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Oscars Weekend

Immerse yourself in a captivating world of storytelling as we showcase a selection of Oscar-nominated and short-listed documentaries.
 

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Series runs Starts February 28

Friday, February 28, 6:30 PM

a man looking to the left in the shadows

No Other Land Encore Screening

In Oscar-nominated No Other Land, a Palestinian activist films his community's destruction, bonding with a journalist.
  • D: Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor
  • Palestine & Norway
  • 2024
  • 95 min
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Friday, February 28, 9:15 PM

a woman with glasses facing the left and speaking

Sugarcane The Hottest Docs

Oscar-nominated, Sugarcane exposes abuse at a Canadian Indian residential school, sparking a reckoning.
  • D: Julian Brave, NoiseCat & Emily Kassie
  • USA & Canada
  • 2024
  • 107 min
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Saturday, March 1, 12:00 PM

two men and a woman sitting in the back of a car

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat The Hottest Docs

Oscar-nominated, Soundtrack to a Coup d'État reveals the political intrigue behind Patrice Lumumba's 1961 assassination.
  • D: Johan Grimonprez
  • Belgium, France & The Netherlands
  • 2024
  • 150 min
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Saturday, March 1, 3:45 PM

a boy sitting in front of a computer at a desk

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin The Hottest Docs

The secret life of a World of Warcraft gamer is reimagined when his online pals contact his family after his death.
  • D: Benjamin Ree
  • Norway
  • 2024
  • 104 min
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Sunday, March 2, 12:00 PM

an animated cat, dog, bird and beaver

Flow Special Screening

Oscar-nominated, Flow follows Cat in a flooded world, tackling challenges far beyond his fear of water in this animated gem.
  • D: Gints Zilbalodis
  • Latvia
  • 2024
  • 85 min
  • PG
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Sunday, March 2, 2:30 PM

a man sitting in a plane with two other men

The Bibi Files The Hottest Docs

This investigation of Benjamin Netanyahu and his inner circle provides an unflinching gaze into a private world.
  • D: Alexis Bloom
  • USA
  • 2024
  • 115 min
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Sunday, March 2, 6:00 PM

rows of Oscar statuettes

The 97th Academy Awards: Free Live Broadcast

Join Hot Docs Cinema for our annual broadcast of the Academy Awards! 

Tickets are FREE - 4 per person max.

We ask that you please consider donating via the ticket path or at the box office to our friends at imagineNATIVE to support their ongoing work within the Indigenous Cinema communities.

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