’s oldest housing projects, who find themselves in the middle of a gentrification battle, in Razing Liberty Square. We posed our …
Director Anna Hints explores how women tap into the cathartic, healing powers of traditional Estonian smoke saunas In Smoke Sauna Sisterhood. We posed our Qs à la mode to Anna, and here’s what she sha…
