The Hottest Docs As awards season heats up, Hot Docs brings you a selection of the most acclaimed and awarded documentaries of the year. Plus: Meet the makers behind these exceptional films! Select screenings include a live or pre-recorded director Q&A. Series runs Starts December 5 Opens Tuesday, December 5 Kokomo City In this wildly entertaining and refreshingly unfiltered documentary, filmmaker D. Smith passes the mic to four Black transgender sex workers in Atlanta and New York City. Stick around for a pre-recorded Q&A with director D. Smith. D: D. Smith USA 2023 73 min More details Opens Sunday, December 10 The Disappearance of Shere Hite The Hite Report, a groundbreaking study of the intimate experiences of women, presaged current conversations about gender and sexuality, and made its author a target. Stick around for a pre-recorded Q&A with director Nicole Newnham. D: Nicole Newnham USA 2023 116 min More details Opens Tuesday, December 12 The Eternal Memory Oscar-nominated director Maite Alberdi (The Mole Agent) tells the uplifting and heartbreaking love story of Augusto and Paulina, whose lives were forever changed by Augusto’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. In Spanish with English subtitles. Stick around for a pre-recorded Q&A with director Maite Alberdi. D: Maite Alberdi Chile 2023 85 min More details Opens Wednesday, December 13 Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project A look at the life of poet Nikki Giovanni and the revolutionary historical periods through which she lived, from the civil rights movement to the birth of Black Lives Matters. Stick around for a pre-recorded Q&A with directors Michèle Stephenson and Joe Brewster. D: Michèle Stephenson & Joe Brewster USA 2023 102 min More details Opens Wednesday, December 13 To Kill a Tiger Follow the story of a father whose love for his daughter in the face of a horrific sexual assault forces a social reckoning in his small Indian village. In Hindi and Nagpuri with English subtitles. Join director Nisha Pahuja with special guests Anita Lee and Mike Munn for a Q&A after the December 13 screening. Moderated by filmmaker Yung Chang. D: Nisha Pahuja Canada 2022 125 min More details Opens Friday, December 15 The Mission From National Geographic, discover the story of American missionary John Chau, who was killed when he attempted to make contact with one of the world’s most isolated Indigenous communities. Stick around for a pre-recorded Q&A with directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss after each screening. D: Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss USA 2023 103 min More details Opens Sunday, December 17 Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe Kindness, creativity and a touch of magic makes the world a brighter place. Explore the story and impact of Canadian entertainer Ernie Coombs and his iconic series, Mr. Dressup. Join director Robert McCallum, Nina Keogh (Truffles), Jim Parker (Alex), Jani Lauzon (Granny), and Cathie LeFort, Daughter of Ernie Coombs for a Q&A after the December 17 screening. Moderated by Heidi Reitmaier. D: Robert McCallum Canada 2023 90 min More details Saturday, December 23, 6:30 PM 32 Sounds Join Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sam Green as he takes the audience on a journey through time and space to experience in new ways the astonishing sounds of our everyday lives. Stick around for a pre-recorded Q&A with director Sam Green. D: Sam Green USA 2023 97 min More details Opens Thursday, December 28 The Deepest Breath The story of a champion freediver and expert safety diver, whose lives seemed fated to converge at the height of their careers. In English and Italian with English subtitles. Stick around for a pre-recorded Q&A with director Laura McGann. D: Laura McGann Ireland, United Kingdom & USA 2023 108 min More details
Opens Tuesday, December 5 Kokomo City In this wildly entertaining and refreshingly unfiltered documentary, filmmaker D. Smith passes the mic to four Black transgender sex workers in Atlanta and New York City. Stick around for a pre-recorded Q&A with director D. Smith. D: D. Smith USA 2023 73 min More details
Opens Sunday, December 10 The Disappearance of Shere Hite The Hite Report, a groundbreaking study of the intimate experiences of women, presaged current conversations about gender and sexuality, and made its author a target. Stick around for a pre-recorded Q&A with director Nicole Newnham. D: Nicole Newnham USA 2023 116 min More details
Opens Tuesday, December 12 The Eternal Memory Oscar-nominated director Maite Alberdi (The Mole Agent) tells the uplifting and heartbreaking love story of Augusto and Paulina, whose lives were forever changed by Augusto’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. In Spanish with English subtitles. Stick around for a pre-recorded Q&A with director Maite Alberdi. D: Maite Alberdi Chile 2023 85 min More details
Opens Wednesday, December 13 Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project A look at the life of poet Nikki Giovanni and the revolutionary historical periods through which she lived, from the civil rights movement to the birth of Black Lives Matters. Stick around for a pre-recorded Q&A with directors Michèle Stephenson and Joe Brewster. D: Michèle Stephenson & Joe Brewster USA 2023 102 min More details
Opens Wednesday, December 13 To Kill a Tiger Follow the story of a father whose love for his daughter in the face of a horrific sexual assault forces a social reckoning in his small Indian village. In Hindi and Nagpuri with English subtitles. Join director Nisha Pahuja with special guests Anita Lee and Mike Munn for a Q&A after the December 13 screening. Moderated by filmmaker Yung Chang. D: Nisha Pahuja Canada 2022 125 min More details
Opens Friday, December 15 The Mission From National Geographic, discover the story of American missionary John Chau, who was killed when he attempted to make contact with one of the world’s most isolated Indigenous communities. Stick around for a pre-recorded Q&A with directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss after each screening. D: Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss USA 2023 103 min More details
Opens Sunday, December 17 Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe Kindness, creativity and a touch of magic makes the world a brighter place. Explore the story and impact of Canadian entertainer Ernie Coombs and his iconic series, Mr. Dressup. Join director Robert McCallum, Nina Keogh (Truffles), Jim Parker (Alex), Jani Lauzon (Granny), and Cathie LeFort, Daughter of Ernie Coombs for a Q&A after the December 17 screening. Moderated by Heidi Reitmaier. D: Robert McCallum Canada 2023 90 min More details
Saturday, December 23, 6:30 PM 32 Sounds Join Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sam Green as he takes the audience on a journey through time and space to experience in new ways the astonishing sounds of our everyday lives. Stick around for a pre-recorded Q&A with director Sam Green. D: Sam Green USA 2023 97 min More details
Opens Thursday, December 28 The Deepest Breath The story of a champion freediver and expert safety diver, whose lives seemed fated to converge at the height of their careers. In English and Italian with English subtitles. Stick around for a pre-recorded Q&A with director Laura McGann. D: Laura McGann Ireland, United Kingdom & USA 2023 108 min More details
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