The full lineup of films selected for this years Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival has been revealed.
Runningonline from April 29 to May 9, the 2021 slate includes 219 films from 66 countries presentedacross 12 programs, with 50% of directors being women.
Titlesunveiled today (March 23) join the previously announced Special Presentations lineup.
Films premiering worldwide in the Canadian Spectrum program areA.rtificial I.mmortality (director: Ann Shin); Dropstone (d: Caitlin Durlak); Spirit to Soar (d: Tanya Talaga, Michelle Derosier); Hell or Clean Water (d: Cody Westman); and Grey Roads (d: Jesse McCracken). Two films from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) premiering globally in the section includeElle-Mij Tailfeathers Kmmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy andSean Horlor and Steve J. AdamsSomeone Like Me.
In the competitive International Spectrum program, notable films include the world premieres of Any Given Day (d: Margaret Byrne); Magaluf Ghost Town (d: Miguel Angel Bianca); The Silence of the Mole (d: Anais Terecena); Four Seasons in One Day (d: Annabel Verbeke); Songs that Flood to the River (d: German Arango); and Gaucho Americano (Nicolas Molina).
International premieres in the International Spectrum program include People We Come Across (d: Mia Halme); Threshold (d: Coraci Ruiz); Ostrov Lost Island (d: Svetlana Rodina, Laurent Stoop); and School of Hope (d: Mohamed El Aboudi).
Films having their world premieres as part of the World Showcase program areSunny (d: Keti Machavariani); Neighbouring the Moon (d: Reza Farahmand); Blue Box (d: Michal Weits); My Mohamed Is Different (d: Ines Marzouk); Only I Can Hear (d: Itaru Matsui); and The Colonels Stray Dogs (d: Khalid Shamis).
The Made in Colombia program includes the world premieres of On the Other Side (d: Ivan Guarnizo) and Rebel Love (d: Alejandro Bernai). It also includes the North American premieres of Between Fire and Water (d: Viviana Gomez Echeverry, Anton Wenzel) and Option Zero (d: Marcel Beltran).
Showcasing creative minds, artistic pursuits and inventive filmmaking, the Artscapes program includes the world premieres of Bank Job (d: Daniel Edelstyn, Hilary Powell);No Hay Camino There Is No Path (d: Heddy Honigmann); Cezanne (d: Sophie Bruneau); The Story Wont Die (d: David Henry Gerson); Set! (d: Scott Gawlik); and Im Wanita (d: Matthew Walker).
The Nightvision program, which features future cult classics, includes the world premieres of Acts of Love (d: Isidore Bethel, Francis Leplay) andBloom Up A Swinger Couple Story (d: Mauro Russo Rouge), as well as the international premieres of Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest (d: mads Hedegaard) and Dark Blossom (d: Frigge Fri).
Nightvision also includes the North American premiere of Lost Boys (d: Joonas Neuvonen; Sadri Cetinkiya).
The Persister program, which features female-directed films about women speaking up and being heard, includes the world premieres of Bangla Surf Girls (d: Elizabeth D. Costa); Only the Ocean Between Us (d: Khaldiya Amer Ali, Marah Mohammad Alkhateeb, Karoli Bautista Pizarro, Christy Cauper Silvano); Lady Buds (d: Chris J. Russo); and FANNY: The Right to Rock (d: Bobbi Jo Hart).
International premieres as part of the Persister program include Fruits of Labor (d: Emily Cohen Ibanez); The Spokeswoman (d: Luciana Kaplan); and La Madrina: The Savage Life of Lorine Padilla (pictured, d: Raquel Sepida).
New this year, the Systems Down program features films that capture the zeitgeist by calling for systemic change through stories of people challenging the status quo and seeking new paths forward.
Films premiering worldwide as part of that section include Its Not Over Yet (d: Louise Detlefsen); Faceless (d: Jennifer Ngo); Dead Mans Switch a Crypto Mystery (d: Sheona McDonald); and The Face of Anonymous (d: Gary Lang).
The program will also include the international premieres of Apart (d: Jennifer Redfearn); Generation Utya (d: Aslaug Holm, Sigve Endresen); and Sieged: The Press vs. Denialism (d: Caio Cavechini).
Now in its second year, the Deep Dive program features two long-form documentaries told over multiple episodes. The program includes the international premieres of Philly D.A (d: Ted Passon, Yoni Brook). and The Caviar Connection (d: Benoit Bringer).
