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A new documentary about the first days of the Russian invasion of Mariupol, Ukraine is premiering in Canada at the Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto.

Creating the film made director Zack Russell realize just “how hard it is to be homeless.”

Laura Hokstad, whose exploration of the occult is featured in the new documentary Coven, talks #WitchTok, whether her forebears communed with the devil and reclaiming her powers in the modern era Laura Hokstad, whose exploration of the occult is featured in the new documentary Coven, talks #WitchTok, whether her forebearers communed with the devil and reclaiming her powers in the modern era

Here's a video essay that thoroughly investigates at the theme of time — and its relation to power and control — in Todd Field's 'TÁR.'

The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival will return to Toronto this weekend.

Though you can stream a number of Hot Docs from anywhere in Canada, the $15-$20 virtual tickets can make it a bit hard to commit without knowing what you're getting. To help with that, CBC News has compiled a list of nine can't-miss documentaries you can watch anywhere in the country from May 5 to 9.

Featuring films about Stephen Curry, Michael J. Fox, the 2023 Hot Docs Festival hopes to draw attention to distribution challenges for nonfiction films.

In a wide-ranging conversation, Danish director Lin Alluna and two of her producers spoke with The Globe and Mail about the documentary’s genesis and goals

Jason Goldman's film focuses on Renee King-Sonnen, who transformed her husband’s Texas beef cattle ranch into Rowdy Girl Sanctuary.

TORONTO — With more than 60 documentaries under his belt and nearly as many high-profile interviews to his name, filmmaker Barry Avrich said chronicling the career of Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella was by far his most nerve-racking experience yet.