A new documentary from Toronto-based director Jennifer Baichwal will open the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
Organizers say the non-fiction slate will launch with Into the Weeds, about a former groundskeeper who took on a multinational agrochemical corporation after his terminal cancer diagnosis. It’s the second time Baichwal will open the fest, after 2009’s Act of God.
This year’s run includes 226 films from 63 countries in 15 programs with themes ranging from social justice to personal identity.
After the pandemic shifted the past two editions online, a hybrid fest is set to bring back in-person screenings, conference sessions and