Named in tribute to filmmaker Chris Marker, the Markers program also in its second year features experimental films that take bold liberties with the documentary form.
The program includes the North American premieres of Rift Finfinnee (d: Daniel Kotter); Zaho Zay (d: Maeva Ranaivokaonoa); and A River Runs, Turns, Erases, Replaces (d: Shengze Zhu), as well as the Canadian premieres of Users (d: Natalia Almada); Just a Movement (d: Vincent Meessen); and Her Socialist Smile (d: John Gianvito).
Finally, films selected as part of the Changing Face of Europe program include the world-premiering Welcome to Spain (d: Juan Antonio Moreno Amador) and A Marriage (d: Katerina Hager, Asad Faruqi). The program will also feature the international premiere of Raise the Bar (d: Gudjon Ragnarsson).
North American premieres featured in the program includeEatnameamet Our Silent Struggle (d: Suvi West); Molecules (d: Andrea Segre); The New Plastic Road (d: Myrto Papadopolous, Angelos Tsaousis); and Faith and Branko (d: Catherine Harte).
Hot Docs newly commissioned Citizen Minutes project will also premiere at this years festival.
The project features eight original short films with the aim to inspire interest and engagement in Canadian democracy and public affairs by exploring and celebrating stories of civic participation in communities across the country.
Documentaries are vitally important to helping us understand the world we live in, and to build bridges of understanding across cultural, social and political divides, particularly at this unprecedented moment in time, said Shane Smith, director of programming for Hot Docs, in a statement. This years Hot Docs program features the best in outspoken, outstanding documentary storytelling from 66 countries, all of which will connect us to each other in ways that inspire, inform and illuminate.
More:
Philly D.A., La Madrina among the 219 films in Hot Docs '21 lineup - Realscreen
- NBC Has a Huge Opportunity with Law & Order: SVU's 25th Season - CBR - Comic Book Resources - November 30th, 2023 [November 30th, 2023]
- Seeding a gay community in LA, the gay liberation revolution - Los Angeles Blade - November 30th, 2023 [November 30th, 2023]
- Britney Spears's 'Baby One More Time' music video debuted on ... - Yahoo Entertainment - November 30th, 2023 [November 30th, 2023]
- 13 Of The Greatest And Most Famous Britpop Bands - Hello Music Theory - November 30th, 2023 [November 30th, 2023]
- The top advertising campaigns of 2023 according to Australian ... - AdNews - November 30th, 2023 [November 30th, 2023]
- The 25 Best New Movies Streaming in November 2023 - TheWrap - November 30th, 2023 [November 30th, 2023]
- Jets' Aaron Rodgers 'attacking' rehab, eyes return this season - WABC-TV - October 3rd, 2023 [October 3rd, 2023]
- ESG counteroffensive is missing big guns - POLITICO - POLITICO - October 3rd, 2023 [October 3rd, 2023]
- The increasingly radical climate movement, explained - Vox.com - October 3rd, 2023 [October 3rd, 2023]
- Imani Winds inspires with recital celebrating composers of color at ... - EarRelevant - October 3rd, 2023 [October 3rd, 2023]
- The Super Models Tells the Story of the Original Fashion Influencers - AnOther Magazine - October 3rd, 2023 [October 3rd, 2023]
- What constitutes a master? Don't ask Jann Wenner The Daily ... - Daily Free Press - October 3rd, 2023 [October 3rd, 2023]
- The Conviviality of Ivan Illich (Part I) | by O.G. Rose | Oct, 2023 ... - Medium - October 3rd, 2023 [October 3rd, 2023]
- SickKids unveils more future-focused VS campaign to match new ... - The Message - October 3rd, 2023 [October 3rd, 2023]
- Top 6 Iconic Classic Rock Bands of the '60s - American Songwriter - October 3rd, 2023 [October 3rd, 2023]
- Brent Harold: The renaissance of union logic - Arizona Daily Star - October 3rd, 2023 [October 3rd, 2023]
- German bishops conclude tense gathering with all eyes on Synod ... - Catholic World Report - October 3rd, 2023 [October 3rd, 2023]
