Hot Docs

Grinders
Matt Gallagher
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2011
The one constant element of gambling is the element of chance, which is ironically also the element oblivious to most players. The poker pl...
Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson
Trish Dolman
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2011
"If anyone thinks they're going to change the world by appealing to the morality of human beings, they aren't going to get very far. Human...
The Chocolate Farmer
Rohan Fernando
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2011
Raising a half-dozen kids and making a living off the land in the ways of one's Mayan ancestors while trying to stay afloat in a modern, gl...
Bury the Hatchet
Aaron Walker
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2011
To provide some context, the reason the subjects of this documentary dress up in exaggerated, somewhat garish, Native Indian garb during Ma...
Bobby Fischer Against the World
Liz Garbus
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2011
The most forceful scenes in Bobby Fischer Against the World come towards the end, long after the peak of Fischer's fame as the world chess...
The Bengali Detective
Philip Cox
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2011
Rajesh Ji is like a growing number of regular citizens in Kolkata, India, plying his trade as a private detective, which due an ineffectual...
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Constance Marks
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2011
Anyone looking for a salacious and dramatic unveiling of the drama behind the magic of children's puppetry won't find it here. Elmo creator...
POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
Morgan Spurlock
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2011
It's funny that somewhere around the midway point of Morgan Spurlock's latest gimmicky documentary, he has a conversation with Brett Ratner...