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SUMMARY:Pompei: Below The Clouds
DESCRIPTION:Winner: Special Jury Prize\, 2025 Venice Film Festival \n“A sublime mix of unease and quirk\, a faithful representation of modern life with which anyone anywhere can identify” – Barbara Goslawski\, POV Magazine \nThe latest film from celebrated documentary filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi\, whose works have won both the Golden Lion at Venice and Golden Bear in Berlin. Naples is a city forever marked by the looming presence of Mount Vesuvius. Beneath the quiet threat of eruption\, people go about their days: archaeologists unearth the past\, children learn as the earth hums\, firefighters wait for the next call. \nIn Italian\, Arabic\, Japanese\, Neapolitan and English\, with English subtitles. \nCo-presented by Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto. \nToronto-based publication The Seventh Art conducted an interview during TIFF 50 with filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi to discuss the film and its production. You can read the interview in full here.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/pompei-below-the-clouds/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Film & Media
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260426T153900
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SUMMARY:Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions
DESCRIPTION:From April 23 to May 3\, the 2026 Hot Docs Festival will present documentaries from around the world to audiences in Toronto. 115 films from 51 countries will screen during this year’s Festival. Tickets are on sale now. \n \nJoin us on April 23 for our opening night screening of Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions followed by a discussion with special guests! \nIn Toronto’s vibrant music\, art and fashion scene of the 1970s and 1980s\, Carole Pope made her mark with the new wave band Rough Trade\, which produced bold\, boundary-breaking music delivered with a sexy punk edge. “High School Confidential\,” the band’s breakthrough hit\, did something not many had done before: it featured an openly queer performer fearlessly expressing lesbian desire on daytime radio. Now in her 70s\, Pope continues to channel her creativity into new forms. Her latest project is a musical that draws on her life and career with Rough Trade\, as well as the story of her beloved late brother Howard\, himself a celebrated musician and AIDS activist. Told with refreshing candour and drawn in part from Pope’s autobiography\, her story pulses with backstage seductions and on-stage swagger. Featuring interviews with celebrity friends like Peaches\, k.d. Lang\, Jann Arden and Rufus Wainwright\, Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions is a long overdue cinematic tribute to a fierce and talented queer maverick. Aisha Jamal
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/antidiva-the-carole-pope-confessions/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260423T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260503T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T113816
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SUMMARY:Hot Docs Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:From April 23 to May 3\, the 2026 Hot Docs Festival will present documentaries from around the world to audiences in Toronto. \nWe’ve announced the remarkable 115 films from 51 countries that will screen during the 2026 Hot Docs Festival. \nTickets are on sale now.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/hot-docs-film-festival/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260424T211500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260425T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T113816
CREATED:20260423T130022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T130022Z
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SUMMARY:Black Zombie
DESCRIPTION:From April 23 to May 3\, the 2026 Hot Docs Festival will present documentaries from around the world to audiences in Toronto. 115 films from 51 countries will screen during this year’s Festival. Tickets are on sale now. \nGeorge A. Romero’s iconic Night of the Living Dead spearheaded an entire genre that has spawned hundreds of films and TV shows centred around flesh-eating monsters. Before their cinematic deviation\, the origins of the reanimated dead can be traced back to 17th-century colonial Caribbean sugarcane fields and are connected to Vodou\, a religion in which enslaved West Africans held the belief that death would free them to return to their homeland for their afterlife. If a landowner turned them into a zombie\, however\, their homeward passage would be interrupted and they would labour in plantations forevermore. Director Maya Annik Bedward explores the damaging ongoing appropriation of the undead figure in popular culture to unpack the mythology and reclaim the zombie’s power as a symbol of survival and resilience. Extensive visual research and interviews with filmmakers\, vodou practitioners and anthropologists juxtapose horror-film history with Haitian culture to create a pathway to understand the roots of the zombie in slavery and the spiritual significance of a lost body deprived of its soul. Alexander Rogalski
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/black-zombie/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260426T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260430T201700
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CREATED:20260423T130028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T130028Z
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SUMMARY:A War on Women
DESCRIPTION:From April 23 to May 3\, the 2026 Hot Docs Festival will present documentaries from around the world to audiences in Toronto. 115 films from 51 countries will screen during this year’s Festival. Tickets are on sale now. \n \nBig Ideas // Sunday\, April 26 \n4:30 PM: Big Ideas CocktailMake it a big night out with an exclusive reception before the Big Ideas screening on April 26. Add a cocktail ticket to your Big Ideas screening and connect with friends\, fellow doc-lovers and special guests while supporting Hot Docs. Ticket includes drinks\, canapes and popcorn. \n6:00 PM: Big Ideas Screening & DiscussionJoin director Raha Shirazi for an exploration of women’s rights in Iran\, from decades of resistance and activism to the recent rally cry of “Woman\, Life\, Freedom\,” and how A War on Women spotlights well-known members of the community to reframe the global conversation around how these women are changing history. \nAbout the FilmIn 2022\, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in detention after being arrested by Iran’s morality police for violating its law that makes it mandatory for women to cover their heads in public. Following her death\, the rallying cry “Woman\, Life\, Freedom” became the defining slogan of an historic uprising. The demand for gender equality\, the abolition of the compulsory hijab and fundamental human rights did not begin with Amini’s death; Iran’s feminist movement has a long and deep-rooted history. This timely film traces it from the 1960s to the present day through several widely respected Iranian feminist icons\, including former Minister of Women’s Affairs Mahnaz Afkhami\, internationally acclaimed Iranian actor Golshifteh Farahani\, and author and activist Masih Alinejad. A War on Women reveals how Iran’s long fight for equality has often been answered with harsh repression\, and yet it has nevertheless gathered force to become a movement that is not only challenging a regime but resonating far beyond the country’s borders. Aisha Jamal