- Slasher Saturdays: The Hills Have Eyes (1977) Vs. The Hills Have ... - Horror Obsessive - October 3rd, 2023 [October 3rd, 2023]
- Listen to Scott Drebit Discuss His New Book A CUT BELOW: A ... - Daily Dead - October 3rd, 2023 [October 3rd, 2023]
- Whitney Houston Hairstyles: Tribute to Her Unparalleled Elegance - PINKVILLA - October 3rd, 2023 [October 3rd, 2023]
- Frosted Lipstick, Chunky Highlights & Thick Eyeliner: Every Beauty ... - New Zealand Herald - October 3rd, 2023 [October 3rd, 2023]
- From Alphas To Betas: Science Says There Are Three Types Of ... - Evie Magazine - October 3rd, 2023 [October 3rd, 2023]
- Russell Brand is a product of the horrifically misogynistic noughties - Prospect Magazine - October 3rd, 2023 [October 3rd, 2023]
- The Enduring Magic of Lorde's Pure Heroine and HAIM's Days Are ... - Paste Magazine - October 3rd, 2023 [October 3rd, 2023]
- Climate activists: How far is too far in raising the climate alarm? - Daily Maverick - October 3rd, 2023 [October 3rd, 2023]
- Pride Anthems at WHBPAC June 2nd at 8PM - Hamptons.com - May 28th, 2023 [May 28th, 2023]
- The illuminating influence of Eric Huntley - Peoples Dispatch - May 28th, 2023 [May 28th, 2023]
- Want Sofia Richie Style? Try These Cheap Nordstrom Finds - Who What Wear - May 28th, 2023 [May 28th, 2023]
- What will Saudi-Iran rapprochement mean for the Palestinians? - +972 Magazine - May 28th, 2023 [May 28th, 2023]
- EU as Arbiter of Ideological Elegance? The European Conservative - The European Conservative - May 28th, 2023 [May 28th, 2023]
- Catholic theology yesterday and today: A Thomist's response to Dr ... - Catholic World Report - May 28th, 2023 [May 28th, 2023]
- Andy Warhol exhibition coming to College of DuPage - Chicago Tribune - May 28th, 2023 [May 28th, 2023]
- COVER STORY | Arlo Parks Embraces the Intimacy of Aliveness - Paste Magazine - May 28th, 2023 [May 28th, 2023]
- The Number Ones: The Black Eyed Peas' Boom Boom Pow - Stereogum - May 28th, 2023 [May 28th, 2023]
- 7 First-time ASTRA Exhibitors You Don't Want to Miss This June - Gifts & Decorative Accessories - May 28th, 2023 [May 28th, 2023]
- Curator Lesley Lokko on the Venice Architecture Biennale: 'It's about ... - Financial Times - May 18th, 2023 [May 18th, 2023]
- German revolution of 1848: A precursor to today's democracy - DW (English) - May 18th, 2023 [May 18th, 2023]
- The Hoxton, Lloyd Amsterdam to open 21st August 2023 - Hospitality Net - May 18th, 2023 [May 18th, 2023]
- Ruin America? Joe Manchin is just getting started. | Will Bunch ... - The Philadelphia Inquirer - May 18th, 2023 [May 18th, 2023]
- How the MTV logo captured the creative spirit of the 1980s - Creative Bloq - May 18th, 2023 [May 18th, 2023]
- I give up I cant do that: The song that made David Crosby want to quit music - Far Out Magazine - May 18th, 2023 [May 18th, 2023]
- How We Loved and Lost the Hot Girl Summer - The Swaddle - May 18th, 2023 [May 18th, 2023]
- 5 Laid Back Essentials From Faherty Prove The Hype - Fatherly - May 18th, 2023 [May 18th, 2023]
- 'How to Blow Up a Pipeline' director Daniel Goldhaber explains the ... - The Real News Network - May 18th, 2023 [May 18th, 2023]
- The Totally Rockin' History of Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem - Collider - May 18th, 2023 [May 18th, 2023]
- Was The Hunger Games Renaissance Planned All Along? - GameRant - May 18th, 2023 [May 18th, 2023]
- Michael J. Fox Looks Back on Hollywood Triumphs, Setbacks and Why Parkinsons Is the Gift That Keeps on Taking - Variety - May 18th, 2023 [May 18th, 2023]
- It's Raining Ramen! A Brief History of Jewish Asian Fusion - Aish - May 18th, 2023 [May 18th, 2023]
- Ted Weber's Wesleyan Political Theology - Juicy Ecumenism - May 18th, 2023 [May 18th, 2023]
- What do the British Royals and Cleopatra have in common? - Firstpost - May 18th, 2023 [May 18th, 2023]
