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“A captivating portrait.” “Timely and essential.” “A compelling reminder of just how – Hollywood Reporter – Los Angeles Times real the news can be.” – POV
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Opens Friday, February 28 The Times of Bill Cunningham D: Mark Bozek | 2018 | USA | 74 min | PG
Get to know iconic street photographer and fashion historian Bill Cunningham in this moving new portrait, including his four decades at The New York Times. Told in Cunningham’s own words from a recently unearthed 1994 interview, the doc chronicles the artist’s fascinating life’s story, including moonlighting as a milliner in France during the Korean War, his unique relationship with First Lady Jackie Kennedy, and his democratic view of fashion and society. Narrated by Sarah Jessica Parker, The Times of Bill Cunningham boasts an incredible archive of photographs chosen from over 3 million previously “Movingly captures unreleased images. what made him unique.” – Variety
Opens Friday, March 13 Afterward D: Ofra Bloch | USA | 2018 | 95 min
Join Israeli-born psychoanalyst Ofra Bloch, the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, on her journey to reconcile competing traumatic histories in Germany, Israel and Palestine. With an empathetic ear, Bloch turns to subjects who, like her, have defined themselves through long-held narratives of hatred and division: Germans living in the shadow of Nazi crimes and Palestinians resisting the occupation of their lands. As moving stories from both sides are laid bare, the lines that divide begin to fall apart. Spurred by a rising wave in anti- Semitism and fascism around the world, Bloch’s nuanced film makes the case that the way forward lies in confronting a past that continues “Relevant in these politically charged times.” to wound in the present. – Hollywood Reporter
Opens Friday, MARCH 13 The Booksellers D: D.W. Young | 2019 | USA | 99 min
Bibliophiles unite! Step inside the leather-and-musk-scented world of New York City’s rare book world, an eclectic crew of wheelers and dealers dedicated to preserving history one musty tome at a time. Behold books bound in human flesh, accounts of polar expeditions containing tufts of real mammoth fur, manuscripts scribed by Borges, and other literary curiosities. But these stranger-than-fiction relics are more than just novel—they are links to our shared past. Executive produced by Parker Posey, The Booksellers celebrates the value of books as tangible objects at a time when chain stores and e-readers threaten their very existence. “Will be enjoyed by anyone who’s ever happily spent hours wandering through bookstores.” – Hollywood Reporter
OPENS FRIDAY, MARCH 27 This is Not a Movie D: Yung Chang | 2019 | Canada, Germany | 106 min | PG
Investigating “the truth” has never been an easy task. Yet veteran British foreign correspondent Robert Fisk has spent the better part of his career doing just that, from his legendary stint at The Times in the ‘80s to over 30 years with The Independent, where he continues to report on the Middle East. In this immersive tour de force from acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Yung Chan (Up the Yangtze), follow the uncompromising journalist as he fights to capture reality from the frontlines of Syria to Palestinian refugee camps and beyond. A testament to the power of journalism in the age of “fake news,” This is Not a Movie earns its place in Chang’s growing repertoire of “A litmus test for the last quarter-century’s crisis incisive films that interrogate the most urgent themes of our time. of journalistic integrity.” – Cinema Scope HOTDOCSCINEMA.CA 3
March 6–11 Hot Docs’ annual festival of culture and ideas returns with an expanded weeklong program of conversations with internationally renowned thinkers, tastemakers and bestselling authors.
3:30 PM SUNDAY, MARCH 8 // 6:30 PM Plan or Platitude? Making Sense Lawrence Lessig of “Reconciliation” Reclaiming Our Democracy Panel hosted and guest curated One of the world’s leading legal scholars—and an by Tanya Talaga essential voice of dissent in the Trump era—Harvard As we approach the fifth anniversary of the Truth and Law prof Lawrence Lessig shares an inspiring vision Reconciliation report, get a clear-eyed look at “reconciliation” for the state of American and world democracy in the with Indigenous peoples, what it actually means, and lead up to the 2020 election. what progress—if any—has been made in bringing it about. In conversation with journalist and broadcaster
FRIDAY, MARCH 6 // MARCH 6 // FRIDAY, Also featuring Senator Murray Sinclair, Lee Maracle, Max FineDay Anna Maria Tremonti and a performance by the celebrated All Nations Juniors drum circle
8:00 PM Drunk Feminist Films present Cats 9:15 PM Fyre Fraud Screening & Panel It’s become the cultural phenomenon we didn’t know we needed. Whether Obsessed with Influencer Culture you love it or hate it, get ready to enter the bizarre, mesmerizing world SOLD SUNDAY, MARCH 8 // of Cats at this special interactive screening featuring live commentary. Find out what really happened during the decade’s OUT Hosted by pop culture critics Sarah Hagi and Amil Niazi biggest influencer-driven scam at this rare public screening of Hulu’s Fyre Fraud, followed by a pop OC culture panel unpacking the doomed music festival’s era-defining myths and meanings.
