110: Hot Docs at Home

On this episode we review a selection of films that were selected to air during the 2020 Hot Docs, the premiere Canadian documentary festival based out of Toronto. Unfortunately due to COVID-19, they had to pivot and offered screenings of their films to people at home, thus birthing Hot Docs at Home. 

Nathan Sizemore and Katey Cottrill from the horror movie podcast I Hope You Suffer join the show to discuss Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist. Later on music fan Alex Burke comes on to discuss two music documentaries, Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story and Dark City Beneath the Beat. Lastly Dakota does a solo review of In Your Eyes, I See My Country. 

While Hot Docs Festival Online ran from May 28 to June 6, over 120 films are still available to stream until June 24.

Timestamps

I Hope You Suffer on Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist 3:00-37:00

Alex Burke on Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story and Dark City Beneath the Beat 37:00-55:00

Dakota on In Your Eyes, I See My Country 55:00-1:04:00

Visit HotDocs.ca for more info on all films and screenings. Thank you to the festival for the screener links.

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