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/a-war-on-women/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Film & Media
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SUMMARY:The Ballad Of Judas Priest
DESCRIPTION:From April 23 to May 3\, the 2026 Hot Docs Festival will present documentaries from around the world to audiences in Toronto. 115 films from 51 countries will screen during this year’s Festival. Tickets are on sale now. \n \nOver the span of 50 years\, Judas Priest pioneered and continues to define the heavy metal genre\, releasing 19 studio albums and performing in sold-out arenas for one of the most dedicated band fan bases. A group of English blokes coming from working-class Birmingham\, the band’s blistering message of rebellion resonated and popularity soared—but so did the voices of detractors\, who falsely accused them of breaking the law and of embedding subliminal messages in their music amid the Satanic panic of the 1980s. Band members are keen to delve into their past\, sharing previously unreleased material from their personal archives\, but it’s frontman Rob Halford’s story of coming out on MTV and being met with acceptance that really showcases the inclusive spirit of metal. Co-director Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine gives the band their flowers in a film featuring rock royalty like Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters\, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett\, Run-DMC’s Darryl McDaniels\, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan and the late great Ozzy Osbourne. Alexander Rogalski
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/the-ballad-of-judas-priest/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260427T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260428T235100
DTSTAMP:20260423T113816
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SUMMARY:Myspace
DESCRIPTION:From April 23 to May 3\, the 2026 Hot Docs Festival will present documentaries from around the world to audiences in Toronto. 115 films from 51 countries will screen during this year’s Festival. Tickets are on sale now. \n \nBig Ideas Screening // Monday\, April 27 \n5:00 PM: Big Ideas CocktailMake it a big night out with an exclusive reception before the Big Ideas screening on April 27. Add a cocktail ticket to your Big Ideas screening and connect with friends\, fellow doc-lovers and special guests while supporting Hot Docs. Ticket includes drinks\, canapes and popcorn. \n6:30 PM: Big Ideas Screening & DiscussionJoin director Tommy Avallone for a conversation about Myspace\, the pioneering social media site that became a cultural phenomenon for casual users and upcoming artists alike\, and how it set the stage for the social media landscape that we know today. \nAbout the filmStep back to 2003 to the rise of the pioneering US social network Myspace. What began as a playground of music\, message boards and Top 8 friendships quickly became a cultural force\, embedded in the DNA of all the social media apps we use today. It helped launch careers and fuel movements—from the rise of Katy Perry and Taylor Swift to the grassroots energy of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. Meet the personalities responsible for its popularity\, including Dane Cook\, Lil Jon\, Jeffree Star and Tila Tequila. More than a website\, Myspace offered escape\, experimentation and community—it was a place where strangers became friends. But as it reshaped pop culture and laid the ground for the influencer economy\, it also foreshadowed the social media saturation we live with today. What is its true legacy? What led to its downfall? Through candid reflections from those who built it\, used it\, and rose because of it\, this film revisits a pivotal moment in digital history and asks: Where are we headed next? Simone Estrin
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/myspace/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260427T214500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260428T222100
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SUMMARY:Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart
DESCRIPTION:From April 23 to May 3\, the 2026 Hot Docs Festival will present documentaries from around the world to audiences in Toronto. 115 films from 51 countries will screen during this year’s Festival. Tickets are on sale now. \n \nEverybody cut footloose! From chart-topping anthems to blockbuster movie soundtracks\, Kenny Loggins has spent decades shaping the sound of US pop. Award-winning director Dori Berinstein’s career-spanning portrait looks back at the songwriter behind hits like “Footloose” and Top Gun’s “Danger Zone\,” tracing a musical journey that has stretched across generations of listeners. Drawing on archival footage of performances and interviews with collaborators\, friends and family\, the film charts how Loggins has continually adapted his sound and persona to stay in step with changing musical eras. Beyond his stadium-filling\, global success are glimpses of the personal life that unfolded alongside it\, revealing a musician balancing creative ambition with the demands of family and fame. For audiences who grew up with Loggins’s music playing on radios\, dance floors and cinema screens\, this nostalgic look at a prolific career celebrates the enduring appeal of songs that helped define the pop culture of the 1970s and 1980s. Carmen Thompson
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/kenny-loggins-conviction-of-the-heart/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260428T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260429T234700
DTSTAMP:20260423T113816
CREATED:20260423T130031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T130031Z
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SUMMARY:Steal This Story\, Please!