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How to Be an Artist MONDAY, MARCH 9 // 6:30 PM Join New York magazine’s Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic as he reveals inspiring new ways to shed doubt and Erik Larson awaken your inner artistic potential, based on his landmark Winston Churchill and Fearless handbook for creatives of all kinds, How to Be an Artist. Political Leadership In conversation with Jessica Johnson, Executive Editor, SATURDAY, MARCH 7 // SATURDAY, The Walrus The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City considers what we can learn from Winston Churchill’s leadership at the height of the London Blitz 4:00 PM in his captivating new portrait of a 20th century giant. Susan Goldberg In conversation with former Federal Liberal Leader and World-Changing Women Ontario Premier Bob Rae National Geographic’s Editor-in-Chief offers an inspiring look at the past, present and future of women’s 6:30 PM lives and stories as documented in the magazine’s ground-breaking new image collection, celebrating Narcos’ Javier Peña and Steve Murphy
the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the Bringing Down Pablo Escobar TUESDAY, MARCH 10 // United States. Legendary DEA operatives Javier F. Peña and Steve Murphy recount In conversation with Sarah Fulford, the true story of how they put an end to one of the world’s most
SATURDAY, MARCH 7 // SATURDAY, Editor in Chief of Toronto Life infamous narco-terrorists, taking us behind the scenes of the dramatic events that inspired the hit Netflix series, Narcos. 7:00 PM In conversation with George Stroumboulopoulos, host of The Strombo Show Daniel Dale American Politics in 2020 Few journalists today are doing more to speak truth to power than CNN political correspondent Daniel Dale. Join the Trump fact-checker and Toronto native for a timely dispatch from the frontlines of the D.C. Circus. In conversation with Matt Galloway, host of CBC Radio’s The Current
SATURDAY, MARCH 7 // MARCH 7 // SATURDAY, 12:30 PM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 // Sam Sifton & Melissa Clark Making Life More Delicious 7:30 PM At this meeting of brilliant culinary minds, New York Times Food Editor Brian Greene Sam Sifton and beloved columnist Melissa Clark serve up tasty insights from their Understanding the Cosmos— latest cookbooks, sharing their delightful philosophies for making life delicious. and Our Place Within It In conversation with food writer Chris Nuttall-Smith Explore humanity’s search for meaning in an evolving universe with the world-renowned physicist and best- selling author of The Elegant Universe.
In conversation with Nahlah Ayed, host of CBC Radio’s Ideas SUNDAY, MARCH 8 // MARCH 8 // SUNDAY,
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Overseas D: Sung-A Yoon | Belgium, France | 2019 | 90 min
In one of the Philippines’s many government-accredited training centres, a group of women prepare to join the ranks of the 10 million Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) currently deployed abroad. They learn to serve at Followed by a Skype Q&A with director Sung-A Yoon a table, care for infants, and brace themselves for the worst: homesickness, exhaustion, mistreatment and abuse. Quietly gripping and often startling, Overseas brings to light the question of modern servitude in our globalized Wednesday, MARCH 4 6:30 PM MEMBERS BRONZE: $12 world, while emphasizing these women’s personal stories, determination, THURSDAY, MARCH 5 6:45 PM TICKETS $17 Silver: $10 sisterhood and the strategies they find to face the unknown. SAVE Gold: $8
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That Pärt Feeling: The Universe of Arvo Pärt Arvo Pärt, the most-performed living composer in the world, is con- sidered to be something of a recluse. In this rare profile, get to know Counter tenor Daniel Taylor will participate in a the man who believes that it’s not through words that a great artist post-screening discussion and short performance. BRONZE: $12 communicates, but simply through music. MEMBERS TICKETS $17 SAVE Silver: $10 Tuesday, MARCH 31 6:30 PM Gold: Free 6 HOTDOCSCINEMA.CA
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Follow Gordon Lightfoot’s life and musical evolution from Christian choirboy to troubled troubadour, A grieving family’s pursuit of justice becomes a flashpoint of the inequity and racism in the Canadian legal international star, and beloved Canadian icon. system after the killer of Colten Boushie, a young Cree man in Saskatchewan, is acquitted of murder charges. Saturday, March 28 2:00 PM Sunday, March 29 12:30 PM
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