Mother's Day Weekend: Make memories at Hot Docs Cinema this Mother's Day weekend with special films and special events. 

In Focus: Toronto’s Doc Filmmakers: Experience the best of Toronto’s documentary scene with this monthly screening series, spotlighting the city’s top filmmakers and their most compelling stories. From bold new works to acclaimed classics, see Toronto’s rich documentary landscape come to life on the big screen. Each screening features an exclusive Q&A, offering a rare opportunity to hear directly from the filmmakers about their process, inspirations and the stories behind their films. 

How do you raise a child when your own mother abandoned you? In an emotionally sweeping tale of healing and forgiveness, Jamaican-American poet and LGBTQ+ activist Staceyann Chin, renowned for performances in Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam on Broadway and hit solo shows like MotherStruck!, radically re-imagines the essential art of mothering. In seeking her own elusive mother—a trail that leads to Brooklyn, Montreal, Cologne and, finally, Jamaica—Chin and her daughter forge a new sense of home. 

In English and German with English subtitles.

Join director Laurie Townsend (in person) and film subject Staceyann Chin (via zoom) for a post-screening Q&A moderated by Hot Docs programmer Aisha Jamal.

TICKETS (+HST)

General: $15

Members: $10, $8, FREE