DESCRIPTION:From April 23 to May 3\, the 2026 Hot Docs Festival will present documentaries from around the world to audiences in Toronto. 115 films from 51 countries will screen during this year’s Festival. Tickets are on sale now. \n \nBig Ideas Screening // Tuesday\, April 28 \n5:00 PM: Big Ideas CocktailMake it a big night out with an exclusive reception before the Big Ideas screening on April 28. Add a cocktail ticket to your Big Ideas screening and connect with friends\, fellow doc-lovers and special guests while supporting Hot Docs. Ticket includes drinks\, canapes and popcorn. \n6:30 PM: Big Ideas Screening & DiscussionJournalist Amy Goodman (Democracy Now!) joins Oscar-nominated filmmaker Tia Lessin for a conversation about the importance of independent journalism in a world where media representatives can often be stifled and how those still fighting shine a spotlight on the stories that need to be told. \nAbout the filmWith so much misinformation and bias in media reporting\, one thing that is fundamental to maintain is independent journalism. That’s where people like Amy Goodman and her independent news program Democracy Now! come into play. For decades\, Goodman has worked tirelessly to report unfiltered\, hard-hitting stories\, pressing upon those in power and trying to get to the bottom of some of the most newsworthy stories. Relentless\, brave and ambitious\, Goodman uses her platform to sidestep corporate media interference and discuss topics that polarize people around the world. No subject is off limits in her pursuit of truth. Academy Award nominees Carl Deal and Tia Lessin bring forth an intimate behind-the-scenes look at someone who upholds the highest media standards while eschewing the bias that results from paid-for news time\, and has made a career of trying to amplify accuracy and accountability. Gabor Pertic
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/steal-this-story-please/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260429T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260503T184200
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SUMMARY:When a Witness Recants
DESCRIPTION:From April 23 to May 3\, the 2026 Hot Docs Festival will present documentaries from around the world to audiences in Toronto. 115 films from 51 countries will screen during this year’s Festival. Tickets are on sale now. \n \nAuthor Ta-Nehisi Coates reflects on and revisits the case of the murder of a young boy inside the walls of a Baltimore middle school. Decades ago\, three teenagers were convicted of the crime\, then incarcerated for 36 years. Upon a deeper look into the incident\, layers start to peel away\, bringing to light how facts were severely skewed—and the truth that these men were convicted of a crime they did not commit. Through coerced false testimonies\, lives were changed forever. The profound impact of that sentencing still shows how unjustly the Black community is treated all too often by the US justice system. Hot Docs alum Dawn Porter (Luther: Never Too Much\, opening night 2024) brings forth a powerful and stirring new film that looks at the trauma cases like this cause\, and the fight for retribution that still goes on today. Gabor Pertic
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/when-a-witness-recants/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260501T171500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260502T161500
DTSTAMP:20260423T113816
CREATED:20260423T130034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T130034Z
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SUMMARY:Sentient
DESCRIPTION:From April 23 to May 3\, the 2026 Hot Docs Festival will present documentaries from around the world to audiences in Toronto. 115 films from 51 countries will screen during this year’s Festival. Tickets are on sale now. \n \nFor years\, the ethics of animal testing have been a hugely contested topic. Is it just plain cruel or is it beneficial to humanity? A major focal point in this debate is the colossal number of monkeys used around the world in experiments. While some of the research conducted on animals has led to breakthroughs in medicine\, these results come at a high cost—not only for unwitting creatures but also for the researchers who facilitate the testing. Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel has long been one of those researchers\, and she is willing to speak out. After a lauded career working at the noted primate centre of the University of Washington\, she begins to rethink the work she has dedicated herself to. Through some shocking undercover footage taken inside laboratories\, Sentient offers up a difficult but pressing story\, questioning the morality of causing harm\, no matter the broader justification. Gabor Pertic
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/sentient/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260501T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260503T180200
DTSTAMP:20260423T113816
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T130038Z
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SUMMARY:The Tower That Built a City
