Hot Docs Cinema

Buddy

Opens Fri, June 21

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10:00 AM More	Curious Minds // All That Glittered: Pop Culture in the 1970s
1:00 PM More	Watergate - Part 1
3:45 PM More	Watergate - Part 2
6:45 PM More	Amazing Grace
9:15 PM More	Echo in the Canyon

1:00 PM More	Curious Minds // Dance Re-imagined: The Ballets Russes
3:45 PM More	Echo in the Canyon
6:00 PM More	Watergate - Part 1
8:45 PM More	Watergate - Part 2

10:00 AM More	Curious Minds // The Toronto Sound: The Music of Yonge St. and Yorkville
1:00 PM More	Buddy
3:30 PM More	Buddy
6:00 PM More	Gaza
8:15 PM More	Buddy

11:15 AM More	Buddy
1:30 PM More	Buddy
3:45 PM More	Gaza
6:00 PM More	Buddy
8:15 PM More	Gaza

11:30 AM More	Performance on Screen: The Royal Ballet’s Within the Golden Hour / Medusa / Flight Pattern
3:45 PM More	Buddy
6:00 PM More	Buddy
8:30 PM More	Gaza

1:45 PM More	Buddy
4:00 PM More	Gaza
6:30 PM More	Buddy
8:45 PM More	Gaza

1:30 PM More	Gaza
3:45 PM More	Buddy
6:30 PM More	Gaza
8:45 PM More	Buddy

Opens May 10

Amazing Grace

"A triumph" - The New Yorker

This electrifying concert film captures never-before-seen footage of the queen of soul performing at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in 1972.

Opens June 28

Ask Dr. Ruth

Meet America's most famous sex therapist

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who became America's most famous sex therapist, opens up about her difficult past and trailblazing career in this thoroughly surprising profile.

Opens May 17

The Biggest Little Farm

"Heartening" - Hollywood Reporter

Escape the city with the Chester family as they set out to live their dreams and build a sustainable farm outside of Los Angeles.

Opens June 21

Buddy

A heartwarming look at service dogs and their owners.

Buddy captures canine humanity and life-altering trust at work in this heartwarming look at the relationships between service dogs and their owners.

Opens Aug 2

David Crosby: Remember My Name

"A touching, nostalgia-infused portrait." - Hollywood Reporter

In his late 70s and still helplessly hoping, rocker David Crosby candidly looks back at his entire life and career, from the highest highs to the lowest lows.

Opens June 7

Echo in the Canyon

"A resonant tribute" - Hollywood Reporter

Travel back to Los Angeles’ Laurel Canyon in the mid-60s to a pivotal music scene moment and the influential emergence of folk rock.

Opens June 28

Ferrante Fever

"A 75-minute love letter to Ferrante" - NPR

With over 5 million copies of her Neopolitan Novels sold, Elena Ferrante is a global literary sensation. Ferrante Fever digs into the craze and her mysterious persona.

Opens June 21

Gaza

"Poignant and powerful" - Screen Daily

Rare images of everyday life in the Gaza Strip illuminate a people's collective resilience in this dispatch from one of the most politically charged places on Earth.

Opens May 24

Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind

Back after a sold-out Hot Docs premiere

Follow Gordon Lightfoot’s life and musical evolution from Christian choirboy to troubled troubadour, international star, and beloved Canadian icon.

Opens April 5

The Invisibles

“Keeps you on the edge of your seat.” – The Jerusalem Post

When the Nazis declared Berlin "Free of Jews," they were hiding in plain sight.

Special Event

Canada Day with the Hip: Long Time Running

This July 1, celebrate homegrown musical treasures The Tragically Hip by revisiting their historic 2016 farewell tour across Canada, one of the defining moments in our country’s cultural history.

Opens July 26

Meeting Gorbachev

"One of Herzog's most fascinating films" - Hollywood Reporter

The great Werner Herzog pays tribute to personal hero Mikhail S. Gorbachev in this poignant and timely portrait of one of the world's greatest living politicians.

Opens August 9

Mike Wallace is Here

“Brisk and compelling.” – Variety

A revealing portrait of TV"s most feared journalis, 60 Minutes' Mike Wallace, and how he redefined broadcast journalism with his hard-hitting interview style.

Opens April 19

Nureyev

"(A) heartbreaking tour de force.” – The Guardian

The rise to fame of superstar ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev and the divisive times he lived through.

Opens July 19

Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies

A cautionary tale about the power of persuasion.

Artists Kent Monkman, Shepard Fairey and Ai Weiwei highlight this cautionary tale about the power of persuasion.

Opens July 19

Push

"Compelling" - Toronto Star

As housing prices skyrocket worlwide, a newly appointed UN specialist from Ottawa fights to have affordable housing recognized as a human right.

Opens July 19

There Are No Fakes

"A mesmerizing art-world exposé" - NOW Magazine

When a celebrity buyer begins to doubt the authenticity of a painting by iconic Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau, he's drawn into the tragic web of an exploitative art forgery ring that quickly widens far beyond the canvas.

Opens April 22

They Shall Not Grow Old

"A profound achievement.” – Rolling Stone

Using state of the art technology, filmmaker Peter Jackson brings archival footage from WWI vividly to life in this unprecedented cinematic achievement.

Opens July 5

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

"Inspiring" - Variety

Uncover the life and work of the Nobel Prize–winning and history-making author who made space in the literary canon for stories about the African American experience.

Opens June 14

Watergate - Part 2

"Riveting investigation" - The Guardian

Join us for the Canadian Premiere of Charles Ferguson's epic investigation into the Watergate scandal, presented in two parts as part of a special double bill screening.

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Hot Docs Cinema

Buddy

Showtimes

Amazing Grace

Ask Dr. Ruth

The Biggest Little Farm

Buddy

David Crosby: Remember My Name

Echo in the Canyon

Ferrante Fever

Gaza

Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind

The Invisibles

Canada Day with the Hip: Long Time Running

Meeting Gorbachev

Mike Wallace is Here

Nureyev

Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies

Push

There Are No Fakes

They Shall Not Grow Old

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

Watergate - Part 2

AUTHOR EVENTS

CURIOUS MINDS SPEAKER SERIES

HIGH MINDED

OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY

PERFORMANCE ON SCREEN

THIS FILM SHOULD BE PLAYED LOUD

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