Special Events Join us for a series of special events throughout the 2024 Festival. Back to Hot Docs Festival Events Opening Night Screening // Luther: Never Too Much April 25, 9:30PM Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Access: Ticketed Event GET TICKETS More Details Catch the international premiere screening of our opening night film, Luther: Never Too Much, including an exclusive Q&A with director Dawn Porter and special guests from the film. Astra Taylor in Conversation with Brett Story April 29, 6:30PM Innis College Access: Ticketed Event GET TICKETS More Details During an era marked by political, economic and social challenges, acclaimed filmmaker, author and organizer Astra Taylor has created a body of urgent, thought-provoking work that offers insight into the networks of power that govern society and our existence. Whether through her documentary What is Democracy? or her latest book The Age of Insecurity, Taylor fearlessly engages with cultural concerns through a lens of curiosity and courage. Join us for an illuminating conversation hosted by Brett Story, a writer, geographer and the filmmaker behind the Sundance award-winning film Union, about their artistic practices, sources of inspiration, political commitments and charting a path forward during times of crisis. Surprise Screening // Thursday May 2, 7:45PM Scotiabank Theatre Access: Ticketed Event GET TICKETS More Details Why not have a little fun? A brand new, feature length documentary will be unveiled during the Festival. Even we do not know what the Surprise Screening will be, but being one of the very first to connect with a fresh, exciting documentary is pretty cool. Beat the algorithm. Be surprised. Surprise Screening // Friday May 3, 7:30PM Scotiabank Theatre Access: Ticketed Event GET TICKETS More Details Why not have a little fun? A brand new, feature length documentary will be unveiled during the Festival. Even we do not know what the Surprise Screening will be, but being one of the very first to connect with a fresh, exciting documentary is pretty cool. Beat the algorithm. Be surprised. Charles Officer Memorial Screening of Mighty Jerome May 4, 1:30PM Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Access: FREE, Ticketed Event GET TICKETS More Details Hot Docs is honoured to present this very special screening of Mighty Jerome to remember the work and legacy of one of Toronto’s best loved filmmakers, Charles Officer. Join some of Charles’s closest collaborators and friends as they share interviews, personal stories and rarely seen footage of the acclaimed writer/director/producer. With this memorial screening we hope that Charles’s legacy and the spirit of his work remind the public and our industry that Toronto is full of talent and that we must nurture and cherish our non-fiction storytellers. Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary: Announcement and Encore Screening May 5, 7:00PM Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Access: FREE, Ticketed Event GET TICKETS More Details On the Festival’s final night, join us to celebrate our Canadian filmmakers and to announce the winner of this year’s Rogers Audience Award. The top Canadian feature film in the audience poll will receive a $50,000 cash prize, courtesy of Rogers.
Opening Night Screening // Luther: Never Too Much April 25, 9:30PM Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Access: Ticketed Event GET TICKETS More Details Catch the international premiere screening of our opening night film, Luther: Never Too Much, including an exclusive Q&A with director Dawn Porter and special guests from the film.
Astra Taylor in Conversation with Brett Story April 29, 6:30PM Innis College Access: Ticketed Event GET TICKETS More Details During an era marked by political, economic and social challenges, acclaimed filmmaker, author and organizer Astra Taylor has created a body of urgent, thought-provoking work that offers insight into the networks of power that govern society and our existence. Whether through her documentary What is Democracy? or her latest book The Age of Insecurity, Taylor fearlessly engages with cultural concerns through a lens of curiosity and courage. Join us for an illuminating conversation hosted by Brett Story, a writer, geographer and the filmmaker behind the Sundance award-winning film Union, about their artistic practices, sources of inspiration, political commitments and charting a path forward during times of crisis.
Surprise Screening // Thursday May 2, 7:45PM Scotiabank Theatre Access: Ticketed Event GET TICKETS More Details Why not have a little fun? A brand new, feature length documentary will be unveiled during the Festival. Even we do not know what the Surprise Screening will be, but being one of the very first to connect with a fresh, exciting documentary is pretty cool. Beat the algorithm. Be surprised.
Surprise Screening // Friday May 3, 7:30PM Scotiabank Theatre Access: Ticketed Event GET TICKETS More Details Why not have a little fun? A brand new, feature length documentary will be unveiled during the Festival. Even we do not know what the Surprise Screening will be, but being one of the very first to connect with a fresh, exciting documentary is pretty cool. Beat the algorithm. Be surprised.
Charles Officer Memorial Screening of Mighty Jerome May 4, 1:30PM Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Access: FREE, Ticketed Event GET TICKETS More Details Hot Docs is honoured to present this very special screening of Mighty Jerome to remember the work and legacy of one of Toronto’s best loved filmmakers, Charles Officer. Join some of Charles’s closest collaborators and friends as they share interviews, personal stories and rarely seen footage of the acclaimed writer/director/producer. With this memorial screening we hope that Charles’s legacy and the spirit of his work remind the public and our industry that Toronto is full of talent and that we must nurture and cherish our non-fiction storytellers.
Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary: Announcement and Encore Screening May 5, 7:00PM Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Access: FREE, Ticketed Event GET TICKETS More Details On the Festival’s final night, join us to celebrate our Canadian filmmakers and to announce the winner of this year’s Rogers Audience Award. The top Canadian feature film in the audience poll will receive a $50,000 cash prize, courtesy of Rogers.
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