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• Social Justice

  A Canadian Slavery Story Stay up to date on Docs For Schools news. Join our email list. Film Archive: D: Sura Mallouh Canada 2024 19 min Recommended for grades 7-12 Comedian Alia Rasul unravels her dad's ridiculous near-death experiences. She also discovers how the 1974 siege of Jolo,...

• Special Guests at 2025 Hot Docs Festival

  We're thrilled to welcome intriguing film subjects, filmmakers and special guests to its 2025 Festival, taking place in Toronto April 24 to May 4. Special guests include Academy Award-winner Marlee Matlin, artist Rashaad Newsome, investigative journalist and co-founder of Bellingcat Christo Grozev,...

• Special Presentations

  Illustration by Vivian Rosas Here is your first look at 13 of the titles that will screen during the 2026 Hot Docs Festival, April 23 to May 3.  These 13 films from 16 countries will screen as part of the highly anticipated program, featuring high-profile subjects, award-winning films and...

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• Sport

  The History of Black Protest in Stay up to date on Docs For Schools news. Join our email list. Film Archive: D: Scott Lazer USA 2013 13 min The film explores the lives of the US Open Ball Crew who might go overlooked when retrieving and supplying balls for players and officials, but their...

• STEM

  Chasing Coral (D: Jeff Orlowski) Stay up to date on Docs For Schools news. Join our email list. Film Archive: Vox 2022 13 min Beginning in January 2021, advances in AI research have produced a plethora of deep-learning models capable of generating original images from simple text prompts,...

• Stories We Told

  A Canadian documentary rewind series. This monthly showcase presents celebrated and award-winning Canadian documentary gems of the past, giving audiences an opportunity to rediscover acclaimed films and filmmaking talent in a theatrical setting. Curated by Hot Docs Cinema lead programmer Vivian...

• Submit to Hot Docs Festival

  Submissions for the 2026 Hot Docs Festival are closed. Please note that deadlines and fees may have changed from previous years.  Questions? Check our FAQ page or contact [email protected] 2026 Festival Submission Deadlines & Fees   EARLY DEADLINE October 23, 2025  REGULAR DEADLINE...

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