Mstyslav Chernov’s documentary 20 Days in Mariupol is a work of unflinching tragedy and heart pounding intensity, filled with graphic images that won’t soon be lost on anyone who sees …
Hot Docs 2023
Subterranean takes viewers on a stunning, thrilling trip into worlds few will ever get to see either in person or on camera.
Made up exclusively of archival footage, directors Brian Becker and Marley McDonald’s era defining pastiche Time Bomb Y2K finds a comfortable balance between history, nostalgia, and modern social commentary.
Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun, directed by Banchi Hanuse, is a stunningly photographed, rousing, and atypical kind of sports movie.
Larissa Berendt’s documentary You Can Go Now explores not only an outspoken artist who’s trying to reclaim indigenous art from the influence of wealthy, white collectors and investors, but a …
Soviet Barbara, the Story of Ragnar Kjartansson in Moscow is a complex, sometimes hilariously funny, and slightly terrifying story of an artist in the wrong place at the wrong time.
A bone chilling look into the world of deepfakes, Sophie Compton and Reuben Hamlyn’s Another Body is a cautionary call to action and true crime thriller all rolled into one.
Award winning Quebecois filmmaker Philippe Falardeau’s incendiary and heartbreaking documentary series Lac-Mégantic – This is Not an Accident lays bare the variety of wholly preventable factors that led to one …
Periodical looks at the various ways bad science, negative reception, suppressed knowledge, and male dominated attitudes towards reproductive rights have made menstruation a taboo topic.
Brief, but uniquely life affirming, Georges Hannan’s Undertaker for Life! spends time with some rather chipper and well spoken folks about their jobs as morticians, funeral directors, and embalmers.