Filtering by: “Best of Hot Docs Showcase”

SOMEONE LIKE ME
May
6
to May 16

SOMEONE LIKE ME

Someone Like Me follows the parallel journeys of Drake, a gay asylum seeker from Uganda, and a group of strangers from Vancouver’s queer community who are tasked with supporting his resettlement in Canada.

#5 in Hot Docs Top 20, Winner of the Hot Docs Rogers Audience Award 2021

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FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK
May
6
to May 16

FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK

Photo Credit: Bobbi Jo Hart

Director Bobbi Jo Hart presents Fanny: The Right to Rock, the untold story of the Filipina-American garage band that morphed into the ferocious rock group Fanny, the first all-female rock band to be signed to a major label.

#3 in Hot Docs Top 20, Winner of the Hot Docs Rogers Audience Award 2021

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HELL OR CLEAN WATER
May
6
to May 16

HELL OR CLEAN WATER

Hell or Clean Water is the story of Shawn Bath, a former commercial diver on his quest to rid the coast of the bottles, tires, boat parts, and other assorted debris littering the harbours of Newfoundland.

#7 in Hot Docs Top 20, Winner of the Hot Docs Rogers Audience Award 2021

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RED HEAVEN
May
6
to May 16

RED HEAVEN

In preparation for the first human mission to Mars, six volunteers take part in the ultimate dress rehearsal, living inside a year-long NASA simulation to understand the effects of isolation on the human mind.

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WUHAN WUHAN
May
6
to May 16

WUHAN WUHAN

With unprecedented access during the peak of the pandemic lockdown, Wuhan Wuhan goes beyond the statistics and salacious headlines to showcase the human experience during the early days of COVID-19.

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