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Spotlight on imagineNATIVE

Hot Docs is thrilled to partner with imagineNATIVE to celebrate Indigenous storytelling. As imagineNATIVE approaches its 25th anniversary, this collaboration showcases groundbreaking films by Indigenous, First Nations, Métis and Inuit filmmakers, amplifying their voices on the global stage. A portion of ticket sales from these screenings will go to support imagineNATIVE's ongoing work in delivering the best in Indigenous cinema.

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Series runs Starts February 22

Saturday, February 22, 7:30 PM

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Reel Injun

Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond examines the portrayal of North American Indigenous people throughout a century of cinema.

Please join for a Q&A after the screening with Hot Docs’ Director of Programming Heather Haynes and imagineNATIVE's Artistic Director Lindsay Monture.
  • D: Neil Diamond, Catherine Bainbridge & Jeremiah Hayes
  • Canada
  • 2009
  • 88 min
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Sunday, March 29, 3:00 PM

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Falls Around Her

A legendary Anishinaabe singer retreats to her reserve to recharge, but fame and the outside world refuse to let go.
  • D: Darlene Naponse
  • Canada
  • 2018
  • 100 min
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