Special Events

During the Great Depression, a sheet-music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent schoolteacher.

In the country of Bhutan, Amber, an agent of Gross National Happiness, goes from house to house checking the levels of people's well-being. 

Featuring a special pre-film guided meditation by Moustafa Abdelrahman, an Applied Mindfulness Meditation Specialist.

Bob Mackie is coming to Hot Docs Cinema for a weekend of dazzling glamour!

Iconic designer Bob Mackie, famed for award-winning creations, showcases his style in a dazzling new documentary.

Join us for an exclusive conversation with Bob Mackie and his longtime design director Joe McFate.

Bob Mackie is coming to Hot Docs Cinema for a weekend of dazzling glamour!

Iconic designer Bob Mackie, famed for award-winning creations, showcases his style in a dazzling new documentary.

Join us for an exclusive conversation with Bob Mackie and his longtime design director Joe McFate.

Behind-the-scenes look at the rise of early 2000s Canadian indie icons Broken Social Scene.

Hundreds of thousands of Turkish cats roam the metropolis of Istanbul freely. This is the story of seven of them.

Behind-the-scenes look at the rise of early 2000s Canadian indie icons Broken Social Scene.

Immerse yourself at our monthly residency of Jonathan Demme’s iconic Talking Heads concert film in partnership with A24.

The 2008 crisis jeopardizes the Siegels' fortune as they build a 90,000 sq. ft. Florida mansion.

A behind-the-scenes look into the cut-throat world of dog shows through the eyes of a group of ruthless dog owners.

20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hell bent on trying the drinking marathon again.

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

Cynical weatherman relives the same day in small-town Punxsutawney for Groundhog Day report.

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

Born Innocent makes the case for Redd Kross as the seminal West Coast band of the last half century.

Palestinian activist films his community’s destruction by Israeli forces, building an unlikely alliance with a journalist.

Join Hey Black Girl! for an evening celebrating Black community, film, love and basketball.

A young girl from South Los Angeles competes in a national spelling bee, overcoming challenges with grit and heart.

12 and under: $7.50

Sing along to the iconic songs of Dreamgirls, following a Black female trio’s dazzling rise to stardom in the 1960s.

Celebrate Valentine’s or Galentine’s with a Mamma Mia! sing-along—love, laughter and ABBA hits on a sunny Greek island!

Start your Year of Austen with Sense and Sensibility, as the Dashwood sisters navigate love, heartbreak and society’s rules.

Nocturnes takes us to the Eastern Himalayas, where two observers explore the hidden world of moths under night’s veil.

Featuring a special pre-film guided meditation by Moustafa Abdelrahman, an Applied Mindfulness Meditation Specialist

A girl discovers love, inspiration, and her path in life through a mysterious cat and a budding romance.

Ondi Timoner’s DIG! captures the love-hate rivalry between psych-rockers The Brian Jonestown Massacre and poppy The Dandy Warhols.  

Stick around for a post-screening Zoom Q&A with director Ondi Timoner.

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

Ondi Timoner’s DIG! captures the love-hate rivalry between psych-rockers The Brian Jonestown Massacre and poppy The Dandy Warhols.  

Experience how musician Jay Douglas helped make Jamaican music an essential and unexpected part of Canadian culture.

Stick around after the screening for a lively Q&A with director Graeme Mathieson, musician Jay Douglas and producer Andrew Munger.

Join the best-selling author of Romantic Comedy for an evening celebrating her new short story collection, Show, Don’t Tell.