DESCRIPTION:From April 23 to May 3\, the 2026 Hot Docs Festival will present documentaries from around the world to audiences in Toronto. 115 films from 51 countries will screen during this year’s Festival. Tickets are on sale now. \n \nDwarfing the soaring skyscrapers that surround it\, the CN Tower has defined Toronto’s skyline and held the record for world’s tallest free-standing structure for more than half of its existence. Ambitiously erected as a transmission tower to broadcast Toronto’s ever-evolving identity far beyond city limits\, its impact exceeded its practical purpose. Annually\, the 553.33-metre-tall beacon on the waterfront welcomes nearly two million visitors seeking a bird’s eye view over a burgeoning metropolis that has transformed from a blue-collar city into a cultural force in sports and music. Host to many stunts and the inspiration for Drake’s meme-worthy album cover for “Views\,” it’s hard to imagine Canada’s largest city without this concrete wonder. Mixing archival footage with new interviews with the tower’s innovative engineers and many Toronto notables\, this 50th-anniversary celebration beams with civic pride and connects this singular structure to many of the 6ix’s defining moments over the past half-century. Alexander Rogalski
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/the-tower-that-built-a-city/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260502T171500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260503T151500
DTSTAMP:20260423T113816
CREATED:20260423T130039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T130039Z
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SUMMARY:Time and Water
DESCRIPTION:From April 23 to May 3\, the 2026 Hot Docs Festival will present documentaries from around the world to audiences in Toronto. 115 films from 51 countries will screen during this year’s Festival. Tickets are on sale now. \nFor Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason\, holding onto memories of the past in order to preserve them for the future comes by way of family history and the landscape that surrounds him. On one hand\, he is mourning the loss of his grandparents and hoping to keep their stories alive. On the other\, he sees the rapid melting of the glacial landscape\, brought on by climate change. These two perspectives start to merge into one\, leading Magnason to contemplate the notion of time and how so much can be lost to future generations. Director Sara Dosa\, an Academy Award nominee and Hot Docs alum\, sketches a portrait of the author’s desire to put a time capsule together. Incredible archival footage\, stunning cinematography\, and fascinating folklore combine to tell a story of embracing history before it vanishes. Gabor Pertic
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/time-and-water/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260502T201500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260503T145700
DTSTAMP:20260423T113816
CREATED:20260423T130043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T130043Z
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SUMMARY:The Oldest Person in the World
DESCRIPTION:From April 23 to May 3\, the 2026 Hot Docs Festival will present documentaries from around the world to audiences in Toronto. 115 films from 51 countries will screen during this year’s Festival. Tickets are on sale now. \n \nFor over a decade\, Sam Green has been captivated by the Guinness World Record holders of the title of Oldest Person in the World. As he travels the globe\, meeting the extraordinary individuals who become the ever-changing record holders\, the film reveals that Green’s mission is as much inward as it is outward. Here\, Green\, who is known for his live documentaries\, turns his curiosity—and his camera—on himself. In the process of making the film\, he explores how documentaries are often rooted in the personal: in the stories we pursue\, the questions we carry\, and the truths we hope to uncover. By weaving in experiences and reflections from his own life\, Green adds a sense of wonder and contemplation. With patience\, empathy and a gentle eye\, he invites audiences to reflect on the stories that shape us\, the people we encounter\, and the ways we reckon with the passage of time. Simone Estrin
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/the-oldest-person-in-the-world/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260508T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260508T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T113816
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SUMMARY:2000 Meters to Andriivka
DESCRIPTION:From the Academy Award–winning director of 20 Days in Mariupol comes an immersive and harrowing look at the mission of one Ukrainian platoon. Mstyslav Chernov’s commitment to documenting the devastation of his homeland and the gruelling efforts of Ukrainian forces to win back their territories is of the highest order; after the premiere of 2000 Meters to Andriivka\, he left the Sundance Film Festival with the Directing Award for World Cinema Documentary in hand. \nDespite the extremely high risk\, Chernov joins soldiers on the front line in eastern Ukraine as they inch forward through a narrow strip of charred forest flanked by minefields in an effort to liberate the strategic village of Andriivka. \nInterlacing first-person footage taken using body cameras with intimate interviews with soldiers—many of them barely past the threshold of adulthood—2000 Meters witnesses the toll this David and Goliath fight is taking on Ukraine. The farther the soldiers and filmmakers move through the destroyed landscape of their homeland\, the more they realize this war is nowhere near its end. A dire and powerful look at the realities and futility of war\, and what it means to fight for one’s nation’s freedom and preserve its memory. Kinga Binkowska\, Hot Docs \nContent Warning: Extreme immersive war scenes.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/2000-meters-to-andriivka/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260509T160000
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SUMMARY:Nash the Slash Rises Again!
