Hot Docs will commemorate Canada's 150th anniversary of Confederation with the commissioning of In the Name of All Canadians, a compilation of six short documentaries inspired by Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. From Indigenous rights to multiculturalism to the controversial ‘notwithstanding clause,’ participating filmmakers have each selected a specific aspect of the Charter to explore, looking at how it resonates in the stories of their fellow Canadians.

In early 1960s Toronto, a white, Anglo-centric city, an underground music scene emerged from the Jam...

Every winter for decades, the Northwest Territories, in the Canadian Far North, changes its face. Wh...

This documentary let us to relive the challenge of the men behind the 1967 Universal Exposition in M...

This feature documentary examines its own genre, which has often been called Canada's national art f...

NiiSoTeWak means “walking the path together.” Tapwewin and Pawaken are 10-year-old brothers trying ...
Yagorihwanirats, a Mohawk child from Kahnawake Mohawk Territory in Quebec, attends a unique and spec...

An anthology of one-minute films created by 51 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of...

Film reconstruction of five real stories about the heroic deeds of the residents of Kyiv region duri...

The filmed account of a large Canadian rock festival train tour boasting major acts. In the summer ...
Three intrepid women battle for Indigenous women's treaty rights.

The director goes back to her roots in Pangnirtung, amongst her family and community. It leads her t...

From grueling rehearsals to the world premiere, Romeos & Juliets offers an unprecedented behind-the-...

Two thousand Canadians suffered the longest incarceration anywhere in the Second World War, a bitter...
A jetliner spans the miles, sheering through clouds to open sky and scenic vistas of the provinces b...

This feature documentary traces the political career of T.C. (Tommy) Douglas, former premier of Sask...

The second Gulf War from 1990 to 1991 represents in the collective Arab memory a turning point in re...

Featuring seven stories from seven auteurs from around the world, the film chronicles this unprecede...

A young and ambitious team of chefs face the life-changing challenges of competing in the world's mo...

In this searing documentary, Indigenous people share heartbreaking stories that reveal the injustice...