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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 Returning March 29

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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Saturday, April 19, 3:30 PM

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Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

Filmed in Inuktitut and made by Inuit filmmakers, this adaptation of an Inuit legend is the first feature of its kind.

In Inuktitut with English subtitles.

  • D: Zacharius Kunuk
  • Canada
  • 2000
  • 161 min
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Saturday, May 17, 3:00 PM

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Boy

In Taika Waititi’s Boy, a young Maori kid idolizes Michael Jackson—until his estranged father returns home.

In English and Maori with English subtitles.

  • D: Taika Waititi
  • New Zealand
  • 2010
  • 80 min
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