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Featuring in-cinema screenings, plus online access, to some of the year's best docs followed by special guest Q&As. Single tickets for in-cinema screenings are on sale approximately one month before each screening.

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Check out these upcoming special events and screenings at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema!

Hot Docs' screening series centering Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC)-led stories and filmmakers, named in honour of Canadian civil rights icon Viola Desmond. This series seeks to affirm Hot Docs as a space of inclusion for BIPOC creators and audience members alike. To minimize barriers to audience participation, all screenings in this series are free of charge.

Go beyond the screen with our interactive screenings!

Bring the whole family down for these special screenings!

$7.50 tickets for 12 and under!

Psycho. Vertigo. Goodfellas. Casino. You’ve seen his work, but do you know his name? Discover the film work of legendary graphic designer Saul Bass in this new series.  

Celebrate Asian Heritage Month with new documentaries, special screenings and a very exciting visit from author Kevin Kwan.  

Hot Docs presents a series of compelling documentaries marking the ‘Year of the Vote,’ as nearly half of the world’s population is eligible to go to the polls in 2024.

Celebrate Pride with new documentaries and very special screenings! 

Inspiring ideas and in-depth conversations with the world's leading writers and thinkers.

In an age of chronic distraction, work burnout and stress, we all need a moment to refresh and decompress. Quiet Time is designed to nurture mindfulness at the movies.

Open to everyone, these screenings offer a sensory friendly environment for those in the neuro-diverse community or for anyone who may benefit from a more informal viewing atmosphere.

• Throughout the screening, house lights will remain on a low level and the volume will be slightly turned down.
• No trailers will be shown.
• Audience members will be free to move around, leave the theatre, or take a break in a designated “quiet” area.

New and classic concert and rock films meant to be watched with the volume way up.