#HOTDOCS: “DE PALMA”, “CAMERAPERSON”, “THE SLIPPERS”, “NORMAN LEAR: JUST ANOTHER VERSION OF YOU”, “SPIRIT UNFORGETTABLE” + “UNLOCKING THE CAGE”

By Siobhán Rich for Mr. Will Wong Hot Docs has reached the midway point. Thousands of documentary loves and newbies alike have been flocking to venues like the Bloor, the Lightbox, and the Isabel Bader for the chance to be among the first to catch these world class films. With directors, subjects, and even a few crews onstage to participate in Q&As it is no wonder that Hot Docs remains one of the top film Festivals of its kind in the world. Here are some great titles you can still catch ... Read more

#HOTDOCS: “LIFE, ANIMATED” REVIEW

Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong I want to start this review on a more personal note than the other reviews for Hot Docs. I have a brother who suffers from autism and I understand the struggles and hardships associated with it. But I also understand the wrong and terrible stigmas associated with autism as well. The Documentary Life, Animated from Academy Award-winning Director Roger Ross Williams, details how our subject Owen, develops verbal autism to tear-inducing ... Read more

#HOTDOCS: “ANTS ON A SHRIMP”

Review by Siobhán Rich for Mr. Will Wong One of the most anticipated events of Hot Docs is the immersive dining experience being offered by chef Justin Cournoyer following the May 1st screening of Maurice Dekker’s Ants on a Shrimp. Hosted by Eatable Films, The Canadian Landscape in 5 Courses, is a dinner that will change the way you think about Canadian cuisine. Ants on a Shrimp follows chef Rene Redzepi of Noma fame as he and his team travel to Tokyo to create a unique 14-course meal ... Read more

#HOTDOCS: 2016 HOT DOCS CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL PREVIEW PART II

By Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong Our extensive coverage of Hot Docs continues with reviews on more great Documentaries. HOTEL COOLGARDIE In director Pete Gleeson’s Hotel Coolgardie, we meet Finnish backpackers Lina and Steph who are forced to look for work after having had their credit cards stolen and their accounts emptied on a trip to Bali. When they arrive in Coolgardie, a mining town in Australia, Lina and Steph are not thrilled about being thrown into the local bar scene but ... Read more

#HOTDOCS: 2016 HOT DOCS CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL PREVIEW

By Siobhán Rich for Mr. Will Wong Documentary Films It’s the most nonfictional time of the year. With the kids all Hot Doc’ing And everyone tell you to watch a Documentary. It’s the most nonfictional time of the year! Well, while they haven’t started writing carols to celebrate North America’s largest Documentary Film Festival, it’s only a matter of time. Starting on April 28th and running through May 8th, the Canadian International Documentary Festival is eleven days ... Read more

#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN PASSES TO SEE “DE PALMA”, “LOVETRUE” + “SUITED” AT HOT DOCS

Running from April 28 - May 8, 2016, the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival has become a public staple annually. Hot Docs boasts over 200 Films this year from all around the world and over 200k are expected to attend. We’d love to give away tickets to some of the Festival’s more high-profile Films and there is a Hollywood tie-in even!  We have passes available for the following:   DE PALMA A brilliant piece on the infamous, iconoclast Hollywood director ... Read more

#HOTDOCS: 2016 HOTDOCS FILM FESTIVAL PREVIEW

By Siobhán Rich for Mr. Will Wong Every Spring, Documentary lovers focus their attention in one direction: The Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival. The 23rd edition of the Festival boasts 232 documentaries including 71 Canadian or Canadian co-productions. With filmmakers from 51 countries, 40% of whom are women, Hot Docs remains a beacon of diverse programming. The Festival will kick off on April 28th with the world premiere of Canadian Filmmaker Rama Rau’s League of Exotique ... Read more

#HOTDOCS: HOT DOCS 2015 PREVIEW

By Justin Waldman Hot Docs is a unique Film-going Experience that focuses exclusively on Documentaries. In the past years, the Film Festival has shown some truly phenomenal Documentaries that have given light to very serious issues and problems impacting the World we live in. As well, Hot Docs has also gone to the other end of the spectrum focusing on Icons, specifically last year with Carol Spinney and George Takei.  This year is no different as the topics spread a great ... Read more

#HOTDOCS: LIST OF SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS UNVEILED FOR 2014 HOTDOCS FESTIVAL

The Line-up for this year's Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, running April 24 to May 4, 2014 has just been unveiled and as is always expected, we have eclectic batch of Films ready to be seen.  From Sesame Street Star Big Bird to a Wrestling Superstar in Iron Sheik, there is something for every type of Filmgoer. A List of Special Presentations are below: CHILDREN 404 D: Askold Kurov, Pavel Loparev | Russia | 2014 | 70 min | World Premiere An intimate firsthand ... Read more