DESCRIPTION:Hot Docs Cinema presents Nash the Slash Rises Again!\, which uncovers the origin story of the sinister\, masked Canadian electronic music innovator who took his name from the killer butler in a 1927 Laurel and Hardy silent film. A classically trained violinist and multi-instrumentalist\, Nash fused prog rock\, punk\, classic rock\, and psychedelia with techno and industrial – long before those genres even had names. The new film unwinds the bandages of a ground-breaking\, mad musical scientist whose career decomposed before the world caught up.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/nash-the-slash-rises-again/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260510T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260524T200800
DTSTAMP:20260423T113816
CREATED:20260423T130105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T130105Z
UID:10314569-1778428800-1779653280@nowtoronto.com
SUMMARY:Exhibition on Screen: Frida Kahlo
DESCRIPTION:Who was the woman behind the bright colours\, the big brows\, and the floral crowns? Take a vivid journey through the life and art of a true icon in this in-depth look at the real Frida Kahlo. Offering privileged access to key works throughout Kahlo’s career\, Exhibition on Screen unlocks the secrets and symbolism contained within her art to reveals her deepest emotions. Delving deeper than any film has done before\, this definitive portrait highlights the source of her feverish creativity\, her resilience\, and her unmatched lust for life in a feast colour and vibrancy.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/exhibition-on-screen-frida-kahlo/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Art & Design,Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260510T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260510T205300
DTSTAMP:20260423T113816
CREATED:20260423T130105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T130105Z
UID:10314573-1778439600-1778446380@nowtoronto.com
SUMMARY:Lumière\, Le Cinéma!
DESCRIPTION:In one of those wonderful coincidences of history\, lumière\, the French word for “light\,” was also the last name of brothers Auguste and Louis\, whose brilliant invention\, the cinematograph\, helped to inaugurate the most beloved art form of the last 130 years. Institute Lumière director and General Delegate of the Festival de Cannes\, Thierry Frémaux uses Lumière\, Le Cinema! to guide the viewer through over a hundred shorts—some famous\, some forgotten\, some never before seen—directed by Lumière and company. In the process\, Frémaux illuminates how the brothers employed the camera as a creative instrument as they (and their operators) mastered framing\, staging\, and subject selection for quotidian and exotic microdocumentaries as well as the first ever fictional motion pictures. The result is not only a glorious re(telling) of the genesis of cinema but a profound meditation on the beautiful world captured—and the mysterious world imagined—by the Lumières.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/lumiere-le-cinema/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260515T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260515T203600
DTSTAMP:20260423T113816
CREATED:20260423T130109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T130109Z
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SUMMARY:Stop Making Sense
DESCRIPTION:In the immortal words of David Byrne: “Here’s your ticket\, pack your bags\, time for jumping overboard!” \nContinue to burn down the house with Jonathan Demme’s seminal 1984 Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense. Immerse yourself in the funky beats and infectious melodies of the band. Sing along to what has been hailed as the Greatest Concert Film of All Time. \nThis is a party! This is a disco! There will be fooling around! \nPlease note: This film will be played loud.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/stop-making-sense-2/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260516T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260516T173800
DTSTAMP:20260423T113816
CREATED:20260423T130112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T130112Z
UID:10314650-1778947200-1778953080@nowtoronto.com
SUMMARY:The Art of Adventure
DESCRIPTION:In 1957\, renowned wildlife artist Robert Bateman and spirited biologist Bristol Foster set out on a global expedition in a rugged Land Rover they call “The Grizzly Torque”. Starting in the UK\, their travels take them to the far corners of the earth. From the lush rainforests of the Congo to the vibrant landscapes of India\, Bob paints the wonders they encounter\, while Bristol films on his 16mm Bolex camera. Fifty-seven years later\, the abandoned Grizzly Torque is rediscovered. As its hidden history emerges and a new owner restores it to its former glory\, the tale of their environmental activism through art and science unfolds. \nAn inspiring and deeply human story that weaves together nature\, art and activism to show how two very different men fought to protect the natural world: one thought art\, the other through science. The Art of Adventure invites us to listen\, to learn and to embrace life with curiosity\, courage and heart.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/the-art-of-adventure/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260516T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260516T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T113816
CREATED:20260423T130113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T130113Z
