Facing the pressures to conform to Eurocentric beauty standards, a young Black ballerina finds a powerful source of pride and confidence, in Alicia K. Harris' inspiring and visually stunning short.
Anya has been dating Trent for the last two miserable years and thinks she is stuck with him forever. That is until she meets flirty waiter Eva and her world turns upside down. Anya finally feels what it’s like to be cared about, and discovers feelings she’s never had before. Overwhelmed with her feelings, Anya must decide if she’s willing to step out of her comfort zone for a chance at a happy ending.
Torch singer Marie Madeleine must come to terms with the uncompromising vision of director Marina Michelli.
In the near future, María faces the unexpected death of her husband after New Year's Eve. After being depressed for some time due to this sudden loss, she goes to a place where, through a simulation, they manage to recreate their last important memory together, where she manages to have a connection with him.
When socially awkward teen Belle gets a family heirloom from her Jamaican Granny, it sparks unexpected courage to pursue her dream of becoming an artist. But as Belle’s world transforms, she discovers that the price of her new life will cost her old one.
In Markham, a multi-ethnic cluster in Canada, a Chinese immigrant and a small-time crook’s attempt to rob a Japanese restaurant goes terribly wrong. Unsuspectingly taking up the two fleeing gangsters and a Hong Kong influencer in a carpool, a black Uber driver is entangled in a sinister predicament larger than their language barriers. Meanwhile, the influencer is ushered into the dark side of local history while searching for a luxury home. A tripartite film with interlocking stories, this black comedy takes a satirical look at the absurdity faced by Chinese immigrants.
A man tries to reconcile with his wife after cheating on her.
A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.
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Young, beautiful, talented Alexis Winston comes from nowhere to become a figure skating superstar. But her rise to stardom isn’t easy. She has to push herself, reinvent herself, and most painfully of all, leave her hometown boyfriend behind. When a tragic fall leaves her blind, she needs someone to believe in her, to love her; someone to convince her she has the strength to skate and dream again.
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When a 17-year old aspiring dancer is uprooted in her high school senior year, she finds herself divided between two boys, and she will have one last shot at making her dream a reality.
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In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.
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Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.
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A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles.
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Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.
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Seventeen-year-old Pakistani American teenager Hala struggles to balance desire with her family, cultural, and religious obligations. As she comes into her own, she grapples with a secret that threatens to unravel her family.
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While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.
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The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
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On New Year’s Eve, a broke and restless young man is drawn into a risky encounter with a hustler's client at a hotel, only to find himself unravelling a web of deceit, power dynamics, and personal boundaries.
In an age of social media, where the boundaries between private and public are constantly being redrawn, 50 people come together to reveal some of their most intimate thoughts. Director Danic Champoux (Mom and Me) returns to Hot Docs to bring us this inventive story that bends the boundaries of documentary cinema. The ensemble cast appears to bare all for the camera, openly discussing a multitude of subjects, from the funny to the heartbreaking, in this unique portrait that celebrates the diversity of human existence.
A date night at The Manderly, the hottest cocktail bar in town, goes awry when the infamous Winter's Bite returns to the menu.