- Pakistan Army won't bounce back easily this time. Imran Khan ... - ThePrint - May 18th, 2023 [May 18th, 2023]
- Five years since #MeToo, Tarana Burke is looking beyond the hashtag - Yahoo News - October 15th, 2022 [October 15th, 2022]
- After Florence Pugh Freed The Nipple, Olivia Wilde Supported The Movement On New Magazine Cover - CinemaBlend - October 15th, 2022 [October 15th, 2022]
- Barbara Kay: The Movement to Normalize Pedophilia Hits a Roadblock, but We Mustn't Let Our Guard Down - The Epoch Times - October 15th, 2022 [October 15th, 2022]
- Is it Time to Decolonize Global Health Data? - Research Blog - Duke University - October 15th, 2022 [October 15th, 2022]
- Claire Foy Doesnt Think Women Talking Could Have Been Made Before #MeToo - Yahoo Entertainment - October 15th, 2022 [October 15th, 2022]
- Can the Congress rewrite its chronicle of a death foretold? - Scroll.in - October 15th, 2022 [October 15th, 2022]
- We need a strong nationalist as a president - Daily Sun - October 15th, 2022 [October 15th, 2022]
- The 19th Century Movement to Canonize Columbus - Catholic Exchange - October 13th, 2022 [October 13th, 2022]
- Audemars Piguet toasts 50 years of Royal Oak with new watches, book - New York Post - October 13th, 2022 [October 13th, 2022]
- Claire Foy Doesn't Think 'Women Talking' Could Have Been Made Before #MeToo - Yahoo! Voices - October 13th, 2022 [October 13th, 2022]
- Best Bets: 6 nights of live music at Wussow's and more - Duluth News Tribune - October 13th, 2022 [October 13th, 2022]
- Five Burning Questions: Bad Bunny Spends a 13th Week at No. 1 With Un Verano Sin Ti - Billboard - October 13th, 2022 [October 13th, 2022]
- San Diego artist uses creativity to uplift Black culture and 'determine how we are seen' - The San Diego Union-Tribune - October 13th, 2022 [October 13th, 2022]
- The Premier League at thirty - what should it sound like next? - Broadcast - October 13th, 2022 [October 13th, 2022]
- Steve Braunias on Peter Ellis case: 'Moral panic, contaminated evidence and an innocent ghost' - New Zealand Herald - October 13th, 2022 [October 13th, 2022]
- Constituency Statutes: The Overlooked Predecessor to the ESG Movement - JD Supra - October 2nd, 2022 [October 2nd, 2022]
- 10 books to add to your reading list in October 2022 - Los Angeles Times - October 2nd, 2022 [October 2nd, 2022]
- The Multiple Religions Coexisting Within the Catholic Church - Crisis Magazine - October 2nd, 2022 [October 2nd, 2022]
- 2023 Oscar Predictions The Rules of the Game - Awards Daily - October 2nd, 2022 [October 2nd, 2022]
- Kathy Sheridan: Brace yourselves for where Giorgia Meloni and Italy end up - The Irish Times - October 2nd, 2022 [October 2nd, 2022]
- The rise and fall of Sir Philip Green, the retail king who fell from grace - Evening Standard - October 2nd, 2022 [October 2nd, 2022]
- The lying flat movement standing in the way of China ... - Brookings - September 29th, 2022 [September 29th, 2022]
- Namwali Serpell Distills the Disorienting Experience of Grief in 'The Furrows' - Shondaland.com - September 29th, 2022 [September 29th, 2022]
- Dance & House Music Ruled the Summer. What Now? - Complex - September 29th, 2022 [September 29th, 2022]
- It is time to back a new party in the elections - Morning Star Online - September 29th, 2022 [September 29th, 2022]
- The empty feminism of Dont Worry Darling - The Guardian - September 27th, 2022 [September 27th, 2022]
- Sunburn The morning read of what's hot in Florida politics 9.26.22 - Florida Politics - September 27th, 2022 [September 27th, 2022]
- GOP candidate Trevor Lee ran a secret Twitter account that attacked LGBTQ people and Utah Gov. Cox. Now he's been rebuked by Republican leadership. -... - September 27th, 2022 [September 27th, 2022]
- Peeling Back the Slasher-Inspired Look of HBO Maxs Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin with Cinematographer Anka Malatynska - Dread Central - September 27th, 2022 [September 27th, 2022]