Hot Docs

Who is Arthur Chu?

Directed by Yu Gu and Scott Drucker

PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2017

Who is Arthur Chu? is a deeply personal documentary. While it deals with very in-vogue themes, it is committed to telling the story of one...

Nobody Speak: Hulk Hogan, Gawker and Trials of a Free Press

Directed by Brian Knappenberger

PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2017

The strangest aspect of the current zeitgeist is that everything is simultaneously hilarious and terrifying. We live in some sort of pro-wr...

Quest

Directed by Jonathan Olshefski

PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2017

Documentaries are almost always depressing; whether personal, political or a little bit of both, non-fiction films can be tough to watch be...

Seven Must-See Music Movies at Hot Docs 2017

PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2017

Hot Docs is descending on Toronto once again this spring, with over 230 documentaries from around the world playing at the downtown festiva...

Hot Docs Unveils Enormous 2017 Lineup

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2017

Toronto is set for another heavy dose of reality when the annual Hot Docs festival returns for its 2017 edition. Today, we've learned the 2...

Beware the Slenderman

Directed by Irene Taylor Brodsky

PUBLISHED May 6, 2016

The Slenderman may be nothing more than a modern day bogeyman created by the internet, but after two young girls brutally stabbed and then...

Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four

Directed by Deborah S. Esquenazi

PUBLISHED May 6, 2016

Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four is a strong documentary about homophobia and the failure of the justice system, depic...

I Am the Blues

Directed by Daniel Cross

PUBLISHED May 4, 2016

The history of the blues is filled with legends, both real (pioneer Robert Johnson) and fictional (his trip down to the crossroads to sell...