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Saturday, May 11, 10:00 AM

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Westminster Dog Show: Canine Celebration Day: Free Live Broadcast

Celebrate hot dogs at Hot Docs! The perfect weekend activity for dog lovers young and old, don’t miss canines of all kinds performing incredible feats on the big screen.

This livestream will be on the big screen from 10 am to 4:30 pm. Stay for the day or pop in at any time. Be sure to book your free ticket in advance!

Sunday, May 12, 7:30 PM

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Grey Gardens Mother's Day

Dry clean those fur coats and come down to the cinema for a special Mother's Day screening of the documentary cult classic featuring Big and Little Edie Beale.
  • D: David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Ellen Hovde & Muffie Meyer
  • USA
  • 1976
  • 94 min
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Tuesday, May 14, 6:30 PM

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You Can Go Now

The last 50 years of First Nations activism in Australia and its link to global protest movements are considered through artist Richard Bell, provocateur of the Australian art world. 

Join us for a live Zoom Q&A with artist Richard Bell after the screening.

Presented with Partners in Art (PIA).

  • D: Larissa Behrendt
  • Australia
  • 2022
  • 82 min
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Opens Friday, May 17

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Iris Special Tribute

With this classic doc portrait, Hot Docs pays tribute to the inspiring life of iconoclastic fashion maven Iris Apfel, who passed away earlier this year at the tender age of 102.
  • D: Albert Maysles
  • USA
  • 2014
  • 79 min
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Saturday, June 15, 9:00 PM

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For Viola: We Will Be Brave

Follow the journey of Toronto's 'Good Guise' collective, who are committed to sparking conversations around healthy masculinity through art.
  • D: Chrisann Hessing
  • Canada
  • 2023
  • 78 min
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