Hot Docs 2015: Censored Voices Review
In Censored Voices, an examination of both memory and politics, retired Israeli soldiers listen to their own voices recorded after a victorious occupation over 40 years ago.
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Hot Docs 2015: Beyond The Fear Review
Beyond the Fear tackles the story of Yigal Amir, the assassin of Ytizhak Rabin who found himself at the center of numerous ethical and political debates about whether a country founded on the ashes of intolerance would treat the murderer of their own leader with humanity.
Hot Docs 2015: A Different Drummer: Celebrating Eccentrics Review
Oscar winner John Zaritsky's A Different Drummer: Celebrating Eccentrics is a love letter to people who don't conform to societal expectations, an excellent topic that's a little too broad to contain in a single film.
Hot Docs 2015: Chuck Norris vs Communism Review
Easily one of the oddest entries in this year’s Hot Docs Film Festival and also one of the best, Chuck Norris Vs. Communism sheds light on a strange moment in Romanian history.
Hot Docs 2015: (T)error Review
For the first hour of it’s running time, (T)error is a slow build doc that borders on tedious despite incendiary subject matter, but the last section makes for a thrilling film that should not be missed.
Hot Docs 2015: Seth’s Dominion Review
As a portrait of an enigmatic cartoonist and comic book dream-weaver, Seth's Dominion is a wonderfully creative little doc that honors and embodies it’s subject, like few others.
Hot Docs 2015: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story Of The National Lampoon Review
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story Of The National Lampoon documents the rise of a comedic college newspaper to a national publication, told with loads of footage and overly nostalgic contemporary interviews.
Hot Docs 2015: The Wolfpack Review
The Wolfpack has all the elements of a fun, feel good documentary, that is if you ignore all the missing pieces that really make it sad and misjudged.
Hot Docs 2015: Listen To Me Marlon Review
Listen To Me Marlon is a surreal, intimate look at the iconic Brando, with stories told through the use of interview clips, vintage footage and, most tellingly, a series of tapes that the actor made for himself as a kind of hypnotic therapy.
Hot Docs 2015: Best of Enemies Reviews
Best of Enemies delves into one of the most profound and influential moments of American political life: the debates between stalwart conservative William F. Buckley and iconoclastic progressive Gore Vidal.
Hot Docs 2015: Jesus Town, USA Review
Jesus Town is a whimsically comical look at a small, Oklahoma town, with an 88 year old passion play that has just cast an unlikely Jesus Christ.
Hot Docs 2015: Above and Below Review
A stylistic, visually compelling treatise on loneliness and isolation, Above and Below explores the lives of people living on the margins of society, separated from civilization by barriers, concrete and abstract alike.
Hot Docs 2015: The Nightmare Review
Rodney Ascher's documentary brings peoples worst dreams to life in The Nightmare, a chilling exploration of sleep paralysis.
Hot Docs 2015: On Her Own Interview
On Her Own documents the struggles of a woman trying to keep her land and her family together through tough economic times. We spoke with director Morgan Schmidt-Feng and subject Nancy Preblich prior to their Hot Docs screening.
The Dork Shelf Guide to Hot Docs 2015
Our hub for all things Hot Docs 2015, running from April 23rd until May 3. Here you will find reviews, interviews, and more as we update it throughout the festival with additional, informative coverage.