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SUMMARY:Anonymous Club
DESCRIPTION:Jukedocs: Curated by Niko Stratis\, this monthly series features music docs—from beloved classics to cult favourites—that expand beyond the boundaries of songs and their creators. \nNot your typical rock documentary. With his debut feature\, director Danny Cohen brings to audiences a raw and deeply intimate study of Grammy-nominated Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett. Throughout a three-year period around the release of her 2018 album Tell Me How You Really Feel\, Barnett uses a Dictaphone to share some of her most poignant conflicts and insecurities around what it means to be in the spotlight as an introvert and anti-influencer\, yet lauded as one of the most powerful female voices of our times. Shooting on 16mm\, Cohen has unprecedented access to Barnett’s world and her relatable\, deeply human struggles. We gradually see her emerge as an artist embracing her place in the world and discovering that her greatest power lies within her own vulnerability.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/anonymous-club/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260517T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260530T203800
DTSTAMP:20260423T113816
CREATED:20260423T130116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T130116Z
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SUMMARY:Democracy Under Siege
DESCRIPTION:Punctuated by the sharp and witty political commentary of Pulitzer-prize winning editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes (Washington Post) from her bird’s eye view in the cat seat of the United States capital\, Washington D.C.\, top political analysts lay bare the complex history and challenges of the world’s most influential political system. Oscar-nominated Director Laura Nix trains her insightful lens on one of American democracy’s most extreme and vital moments in its nearly 250 years of existence. The film connects present-day crises with their roots in American history via commentary with A-list political observers who explore executive overreach\, a crisis in judicial ethics\, and a media environment saturated with disinformation\, as the country grapples with fundamental challenges that transcend individual presidencies. With innovative dark humor\, the film examines how the promise of American multiracial democracy faces a renewed backlash\, culminating in fears of an actual authoritarian takeover. \nCan the nation preserve its democratic ideals amidst severe polarization and a political party which has embraced extremism? \nJoin director Laura Nix and subject Ann Telnaes for a special post-screening discussion on Saturday\, May 30.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/democracy-under-siege/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260517T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260517T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T113816
CREATED:20260423T130116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T130116Z
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SUMMARY:The Python Hunt
DESCRIPTION:Special Jury Award Winner – 2025 SXSW Film Festival \nThe Python Hunt is an “irresistible cocktail of vigilantism\, competition and nature conservation” (Stephen Saito\, The Moveable Fest). This entertaining film about Floridian life is also the first ever documentary to be made about competitive python hunting. Every year\, the Florida government calls upon the general public to compete in an invasive python removal contest in the Everglades in an attempt to save the threatened ecosystem. The film follows the conquests of several of the contest’s more memorable competitors. \nWhile focusing on the plight of these python hunters would make for a thrilling enough story\, The Python Hunt has more on its mind\, including a critical viewpoint on the overall impact of the hunt. Not content to merely find amusement in the antics of some Florida-based eccentrics\, director Xander Robin and producer Lance Oppenheim (Ren Faire\, Spermworld\, Some Kind of Heaven) offer a humane look at the lives of several individuals who enroll in the Challenge for various reasons (to impress others? To gain a following on social media? To prove something about their masculinity?)\, as well as one memorable character who is struggling to find a new lease on life after being blacklisted from participating.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/the-python-hunt-2/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260522T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260530T183000
DTSTAMP:20260423T113816
CREATED:20260423T130123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T130123Z
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SUMMARY:Modern Whore
