Upcoming Special Events Check out these special events and screenings at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema! Featuring sing-alongs, author talks and more. Friday, April 18, 8:45 PM Stop Making Sense – A24 Residency Immerse yourself at our monthly residency of Jonathan Demme’s iconic Talking Heads concert film in partnership with A24. D: Jonathan Demme USA 1984 88 min More details Saturday, April 19, 3:30 PM Spotlight on imagineNATIVE: 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 More details Saturday, April 19, 8:00 PM Clueless A Year of Austen Loosely adapted from Austen’s Emma, Clueless gives us the iconic Cher Horowitz, who’s on a mission to “do good deeds.” D: Amy Heckerling USA 1995 97 min More details Sunday, April 20, 3:00 PM Jesus Christ Superstar Sing-Along Let's Sing-Along & Shout-Along Come belt it out with Jesus, Judas and Mary Magdalene in one of cinema’s all-time greatest ultra-glam rock operas. D: Norman Jewison USA 1973 106 min More details Sunday, April 20, 6:30 PM Rebel Without a Cause - 70th Anniversary Screening Back to the Bloor Seven decades after its release, Rebel without a Cause remains the high-water mark of teen angst and street-tough cool. D: Nicholas Ray USA 1955 101 min More details Thursday, May 8, 7:00 PM Tall Tales: Special Screening Event This Film Should Be Played Loud Seasoned musicians Mark Pritchard, Thom Yorke and visual artist Jonathan Zawada collaborate on a prophetic visual album. D: Jonathan Zawada United Kingdom & Australia 2025 65 min More details Friday, May 9, 6:00 PM Vanya: National Theatre Live Special Screening Andrew Scott (Fleabag, All of Us Strangers) brings multiple characters to life in playwright Simon Stephens’s radical adaptation of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, rewritten to be performed by a solo actor. D: Sam Yates United Kingdom 2024 122 min More details Saturday, May 10, 4:00 PM Matilda: Mother's Day Craft Along Mother's Day Weekend | Stitches & Scenes Bring the kids to celebrate Mother’s Day weekend and knit, crochet and create along to Danny Devito’s heartfelt classic. 12 and under: $7.50 D: Danny DeVito USA 1996 98 min More details Sunday, May 11, 12:00 PM A Mother Apart Mother's Day Weekend | In Focus: Toronto’s Doc Filmmakers Powerhouse Jamaican-American poet and LGBTQ+ activist Staceyann Chin re-imagines the essential art of mothering. D: Laurie Townshend Canada 2024 88 min More details Sunday, May 11, 3:15 PM Mamma Mia 2: Here We Go Again Sing-Along Mother's Day Weekend | Let's Sing-Along & Shout-Along On Mother’s Day, sing along with ABBA hits to celebrate our favourite dancing queens—mothers, grandmothers and aunties. D: Ol Parker United Kingdom & USA 2018 114 min OC More details Sunday, May 11, 7:00 PM Vanya: National Theatre Live Special Screening Andrew Scott (Fleabag, All of Us Strangers) brings multiple characters to life in playwright Simon Stephens’s radical adaptation of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, rewritten to be performed by a solo actor. D: Sam Yates United Kingdom 2024 122 min More details Wednesday, May 14, 7:00 PM Katie Kitamura on Audition Curious Minds Author Talks 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.” More details Saturday, May 17, 3:00 PM Spotlight on imagineNATIVE: 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 More details Saturday, May 17, 7:30 PM Pavements Truth and Dare A relentless, multi-media quest to mythologize a band that has resisted traditional fame and canonization at every turn. D: Alex Ross Perry USA 2024 128 min More details Sunday, May 18, 7:00 PM Miss Congeniality - 25th Anniversary Back to the Bloor Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the film that taught us to stop danger in its tracks—in a ballgown and six-inch heels. D: Donald Petrie USA 2000 109 min More details Thursday, May 29, 7:00 PM Harrison and Rachel Browne on Let Us Play: Winning the Battle for Gender Diverse Athletes Curious Minds Author Talks Transgender athlete Harrison Browne, author Rachel Browne and Jax Irwin discuss one of the most urgent books of 2025. More details Sunday, June 1, 3:00 PM The Allusionist presents Souvenirs Special Event Called “linguistically zesty“ by The New Yorker, The Allusionist is a podcast about language: the funny and frustrating ways it shapes our words, thoughts and lives More details
