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Thom Yorke's New Visual Album Gets Canadian Screenings

PUBLISHED May 5, 2025

Thom Yorke has made yet another non-Radiohead album in the form of 'Tall Tales,' collaboration with electronic producer Mark Pritchard...

Hot Docs 2025: 'Lichens Are the Way' Points Humanity in a New Direction

Directed by Ondřej Vavrečka

PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2025

Fungi are in the zeitgeist these days thanks to 'The Last of Us,' but anyone expecting any such excitement from the organisms of...

Hot Docs 2025: 'Spreadsheet Champions' Is an Excel-lent Character Study

Directed by Kristina Kraskov

PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2025

The concept alone is irresistible: 'Spreadsheet Champions' introduces viewers to the world of elite Excel users, following six students...

Hot Docs 2025: 'The Track' Tracks Bosnia's Challenges to Rebuild

Directed by Ryan Sidhoo

PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2025

During a scene in The Track set at Calgary's Junior Luge World Cup in 2018, the camera pauses briefly on a poster detailing the story of...

Hot Docs 2025: 'Agatha's Almanac' Aesthetically Captures Cottagecore Canadian

Directed by Amalie Atkins

PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2025

It's nice to imagine a world where everyone is celebrated with a documentary like 'Agatha's Almanac' — a tender tribute to the humble life...

Hot Docs Details 2025 Festival with 113 Films

PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2025

Hot Docs has unveiled the lineup for the Toronto documentary festival's 32nd edition, running from April 24 to May 4 this year, with the...

Though 'Grand Theft Hamlet' Be Madness, Yet There Is Method In't

Directed by Sam Crane and Pinny Grylls

PUBLISHED Jan 15, 2025

English teachers absolutely love anything that makes classic literature seem cool to young people. Someone rapping 'The Canterbury Tales'?...

Hot Docs' Bloor West Location Is Up for Sale

PUBLISHED Nov 5, 2024

Hot Docs' landmark Ted Rogers Cinema is officially up for sale. Following a year of urgent financial challenges and reorganization, the...