In-Cinema Screenings

Hot Docs award-winner Eleanor Mortimer returns with a haunting and beautiful look at a group of scientists on a lengthy voyage in the Pacific Ocean to study the mysterious fauna and ecosystems that exist in the deep. With the threat of underwater mining on the rise, these intrepid taxonomists and biologists uncover creatures that have never been seen before, shedding new light on our vast blue planet. Placed right alongside these modern-day frontier explorers, we get a thorough deep dive into the depths of our stunning world, which may be forever changed due to the impact of seeking out resources amid the calm of the ocean floor. Gabor Pertic, Hot Docs

The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony is an intimate coming-of-age documentary by three-time Emmy Award–winning filmmaker Habiba Nosheen that follows three teenage girls in Pakistan, offering a rare and tender portrait of girlhood, joy, and play told through the eyes of young Pakistani girls navigating the margins of society.

At its core, The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony is a story of hope and quiet defiance. Through the intimate journeys of three teenagers we witness as their passion for gymnastics begins to clash with deeply rooted expectations around what girls can and cannot do. The film follows their journey as they find themselves straddling two polar opposite worlds as they push to make space for themselves through gymnastics. The result is a lyrical and deeply human portrait of three young girls from a corner of the world we rarely see on screen. These are girls who dare to dream.