Unspooling between 24 April and 4 May in Toronto, Canada, the 32nd edition of Hot Docs will feature 113 documentaries from 47 countries (selected from among 2,662 submissions), including 35 world and 14 international premieres. This year’s line-up features a mix of European feature-length documentary favourites as well as several brand-new premieres across every single strand of the programme, spotlighting the richness of the selection.

The World Showcase programme includes the Canadian premiere of Cutting Through Rocks by Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni, which premiered at Sundance and follows an elected councilwoman fighting against the confines of patriarchy. Matthias Lintner's My Boyfriend the Fascist will enjoy its international premiere in the section, while Ventura Durall’s Supernatural [+lee también:
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entrevista: Ventura Durall
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entrevista: Julia Lemke y Anna Koch
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entrevista: Antonin Peretjatko
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The International Spectrum Competition features only world and international premieres, and includes four European works. Holloway [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by Sophie Compton and Daisy-May Hudson (international premiere) reveals stories about trauma from women’s imprisonment, while King Matt the First [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by Jaśmina Wójcik (world premiere) takes us into the world of young Polish sisters as they grow up. Neshoma by Sandra Beerends (international premiere) showcases a Jewish woman’s story in 1920s Amsterdam through letters to her brother, and Walls – Akinni Inuk by Sofie Rørdam and Nina Paninnguaq Skydsbjerg (international premiere) traces the evolution of a journey of healing involving two women united by trauma, a filmmaker and a convicted murderer. The festival’s Canadian Spectrum Competition also features one European-co-produced film, Ghosts of the Sea by Virginia Tangvald.

The Special Presentations programme includes five acclaimed European-co-produced documentaries enjoying their Canadian premieres: 2000 Meters to Andriivka [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by Violet Du Feng. The Made in Exile strand features three already-acclaimed European-co-produced documentaries by those affected by war and humanitarian crises: Khartoum [+lee también:
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entrevista: Ibrahim “Snoopy” Ahmad, Ti…
ficha de la película] by Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy Ahmad, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed and Philip Cox, Writing Hawa [+lee también:
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entrevista: Najiba Noori y Rasul Noori
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ficha de la película] by Areeb Zuaiter. The fourth film is the world-premiering The Longer You Bleed by Ewan Waddell, which follows a group of Gen Z Ukrainians in Berlin, complete with a humorous twist.

Hot Docs’ Nightvision progra mme focuses on films with more boundary-pushing structures and styles, and includes the North American premiere of Ultras [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by Ragnhild Ekner, which refers to the titular football “uber-fans” who put on arena displays of sound and light. The Persister strand highlights the North American premieres of the mother-daughter tale 9-Month Contract by Ketevan Vashagashvili and The Last Ambassador by Natalie Halla, the story of Afghanistan’s only female ambassador. Ellen Fiske’s Mama Goals will enjoy its international premiere – it follows a woman who gives up a secure job in healthcare to pursue her dream of becoming a comedian, creating tensions in her family.

A brand-new programme, Tipping Point, highlights crucial issues around justice and human rights in documentary film. Featured European works include the NATO documentary Facing War [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by Tommy Gulliksen and the slice-of-life title Mr. Nobody Against Putin [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by David Borenstein and Pavel Talankin. Celebrating the power of art and creative pursuits, the Artscapes programme includes the North American premiere of The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés [+lee también:
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entrevista: Antón Álvarez
ficha de la película] by Antón Álvarez (aka C Tangana).