Hot Docs

Hot Docs 2025: 'Spreadsheet Champions' Is an Excel-lent Character Study

Directed by Kristina Kraskov

PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2025

The concept alone is irresistible: 'Spreadsheet Champions' introduces viewers to the world of elite Excel users, following six students...

Hot Docs 2025: 'The Track' Tracks Bosnia's Challenges to Rebuild

Directed by Ryan Sidhoo

PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2025

During a scene in The Track set at Calgary's Junior Luge World Cup in 2018, the camera pauses briefly on a poster detailing the story of...

Hot Docs 2025: 'Agatha's Almanac' Aesthetically Captures Cottagecore Canadian

Directed by Amalie Atkins

PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2025

It's nice to imagine a world where everyone is celebrated with a documentary like 'Agatha's Almanac' — a tender tribute to the humble life...

Hot Docs Details 2025 Festival with 113 Films

PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2025

Hot Docs has unveiled the lineup for the Toronto documentary festival's 32nd edition, running from April 24 to May 4 this year, with the...

Though 'Grand Theft Hamlet' Be Madness, Yet There Is Method In't

Directed by Sam Crane and Pinny Grylls

PUBLISHED Jan 15, 2025

English teachers absolutely love anything that makes classic literature seem cool to young people. Someone rapping 'The Canterbury Tales'?...

Hot Docs' Bloor West Location Is Up for Sale

PUBLISHED Nov 5, 2024

Hot Docs' landmark Ted Rogers Cinema is officially up for sale. Following a year of urgent financial challenges and reorganization, the...

Hot Docs Confirms 2025 Festival, Gradual Return of Cinema Programming

PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2024

Hot Docs has announced the resumption of organizational operations and dates for its 2025 film festival. Today, organizers confirmed that...

Hot Docs Announces "Limited Reopening" of Ted Rogers Cinema

PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2024

As the restructuring and reorganization of Hot Docs continues amid ongoing financial uncertainty, organizers have announced a limited reope...