Jury Award Winners Each year, esteemed juries made up of fellow filmmakers and industry experts award the best and boldest documentaries at Hot Docs Festival. These coveted awards come with cash prizes and, for some categories, qualification for Academy Awards. Enjoy this curated selection of films with the Hot Docs jury stamp of approval. Series runs Until June 29 306 Hollywood Emerging International Filmmaker, Hot Docs 2018 When siblings Elan and Jonathan Bogarín undertake an archaeological excavation of their late grandmother's house, they embark on a magical-realist journey in search of what remains in the objects we leave behind. This compelling tale transforms the dusty fragments of an unassuming life into a metaphor for the nature of memory, time and history. D: Elan Bogarín & Jonathan Bogarín USA 2018 94 min Watch Now Hogtown: The Politics of Policing Best Canadian Feature Documentary, Hot Docs 2005 Following the appointment of new progressive members to the Toronto Police Services Board, the politically divided group must address internal corruption and rising community concerns of racial profiling. Director Min Sook Lee unflinchingly captures policing in city politics. D: Min Sook Lee Canada 2005 97 min Watch Now Unarmed Verses Best Canadian Feature Documentary, Hot Docs 2017 Presenting a thoughtful and vivid portrait of a Toronto community facing imposed relocation, the centre of this story is an astute and luminous 12-year-old Black girl whose observations about life, soul and the power of art give voice to those rarely heard in society. D: Charles Officer Canada 2017 85 min Watch Now What Walaa Wants Special Jury Prize Canadian Feature Documentary, Hot Docs 2018 Walaa dreams of becoming a policewoman in the Palestinian Security Forces. Following Walaa from age 15 to 21, this doc features a defiant young girl navigating formidable obstacles and disproving the negative predictions in her surroundings. In Arabic with English subtitles. D: Christy Garland Canada & Denmark 2018 83 min Watch Now
306 Hollywood Emerging International Filmmaker, Hot Docs 2018 When siblings Elan and Jonathan Bogarín undertake an archaeological excavation of their late grandmother's house, they embark on a magical-realist journey in search of what remains in the objects we leave behind. This compelling tale transforms the dusty fragments of an unassuming life into a metaphor for the nature of memory, time and history. D: Elan Bogarín & Jonathan Bogarín USA 2018 94 min Watch Now
Hogtown: The Politics of Policing Best Canadian Feature Documentary, Hot Docs 2005 Following the appointment of new progressive members to the Toronto Police Services Board, the politically divided group must address internal corruption and rising community concerns of racial profiling. Director Min Sook Lee unflinchingly captures policing in city politics. D: Min Sook Lee Canada 2005 97 min Watch Now
Unarmed Verses Best Canadian Feature Documentary, Hot Docs 2017 Presenting a thoughtful and vivid portrait of a Toronto community facing imposed relocation, the centre of this story is an astute and luminous 12-year-old Black girl whose observations about life, soul and the power of art give voice to those rarely heard in society. D: Charles Officer Canada 2017 85 min Watch Now
What Walaa Wants Special Jury Prize Canadian Feature Documentary, Hot Docs 2018 Walaa dreams of becoming a policewoman in the Palestinian Security Forces. Following Walaa from age 15 to 21, this doc features a defiant young girl navigating formidable obstacles and disproving the negative predictions in her surroundings. In Arabic with English subtitles. D: Christy Garland Canada & Denmark 2018 83 min Watch Now
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