Special Events

Get ready for this year’s biggest night in film with a special screening of the 2026 Oscar-nominated documentary shorts, including Canadian nominee Perfectly a Strangeness.

Perfectly a Strangeness (15 min)

The Devil is Busy (31 min)

Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (38 min)

All the Empty Rooms (33 min)

Children No More: “Were and Are Gone” (36 min)

 

 

Don't miss this special one night only event! Nash the Slash Rises Again! theatrical premiere + Q&A + live musical performance!

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

Hosted by Neal Armstrong and Adam Bovoletis.

In 2008 a Black teenager died under mysterious circumstances in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Cette maison, the stirring debut feature from Miryam Charles, excavates this tragedy by way of a voyage through time and space. 

Join director Miryam Charles for a special post-screening discussion.

Come do the "Time Warp" again with this cult classic, presented with Toronto's own Shadow Cast who perform their satirical version during the screening.

Love, Harold is a profound gesture of cinematic empathy from one of Canada’s most distinctive filmmakers.

Join celebrated documentary filmmaker Alan Zweig for a special post-screening discussion with Canadian screen legend Don McKellar.

This film contains discussions of suicide, and the effects on survivors of suicide loss.

Join author Kate Bowler for a conversation about her latest book, moderated by comedian and author Rick Mercer.

Join Tayari Jones for a conversation about her new book Kin as well as a post-event book signing.