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Staff Picks

Favourite films selected by Hot Docs staff! Featuring The Blues Brothers - 45th Anniversary, Singin' in the Rain, Midsommar and more.
Series runs Returning August 10

Sunday, August 10, 7:00 PM

Gene Kelly singing in the rain on a lamp post

Singin' in the Rain

This crown jewel of MGM musicals will make even the most serious filmgoer crack a smile. 
  • D: Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen
  • USA
  • 1952
  • 103 min
  • CC
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Sunday, August 17, 7:00 PM

a shell with an eye and sneakers on the arm of a record player

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

This charming-as-heck mockumentary blends stop-motion animation and live action to tell about a shell named Marcel. 
  • D: Dean Fleischer-Camp
  • USA
  • 2021
  • 89 min
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Sunday, August 24, 6:30 PM

Charlie Chaplin in a military uniform saluting in front of multiple microphones

The Great Dictator

Charlie Chaplin’s ultimate classic cinema satire feels especially poignant in these modern times. 
  • D: Charles Chaplin
  • USA
  • 1940
  • 125 min
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Sunday, August 31, 7:00 PM

a man in a hat and a striped top holding a chicken

The Color of Pomegranates

Sergei Parajanov’s most renowned film is a masterpiece of world cinema that has influenced global culture. 
  • D: Sergei Parajanov 
  • Soviet Union
  • 1969
  • 78 min
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