Friday, April 18, 8:45 PM Stop Making Sense – A24 Residency Immerse yourself at our monthly residency of Jonathan Demme’s iconic Talking Heads concert film in partnership with A24. D: Jonathan Demme USA 1984 88 min More details
Saturday, April 19, 3:30 PM Spotlight on imagineNATIVE: 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 More details
Saturday, April 19, 8:00 PM Clueless A Year of Austen Loosely adapted from Austen’s Emma, Clueless gives us the iconic Cher Horowitz, who’s on a mission to “do good deeds.” D: Amy Heckerling USA 1995 97 min More details
Sunday, April 20, 3:00 PM Jesus Christ Superstar Sing-Along Let's Sing-Along & Shout-Along Come belt it out with Jesus, Judas and Mary Magdalene in one of cinema’s all-time greatest ultra-glam rock operas. D: Norman Jewison USA 1973 106 min More details
Sunday, April 20, 6:30 PM Rebel Without a Cause - 70th Anniversary Screening Back to the Bloor Seven decades after its release, Rebel without a Cause remains the high-water mark of teen angst and street-tough cool. D: Nicholas Ray USA 1955 101 min More details
Thursday, May 8, 7:00 PM Tall Tales: Special Screening Event This Film Should Be Played Loud Seasoned musicians Mark Pritchard, Thom Yorke and visual artist Jonathan Zawada collaborate on a prophetic visual album. D: Jonathan Zawada United Kingdom & Australia 2025 65 min More details
Friday, May 9, 6:00 PM Vanya: National Theatre Live Special Screening Andrew Scott (Fleabag, All of Us Strangers) brings multiple characters to life in playwright Simon Stephens’s radical adaptation of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, rewritten to be performed by a solo actor. D: Sam Yates United Kingdom 2024 122 min More details
Saturday, May 10, 4:00 PM Matilda: Mother's Day Craft Along Mother's Day Weekend | Stitches & Scenes Bring the kids to celebrate Mother’s Day weekend and knit, crochet and create along to Danny Devito’s heartfelt classic. 12 and under: $7.50 D: Danny DeVito USA 1996 98 min More details
Sunday, May 11, 12:00 PM A Mother Apart Mother's Day Weekend | In Focus: Toronto’s Doc Filmmakers Powerhouse Jamaican-American poet and LGBTQ+ activist Staceyann Chin re-imagines the essential art of mothering. D: Laurie Townshend Canada 2024 88 min More details
Sunday, May 11, 3:15 PM Mamma Mia 2: Here We Go Again Sing-Along Mother's Day Weekend | Let's Sing-Along & Shout-Along On Mother’s Day, sing along with ABBA hits to celebrate our favourite dancing queens—mothers, grandmothers and aunties. D: Ol Parker United Kingdom & USA 2018 114 min OC More details
Sunday, May 11, 7:00 PM Vanya: National Theatre Live Special Screening Andrew Scott (Fleabag, All of Us Strangers) brings multiple characters to life in playwright Simon Stephens’s radical adaptation of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, rewritten to be performed by a solo actor. D: Sam Yates United Kingdom 2024 122 min More details
Wednesday, May 14, 7:00 PM Katie Kitamura on Audition Curious Minds Author Talks 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.” More details
Saturday, May 17, 3:00 PM Spotlight on imagineNATIVE: 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 More details
Saturday, May 17, 7:30 PM Pavements Truth and Dare A relentless, multi-media quest to mythologize a band that has resisted traditional fame and canonization at every turn. D: Alex Ross Perry USA 2024 128 min More details
Sunday, May 18, 7:00 PM Miss Congeniality - 25th Anniversary Back to the Bloor Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the film that taught us to stop danger in its tracks—in a ballgown and six-inch heels. D: Donald Petrie USA 2000 109 min More details
Thursday, May 29, 7:00 PM Harrison and Rachel Browne on Let Us Play: Winning the Battle for Gender Diverse Athletes Curious Minds Author Talks Transgender athlete Harrison Browne, author Rachel Browne and Jax Irwin discuss one of the most urgent books of 2025. More details
Sunday, June 1, 3:00 PM The Allusionist presents Souvenirs Special Event Called “linguistically zesty“ by The New Yorker, The Allusionist is a podcast about language: the funny and frustrating ways it shapes our words, thoughts and lives More details
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