DESCRIPTION:Modern Whore is a hybrid documentary that reimagines popular depictions of sex work through the lived experiences of writer\, performer\, and sex worker\, Andrea Werhun. Based on the subject’s 2018 memoir and an expansion of the director’s 2020 short film\, both of the same name\, Modern Whore follows Andrea as she grapples with social stigma and reclaims her narrative in a series of funny\, heartbreaking\, and surprising stories. \n \nJoin director Nicole Bazuin\, producer/subject Andrea Werhun\, and producer Lauren Grant for a special post-screening discussion on Friday\, May 22. \nNicole Bazuin is an award-winning Toronto filmmaker and artist. She directed the short films Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie\, which premiered at Sundance and was named to TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten list for 2023\, Modern Whore\, which premiered at SXSW\, and the CBC short doc Last Night at the Strip Club. She co-created and directed the series This Art Works! for CBC Arts and Climate Talks With Kids for The Image Centre. Nicole co-created and photographed the book Modern Whore: A Memoir (Penguin Random House Canada) with writer Andrea Werhun. Exhibitions include: Art Gallery of Ontario\, Luminato\, and Nuit Blanche. Modern Whore is her first feature film. \nAndrea Werhun is a writer\, performer\, and producer based in Toronto. She is the author and co-creator of Modern Whore: A Memoir (Strange Light/Penguin Random House Canada) with filmmaker Nicole Bazuin. In 2024\, Andrea consulted on Sean Baker’s acclaimed film Anora and Sook-Yin Lee’s Paying for It\, in which she also played a lead role. Andrea cowrote\, produced\, and performed in Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie\, which enjoyed its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and was named to TIFF Canada’s Top Ten 2023. Andrea is a regular contributor to The Globe & Mail and CBC Radio\, and wrote a feature memoir essay for the June 2025 issue of Toronto Life. \nLauren Grant is an award-winning producer\, and the owner of Clique Pictures\, a production company that focuses on working with female creative talent in front and behind the camera. She produced the feature films Sugar Daddy\, The Retreat\, Riot Girls\, Wet Bum\, Picture Day\, and the documentaries Wilfred Buck and Metamorphosis. Lauren executive produced The Sticky for Amazon. She won a Canadian Screen Award for the short documentary Take a Walk on the Wildside and a Genie award for Savage. The Hollywood Reporter named Lauren one of 15 Talents to Watch\, and she is an alumna of ACE Producers\, Rotterdam Lab\, Berlinale Talent Campus\, and TIFF Studio.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/modern-whore/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260523T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260523T175100
DTSTAMP:20260423T113816
CREATED:20260423T130123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T130123Z
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SUMMARY:Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child with Odessa Paloma Parker
DESCRIPTION:Nominee—Grand Jury Prize\, Documentary\, Sundance Film Festival 2010 \nOfficial Selection\, South by Southwest 2010 \nIn his short career\, Jean-Michel Basquiat was a phenomenon. He became notorious for his graffiti art under the moniker Samo in the late 1970s on the Lower East Side scene\, sold his first painting to Deborah Harry for $200\, and became best friends with Andy Warhol. Appreciated by both the art cognoscenti and the public\, Basquiat was launched into international stardom. However\, soon his cult status began to override the art that had made him famous in the first place. \nDirector Tamra Davis pays homage to her friend in this definitive documentary but also delves into Basquiat as an iconoclast. His dense\, bebop-influenced neoexpressionist work emerged while minimalist\, conceptual art was the fad; as a successful black artist\, he was constantly confronted by racism and misconceptions. Much can be gleaned from insider interviews and archival footage\, but it is Basquiat’s own words and work that powerfully convey the mystique and allure of both the artist and the man. \nFeaturing interviews with Julian Schnabel\, Larry Gagosian\, Bruno Bischofberger\, Tony Shafrazi\, Fab 5 Freddy\, Jeffrey Deitch\, Glenn O’Brien\, Maripol\, Kai Eric\, Nicholas Taylor\, Fred Hoffmann\, Michael Holman\, Diego Cortez\, Annina Nosei\, Suzanne Mallouk\, Rene Ricard\, Kenny Scharf\, among many others. \nFeaturing an introduction by Odessa Paloma Parker. \nOdessa Paloma Parker is a writer\, editor\, stylist\, educator\, public speaker and content strategist based in Toronto. She is the Art Editor at Globe Style Magazine\, the subscription-based lifestyle publication for The Globe and Mail\, and a fashion/art columnist at OMG Blog. She is also the founder and editorial director of Opaloma\, A Cultural Digest for the Groovy.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/jean-michel-basquiat-the-radiant-child-with-odessa-paloma-parker/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260523T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260523T205000
DTSTAMP:20260423T113816
CREATED:20260423T130125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T130125Z
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SUMMARY:Siksikakowan: The Blackfoot Man
DESCRIPTION:“Growing up in Siksika\, masculinity was all around me but was unclear. Now\, using my lens\, I seek to find clarity.” Grounded on the land that has provided for his ancestors since time immemorial\, filmmaker Sinakson Trevor Solway\, addresses the past by looking forward with generations of Blackfoot men who are rebuilding culture and community in their work and recreation. Each of them has a unique journey and story to share about the challenges they face. Important introspective questions frame thoughtful observations about what modern masculinity does and doesn’t look like\, especially for those who have been stigmatized and misunderstood. Roping cattle\, singing\, playing hockey and participating in Ceremony all play distinct yet important roles in how these men support each other. Artists\, athletes\, ranchers and many others share vulnerable and authentic reflections on their lives that culminate in an exceptional vérité portrait of kinship and resilience for these Siksika sons\, fathers\, husbands and brothers. Alexander Rogalski\, Hot Docs \nJoin director Trevor Solway for a special post-screening discussion on May 23.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/siksikakowan-the-blackfoot-man/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260524T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260524T172100
