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Doc Soup

Featuring in-cinema screenings, plus online access, to some of the year's best docs followed by special guest Q&As. Single tickets for in-cinema screenings are on sale approximately one month before each screening.
Series runs October - April
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For Viola

Hot Docs' screening series centering Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC)-led stories and filmmakers, named in honour of Canadian civil rights icon Viola Desmond. This series seeks to affirm Hot Docs as a space of inclusion for BIPOC creators and audience members alike. To minimize barriers to audience participation, all screenings in this series are free of charge.
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Drunk Feminist Films

We’re gonna yell at movies like it’s 1999! 

Celebrate the 25 YEAR anniversary of two teen classics, from a simpler time when there was only one reality show on television and you could leave your computer at home: 10 Things I Hate About You on Wednesday, March 27 at 8:00 PM and She’s All That on Thursday, March 28 at 8:00 PM.  

Round up your pals: Tickets will go on sale on Thursday, February 29 at 3:00 PM ET.  

Series runs March 27 & 28
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Toronto True Crime Series

Toronto True Crime drops the 'Film Festival' from their name as they kick off a new series with screenings, talks and special events.
Series runs Returning Soon
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Quiet Time: Mindfulness at the Movies

In an age of chronic distraction, work burnout and stress, we all need a moment to refresh and decompress. Quiet Time is designed to nurture mindfulness at the movies.
Series runs Returning Soon
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Relaxed Screenings

Open to everyone, these screenings offer a sensory friendly environment for those in the neuro-diverse community or for anyone who may benefit from a more informal viewing atmosphere.

  • Throughout the screening, house lights will remain on a low level and the volume will be slightly turned down.
  • No trailers will be shown.
  • Audience members will be free to move around, leave the theatre, or take a break in a designated “quiet” area.
Series runs Returning Soon
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Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2024

The Human Rights Watch Film Festival (HRWFF) bears witness to human rights violations in direct storytelling and exposé form, and creates a forum for courageous individuals on both sides of the lens to empower audiences with the knowledge that personal commitment can make a difference.

This is a third party event. For more information, please click here
Series runs In-Cinema: March 21 - 23 / Streaming: March 24 - 28

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