Hot Docs 2015 has already started. North America’s most relevant documentary film festival is back for its 22nd instalment. Once again, every year and aware that living in a large city can mean time limitations we came up with the 10 films that will make for a thought provoking and entertaining experience. Hot Docs brings diversity, joy, sadness and thoughtfulness on a myriad of topics. We hope you enjoy this list and see you at the movies. Check here for tickets and keep in mind that many of these films may have gone “rush” (read our TIFF article on Rush Lines here) or will in a matter of hours. This list was compiled by Mikhail Saavedra and Heidy Morales (Follow her link for even more documentary goodies!).
Imagine what would happen if E.T finally landed? Worry not, the United Nations “Office for Outer Space Affairs” has a team and a plan in place. The film explores one of their simulations and the reasoning behind having such a department.
Redefining the meaning of fanboy, three 11 year olds decided in 1982 to do a shot for shot recreation of Steven Spielberg’s Raiders of the Lost Ark, but life got in the way of completion, that is until 25 years later…
A film about the conflicts arising from attempts at mining in a community in South Africa’s Wild Coast. It challenges the concepts of progress and community in a globalized world.
Poverty. Do we all really have a shot? What happens to a family in Nepal when one of their children gets an opportunity to escape poverty and a lack of education? What kind of pressures does that put on the family dynamic?
Imagine if you were a creator of some sort, perhaps a musician? Imagine then losing your hearing, what would happen to your creative process? What would you do? Shoulder the Lion tells the story of 3 artists that have lost their main artistic sense and how they adapt to their new realities.
Or rickshaws, are a common sights in many 3rd world countries and a means of sustenance for thousands of people in those countries, in this particular case 3 children. The film tells the dangers and triumphs of those engaged in this mode of transportation in the hectic streets of Cairo.
They Will Have to Kill Us First