DTSTAMP:20260423T113816
CREATED:20260423T130128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T130128Z
UID:10314793-1779636600-1779643260@nowtoronto.com
SUMMARY:The Thin Blue Line – with Maxim Billig
DESCRIPTION:100% score on Rotten Tomatoes \nAmong the most important documentaries ever made\, The Thin Blue Line\, by Errol Morris\, erases the border between art and activism. A work of meticulous journalism and gripping drama\, it recounts the disturbing tale of Randall Dale Adams\, a drifter who was charged with the murder of a Dallas police officer and sent to death row\, despite evidence that he did not commit the crime. Incorporating stylized reenactments\, penetrating interviews\, and haunting original music by Philip Glass\, Morris uses cinema to build a case forensically while effortlessly entertaining his viewers. The Thin Blue Line effected real-world change\, proving film’s power beyond the shadow of a doubt. Criterion Collection \nFeaturing an introduction by Maxim Billig.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/the-thin-blue-line-with-maxim-billig/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260529T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260529T205000
DTSTAMP:20260423T113816
CREATED:20260423T130132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T130132Z
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SUMMARY:The Blind Couple From Mali
DESCRIPTION:Colorful\, warm\, and full of rhythm\, Amadou & Mariam are the world’s most celebrated African duo. From the streets of Bamako to Glastonbury\, their vibrant blend of Malian blues\, pop\, and soul\, and collaborations with Damon Albarn\, Chris Martin\, Manu Chao\, and more\, have made them true global icons of joy and resilience. \nNow\, as they prepare their final album and a homecoming concert in Mali\, their journey comes full circle. Against a backdrop of hardship and hope\, Amadou & Mariam remind us that music can transcend borders\, heal divisions\, and bring the world together — one rhythm at a time. \nIn English\, French and Bambara\, with English subtitles.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/the-blind-couple-from-mali/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260531T151500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260531T172300
DTSTAMP:20260423T113816
CREATED:20260423T130136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T130136Z
UID:10314875-1780240500-1780248180@nowtoronto.com
SUMMARY:Some Like It Hot
DESCRIPTION:A regular title on lists of the greatest Hollywood comedies\, Some Like It Hot was released in 1959 and marked a peak in a hot streak for director Billy Wilder\, who also co-wrote the screenplay with regular collaborator I.A.L. Diamond. The story of two down-and-out musicians fleeing from the mob by disguising themselves as women in an all-female band headed to Florida offered plum roles for stars Marilyn Monroe\, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon\, as well as memorable character roles for Joe E. Brown\, George Raft and Pat O’Brien. – The Academy \nMidtown Matinees revisits this enduring Hollywood classic in honour of Marilyn’s 100th birthday.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/some-like-it-hot-2/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Film & Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260531T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260531T203900
DTSTAMP:20260423T113816
CREATED:20260423T130137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T130137Z
UID:10314883-1780252200-1780259940@nowtoronto.com
SUMMARY:Hogtown: The Politics of Policing
DESCRIPTION:Winner of the 2005 Hot Docs Award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary \nStories We Told takes us back to February 2004 to Toronto’s city hall where the police are pushing for more money. But the city is $344 million short and the police budget’s on the block. At the same time\, a wave of violent gun crimes has swept the city and the election of Mayor David Miller has tipped power to the left at City Hall. As Chief Fantino and the civilian-run Toronto Police Services Board wrangle over the budget\, a media storm erupts when the board’s chair is smeared by a leaked police memo implying he’s soft on pedophiles. The board is so dysfunctional that members are barely speaking to one another. The pressure ratchets up as a series of police corruption scandals make headlines\, the head of the police union is forced to resign\, and numerous officers are accused of corruption and extortion. With her background in radio and television news\, director Min Sook Lee brilliantly constructs a riveting blow-by-blow six-month exposé of the politics\, power brokers\, bad behaviour and downright dirty tactics when trying to police the police. Lynne Fernie\, Hot Docs 2005 \nJoin director Min Sook Lee and former councilor John Filion for a special post-screening discussion.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/hogtown-the-politics-of-policing/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, M5S 1Y3
CATEGORIES:Film & Media
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