Hot Docs
This Filmmaker Wants Us to Take Flat Earthers Seriously
Conspiracist respecter and 'Behind the Curve' creator Daniel J. Clark makes a case for empathy instead of ridicule.
The Hottest Docs of Hot Docs 2017
From dashcam compilations to a filmmaker's own relationship, here are the best documentaries to keep an eye out for.
We May Already Be Living in the Terrifying World of 'Minority Report'
The new doc 'Pre-Crime' asks us to be skeptical of predictive databases used by police to identify "probable" risks to our security.
I Discovered My Dad Was a Cult Leader and Met His Followers
Kalina Bertin saw filmmaking as her chance to understand herself and her family through a man who was impossible to know in life.
The Filmmaker Fighting Against the Animal Rights War on Seal Hunting
A new documentary, 'Angry Inuk,' points out the irony of progressives attacking a long-standing Indigenous practice.
This Filmmaker Was Forced to Cast an Actress in Her Documentary After Legal Ruling
Filmmaker Holly Fifer's Hot Docs premiere is not the documentary she's spent the last four years making. After a legal injunction forced her to redact major portions of the film, she faces a dangerous legal precedent.
We Talked to a Director About the Cultural Obsession with Hot Murdered White Women
Dead, naked women on film are often exploited as stand-ins for communities.
A New Documentary Takes Us Inside Australia’s Refugee Detainment Camps
This is what 'The Pacific Solution' looks like.
Inside the Mind of the World's Greatest Pinball Wizard
Fresh off his first world title victory, we caught up with Robert Gagno and the filmmakers behind 'Wizard Mode,' a documentary about his rise to the top.
The Struggle and Hustle of Trying to Sell a Documentary at Toronto's Hoc Docs Festival
Hot Docs is one of the most prestigious documentary film festivals in the world, which means that it's also a marketplace with millions of dollars at stake.
Even Super Serious Documentaries Deserve an Afterparty
We went to some fun afterparties for some very serious movies at Hot Docs.
The Very Serious Business of Figuring Out How Earth Will Handle First Contact with Aliens
A new documentary from Danish director Michael Madsen seeks to answer that question.