In Zitiste, a small village in Serbia, Rocky Balboa becomes their symbol of hope. The community decides to erect their own Rocky sculpture, like that found in Philly and seen in the films.
I never even knew they made a sequel to the movie Troll… Troll 2. The sequel is so bad, it’s good and has become a cult film. In this documentary, we come to know two members of Troll 2’s cast: George Hardy (now a dentist) and Michael Stephenson (11 years old at the time) and how they’ve become “stars” in the cult horror genre of film.
The film presents the work of independent, underground journalists who put their lives at risk by filming the 2007 protests led by Buddhist monks against the military junta. It was a time when no outside media was allowed in the country. A first-hand look at the political climate during that time.
Did you see Borat, Sasha Baron Cohen’s film from two years ago? Well, this is the story behind the scenes as the people of Glod (a small village in Romania where the movie was filmed) decide to file a lawsuit against the studio and let their greed get the better of them.
Filmmaker Heddy Honigmann revisits her place of birth: Lima, Peru. There she meets with people old and new and shares their stories.
The description is as follows: “this documentary opera — a tribute to the warrior saints of AIDS activism — will make you weep, rage, and sing, maybe all at once.” Very succinct, in my opinion.
The ivory-beeked woodpecker was believed to be extinct for almost 60 years… until a group of researchers and avid bird-watchers claim to have seen it again. Fact or fiction?
Documentarian Hubert Davis captures the ups and downs in the lives of Mikey and Kendall, two teenage boys growing up in Toronto’s Regent Park.
In Morgan Freeman’s hometown of Charleston, Mississippi, high school proms are still segregated. The Academy Award-winning actor offered to pay for an integrated prom over ten years ago, the city finally agreed last year. This film is the summary what came of this event.
A first effort by Luciano Blotta who interviews underground musicians and “Jamaica’s music elite.” I am looking forward to the soundtrack for this.
A film by Jean-Marie Teno from Cameroon, which showcases the importance of African films in the continent’s new identity after many years of colonialism.
“Essentially a lengthy interview with Tyson, interspersed with rvieting footage from his fight career…” I am curious to hear what Tyson has to say, aren’t you?
Well, I hope this list inspires you in some way. You can find more detailed descriptions at the website for the festival as well as the schedule for all films. See you in the line-ups and please post your comments!
Photo Credit: Sacred Places – Courtesy of Hot Docs
I am gearing up for Hot Docs, which has become a world-renowned Documentary Film Festival. The festival has become a showcase for many great documentaries and documentarians…. Remember the Oscar-winner Man on Wire? Well, it premiered at Hot Docs last year. Now, you can imagine the calibre of films and filmmakers that will be at this year’s festival.
