Special Events

The hilarious, award-winning play that inspired the BBC’s hit series, written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

Stay warm this winter with a cozy craft-along screening of A League of Their Own, the inspiring story of WWII’s all-women baseball league!

Debbie Harry narrates this historical examination and philosophical exploration of cyberspace cinema from 1981 to 2001. 

Join us before the screening to receive a wild zine specially designed for the event AND catch a screening of the locally-made short film T-POSE: To Dance With One’s Hands, directed by Steven Sych.

Stick around after the screening for a Q&A with director Amanda Kramer.

Questlove’s debut film revisits the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, a long-lost celebration of music, culture, and soul.

Lost Together tells the story of Blue Rodeo’s musical journey.

The hilarious, award-winning play that inspired the BBC’s hit series, written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

Celebrate the release of the documentary Diane Warren: Relentless with this campy musical featuring Warren’s music.

Paleontologists traverse the globe to unearth dinosaur fossils that may hold the key to saving humanity from extinction. 

Join members of the film team for a post-screening Q&A.

Celebrate Diane Warren: Relentless with this classic, featuring her Oscar-nominated hit "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing."

Autumn de Wilde paints Austen’s signature humour, romance and social critique with bold colours and a whimsical score.

Sister Nancy’s iconic “Bam Bam” shaped music for 40 years—discover her story in Alison Duke’s inspiring doc. 

Join director Alison Duke for a special post-screening Q&A.

A legendary Anishinaabe singer retreats to her reserve to recharge, but fame and the outside world refuse to let go.

Little royals, dress up and sing your heart out at a magical Tangled sing-along! Costumes of all kinds are welcome! 

12 and under: $7.50

A feature doc by Toronto’s Liz Marshall revealing the lives of individual animals within the machine of our modern world. 

Join director Liz Marshall for a virtual post-screening Q&A.

Three students enter the Maryland woods to film the Blair Witch—what they capture convinced millions it was real.

In celebration of revered poet Nikki Giovanni, who passed late last year at the age of 81, For Viola proudly presents a community screening of a rich and lyrical documentary portrait. 

This screening will be followed by an in-person Q&A with filmmakers Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson, moderated by Toronto-based critic and curator Sarah-Tai Black.  

Half a century of struggle against the laws of gravity and society on the massive cliffs of Yosemite National Park.

Celebrate Red Velvet’s 10th anniversary as the band’s fantastic music and stories come alive on the big screen!

Emma Donoghue hits the Hot Docs stage to discuss The Paris Express, a historical thriller you can’t put down!

Experience one of the best sequels ever as ogres intended: with drinks flowing and an unhinged shout-along game. 

Featuring a drag performance by Andy Fetamean, a shout-along game, and themed drink special, this event has many layers to enjoy.
 

Join Detransition, Baby author Torrey Peters, for her long-awaited follow-up, Stag Dance, one of the most provocative and audacious books of the year.

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.

Loosely adapted from Austen’s Emma, Clueless gives us the iconic Cher Horowitz, who’s on a mission to “do good deeds.”

In this exclusive Toronto premiere, Katie Kitamura, author of the critically acclaimed novels Intimacies and A Separation, discusses her anticipated new novel, Audition, “a book so cold it feels hot.”

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.