Hot Docs 2019 – Massacre River
Pikilina is a Dominican-born woman of Haitian descent. Violence erupts when the country of her birth, the Dominican Republic, reverses birthright citizenship and she and 200,000 others are left stateless.
Read MorePikilina is a Dominican-born woman of Haitian descent. Violence erupts when the country of her birth, the Dominican Republic, reverses birthright citizenship and she and 200,000 others are left stateless.
Read MoreA documentary about our body image crisis and the industry leaders challenging society’s dangerous and unrealistic standards of beauty.
Read MoreThis is what you wanted! Gwilliam is back and offers some tips for getting special treats this Halloween.
Read MoreWith sounds and body memory, the ex-workers of the Ursus Factory re-enact one day of work in a plant that no longer exists. The resulting symphony consists of the choreographed movements of the workers as well as of the technical, administrative and managerial staff, accompanied by the recreated phonosphere of the heavy industry.
Read MoreMorality is distorted during a boy's hunt for a wanted beast.
Read MoreCutting-edge food production meets meaningful employment for people with disabilities.
Read MoreA film about the Chechen dance group
Read MoreFollowing a tragic event, self-made millionaire Killian takes a vow of silence which is disrupted by 12-year-old Zoe forcing her way into his silent world while struggling to find her own voice in a world dominated by her mother's fame.
Read MoreThis documentary enters the surreal universe of The Aetherius Society, where prayer can be stored in a battery, Jesus was an alien, and an unusual but kind-hearted religious community strives for the betterment of humanity.
Read MoreFive hopefuls traverse the modern dating scene in Los Angeles utilizing popular dating apps.
Read MoreThe Best Truck Stop in Town.
Read MoreFran is thinking about dying, but there's a man in the office who might want to date her.
Read MoreRussia has launched an information war - introducing a new weapon. Hundreds of young Russians are producing fake news from fake profiles. And the fake stories are spread in the US and Europe with the purpose of sowing distrust and discord. But some brave Russian journalists are fighting back. Meet them in the documentary: Factory of Lies.
Read MoreEmilia is a 30-something bisexual woman who refuses to grow up as her female friends already did. Angélica, one of Emilia’s friends, is getting married. Her other friends, Clara and Renata, seem to have all their lives figured out: amazing jobs, family, kids… While Emilia is still living with her mother and trying to define her relationship with Mariana. She is also trying to survive as an actress and she teaches acting classes in a cheap school. She feels more comfortable with her students than with people of her age. Her life will be even messier when she is fired from her job and she is forced to live a ‘standard’ life. Angélica’s bachelorette party would reveal that not only Emilia is unhappy with her life. We are all hiding what we really are.
Read MoreGripped by a fear of drought, Scenes From A Dry City uses the lens of water to reveal cracks in Cape Town’s complex social fabric.
Read MoreA darkly surreal and viciously bleak look at making YouTube videos.
Read MoreExile and Belonging showcases the unique stories of migrants, shedding light on the diversity of individual experience of migrants from around the world. The film uses the voices of real people paired with animation to protect the identities of those who remain undocumented. Each story highlights the diversity migration experiences, yet the stories are unified by the uniquely human audacity to imagine a better life.
Read MoreViktorija is a homeless girl who explores abandoned buildings and takes photos of them. She is constantly looking for a place to stay – with running water and a warm bed. Her husband is in prison. When he gets out, they have big plans: to find a place to stay, to get a job, to stop using, to start a new life. Will they make it? Through their story, the film talks about universal human desires: to be loved and to belong – someplace, with someone. But first, we have to love ourselves.
Read MoreA dog and her owner navigate the perils of modern technology.
Read MoreA young woman, nervous about her first sexual experience, gets advice from her eccentric aunt.
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