Welcome to the Hot Docs screening schedule, where you can browse all of the films in this year’s festival.
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Below are films from this program: Special Presentations.
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Act of GodAn elegant and absorbing meditation on the metaphysical effects of being struck by lightning, Act of God provokes questions about chance, fate and meaning in life. A captivating ode to storytelling by one of our finest filmmakers. |
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Afghan StarIs Afghanistan ready for its own Kelly Clarkson? After years of repressive Taliban rule that banned music and dancing, a TV singing competition à la American Idol attempts to reinstate art, democracy and tribal unity. |
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Big River ManTranscendent and strange, Big River Man is the story of Martin Strel, a Slovenian endurance swimmer who attempts to be the first person to swim the world's most hostile and dangerous river, the mighty Amazon. |
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Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed CountryThis critically-acclaimed, multiple-award winner reveals the incredible story of underground video journalists in Burma and their tactics for bringing footage of 2007's massive uprising to the world. |
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Carmen Meets BoratRomanian villagers are stunned when they're portrayed as Kazakhstani idiots in the "Borat" film. A lawsuit is launched, greed divides neighbors and young Carmen seeks an unlikely escape in this dark comedy about life after a dark comedy. |
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Doc It!Twelve outstanding films made by Canadian and international youths between 14 and 18 years of age. |
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Documentary ChallengeHot Docs is pleased to host the theatrical premiere of the finalists in the fourth annual International Documentary Challenge, a timed filmmaking competition where teams from around the world had five days to make a documentary film. |
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El Olvido (Oblivion)Hot Docs Outstanding Achievement Award-winner Honigmann returns to her birthplace of Lima, Peru, to paint deeply moving portraits of its resilient working-class people who've been oppressed by years of state violence, economic crises and political corruption. |
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Fig TreesOpera, documentary, and surrealist fantasy converge in this heartrending, joyous, outrageous and outraged tribute to the activist-hero-saints of the HIV/AIDS movement who fought billion-dollar pharmaceutical companies and apathetic governments for access to life-saving drugs. |
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Inside Hana’s SuitcaseA name scrawled on a suitcase delivered from Auschwitz leads a Japanese teacher to unravel the mystery of its owner, a young Jewish girl. Documentary and drama blend in this film of astonishing power and hope, based on the best selling book. |
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Korean Wedding ChestMasterful filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger captures the ornate customs of Korean weddings. In a procession of beautifully observed rituals, reverential mores and comical industry "assistants", old and new world Korea marry in this fascinating cultural portrait. |
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ObjectifiedFeaturing a who's who of international designers, the director of Helvetica offers a fascinating look at our complex relationship with manufactured objects in this engaging exploration of creativity, utility and sustainability. |
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