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Nishta Jain’s “Farming the Revolution” has won Hot Docs’ Best International Feature Documentary Award.

Nishta Jain's Indian protest documentary 'Farming the Revolution' took the top prize at the 2024 Hot Docs Festival in Toronto.

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The transgender subject of Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee’s absorbing documentary was a rising soul music star … who vanished into thin air.

Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee's new documentary illuminates the story of late, great trailblazer Shane. It's having its Canadian Premiere at Hot Docs this weekend.

"Discover the highlights of the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto from April 25 to May 5. Featuring world premieres like 'A Mother Apart' and a special tribute to filmmaker Charles Officer, explore powerful stories from Staceyann Chin, Jackie Shane, and more at this celebrated event. Join us for a journey through compelling documentaries that captivate and inspire."

A year before her death in 2019, Jackie Shane decided it was finally time to tell her life story. The trailblazing transgender soul singer was a mystery ever since vanishing from the spotlight in 1971 after dominating the Toronto music scene throughout the 1960s. For decades following her retirement, the Nashville-born artist lived in obscurity until a 2017 retrospective album, which earned a Grammy nod, catapulted her back into public attention.

TORONTO - A year before her death in 2019, Jackie Shane decided it was finally time to tell her life story.

The new documentary, premiering at Hot Docs this week, sees transgender soul pioneer Jackie Shane finally tell her life story — posthumously.

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