Valérie Carrier

Anya has been dating Trent for the last two miserable years and thinks she is stuck with him forever. That is until she meets flirty waiter Eva and her world turns upside down. Anya finally feels what it’s like to be cared about, and discovers feelings she’s never had before. Overwhelmed with her feelings, Anya must decide if she’s willing to step out of her comfort zone for a chance at a happy ending.

When socially awkward teen Belle gets a family heirloom from her Jamaican Granny, it sparks unexpected courage to pursue her dream of becoming an artist. But as Belle’s world transforms, she discovers that the price of her new life will cost her old one.

Torch singer Marie Madeleine must come to terms with the uncompromising vision of director Marina Michelli.

In an age of social media, where the boundaries between private and public are constantly being redrawn, 50 people come together to reveal some of their most intimate thoughts. Director Danic Champoux (Mom and Me) returns to Hot Docs to bring us this inventive story that bends the boundaries of documentary cinema. The ensemble cast appears to bare all for the camera, openly discussing a multitude of subjects, from the funny to the heartbreaking, in this unique portrait that celebrates the diversity of human existence.

A man tries to reconcile with his wife after cheating on her.

Facing the pressures to conform to Eurocentric beauty standards, a young Black ballerina finds a powerful source of pride and confidence, in Alicia K. Harris' inspiring and visually stunning short.