Hot Docs Festival Venues
Industry Venues
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Hart House Theatre (7 Hart House Circle, University of Toronto)
Arriving/Lines
- Public transit within 220m of venue & accessible campus street parking within 200m of venue
- Bicycle locking posts/racks available
- Internal ticketholder line & outdoor rush line
Lobby/Cinema/Screening
- Step-free, wheelchair accessible entrance & seating
- Low height ticket counter
- Limited use of roped barriers
- Elevator access to all levels
- Service animals permitted
- All-gender accessible washroom on site
- Support persons accompanying a person with a disability must have a ticket but will not be charged admission
- List of onsite Hot Docs representative who can assist patrons in different languages
- Assistive devices for screenings offering closed captioning, subject to equipment availability
- No food or drink inside theatre; bottled water only; water fountain on site
Download Hart House Theatre venue & accessibility details
Accessibility at Hot Docs Festival
We are pleased offer closed captions, open captions, and audio description for a number of films screening at Hot Docs Festival.
Closed Captions (CC): These screenings have textual representation of the audio that can be viewed on a Captiview device.
Open Captions (OC): These screenings display textual representation of the audio that can be viewed on screen during the film.
Audio Description (AD): These screenings have a spoken narration of a film's key visual elements that can be listened to on a device. Guests are encouraged to bring their own headphones.
Full Subtitles: Screenings with English subtitles throughout the entirety of the film.
Planning ahead? Take a look at our handy venue guides found in the drop down menu of each individual venue.
Equipment requests are facilitated at the box office, subject to availability. You may be asked to leave a form of ID to ensure the safe return of the equipment.
For patrons accompanied by an
ASL interpreter and in need of light accommodation at a screening, reserved seating and discrete lighting will be made available in a designated area upon 72 hours advance notice. This accommodation is for films not fully subtitled or offered with captioning.
A personal support worker may accompany you free of charge to all Hot Docs screenings and events.
Service animals are welcome in all areas of the cinema that are open to the public.
View Hot Docs's full accessibility policy >>
Notice of Temporary Disruption
In the event of a planned or unexpected disruption to services for customers with disabilities, Hot Docs will notify customers promptly. This clearly posted notice will include information about the reason for the disruption, its anticipated length of time, and a description of alternative venues or services, if available.
The notice will be placed at the venues, as well as on our website.