Hot Docs

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  Rolling Papers

  Mitch Dickman

  PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2015

  When Ricardo Baca was named the Denver Post's pot editor in the days following Colorado's legalization of marijuana in 2014, he was regarde...

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  The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young

  Annika Iltis and Timothy James Kane

  PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2015

  As far as sporting events go, long-distance running may not exactly be the most exciting to watch, but a marathon is capable of testing wha...

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  Being Canadian

  Robert Cohen

  PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2015

  Why are Canadians so obsessed with their national identity? Frankly, because sometimes it seems like we don't have much of one — such...

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  Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck

  Brett Morgen

  PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2015

  If the life and times of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain has been done to death, then why does Brett Morgen's new documentary feel so new and...

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  Tig

  Kristina Goolsby and Ashley York

  PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2015

  It's a story that has found its place in the hallowed halls of comedy legend; in 2012, Tig Notaro had the best/worst year of her life. In a...

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  The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest

  Gabriel London

  PUBLISHED May 2, 2014

  The story of Florida prison inmate Mark DeFriest is one of resilience. Arrested at the age of 19 for stealing a set of tools allegedly will...

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  Super Duper Alice Cooper

  Sam Dunn, Reginald Harkema and Scot McFadyen

  PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2014

  What's so super about Alice Cooper? Judging by this documentary from the creators of Metal: A Headbanger's Journey and the New Pornographer...

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  The Great Invisible

  Margaret Brown

  PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2014

  The tendency in our culture these days is to get riled up following a huge catastrophe, only to forget about it as soon as the next big new...