Hot Docs at Home
Hot Docs at Home is a Canadian television programming block, which premiered April 16, 2020 on CBC Television.[1] Introduced as a special series during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the series aired several feature documentary films that had been scheduled to premiere at the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival before its postponement.[2] The films aired on CBC Television at 8 p.m. on Thursdays and on the CBC's Documentary Channel later the same evening, and will be streamable on the CBC Gem platform.
| Hot Docs at Home | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary films |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC Television |
| Original release | April 16 – May 28, 2020 |
During the same period the Documentary Channel also aired a number of older documentary films which were screened at past editions of the Hot Docs festival.[3]
Schedule
Films announced to date are:[4]
- April 16: Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art - Barry Avrich
- April 23: 9/11 Kids - Elizabeth St. Phillip
- April 30: Finding Sally - Tamara Mariam Dawit
- May 7: Meat the Future - Liz Marshall
- May 14: They Call Me Dr. Miami - Jean-Simon Chartier
- May 21: Influence - Richard Poplak and Diana Neille
- May 28: The Walrus and the Whistleblower - Nathalie Bibeau
References
- Victoria Ahearn, "Hot Docs to screen some films through CBC after festival postponed". Canadian Press, April 6, 2020.
- Jordan Pinto, "CBC, Hot Docs team for ‘festival-at-home’ experience". Playback, April 6, 2020.
- "Hot Docs films migrate to CBC, Gem". Toronto Star, April 6, 2020.
- Kevin Ritchie, "Hot Docs 2020 movies to premiere on CBC Gem". Now, April 6, 2020.
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