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Hot Docs 2017: Wrap Up

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If there is one thing I can take away from this year’s edition of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, it is that I don’t think I saw any documentaries that I actively disliked. While there were some films I was underwhelmed by, there was nothing I saw that I wouldn’t recommend in some way or another.
Without further ado, here is my full wrap-up of Hot Docs 2017
Top Ten Favourite Films

  1. City of Ghosts
  2. 32 Pills: My Sister’s Suicide
  3. Mommy Dead and Dearest
  4. 78/52
  5. Becoming Bond
  6. Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
  7. PACmen
  8. Chasing Coral
  9. Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower
  10. Spookers
Honourable Mentions
Wished I’d Seen
  • Pre-Crime
  • Step
  • Strad Style
Number of Films Seen
  • 46
    • 19 – Screeners and Press Screenings
    • 26 – Festival Screenings
    • 1 – Special Event
Review Split
  • Sean Kelly on Movies – 44
  • Toronto Film Scene – 1
Interviews Conducted
  • 2
Theatre Tally
  • TIFF Bell Lightbox – 10
  • Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema – 9
  • Scotiabank Theatre – 4
  • Hart House Theatre – 3
  • Isabel Bader Theatre – 1

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