Friends of Hot Docs
From December 2024 to June 2025, the Friends of Hot Docs campaign raised over $115,000. And thanks to the very generous contribution of The Bennett Family Foundation, the first $100,000 of donations have been matched taking us to over $215,000.
We want to sincerely thank each and every one of the Friends of Hot Docs who have donated. We are grateful that you are a part of our community.
* List as of May 5, 2025
A Harold Garfinkle
Desiree Harvey
Katherine-Anne Skinner
Paola Toda
Aaron Ries
Desiree Marinier
Kathleen Freeman
Pat McBirnie
Abigail LaDouceur
Diana Cafazzo
Kathleen Gotts
Pat Steenbergen
Adam Fox
Diana Turchin
Kathleen Nicolay
Patricia Cullimore
Adam Hutchison
Diane D’astous
Kathryn Elder
Patricia Olivier-Martin
Adam Redish
Diane Davy
Kathryn Lekas
Patrick Plestid
Adria Waram
Diane Knyf
Kathy Avrich-Johnson
Patty Fleming
Adrian Batten
Diane Strong
Kathy Chung
Paul Lewicki
Adrian Gaffiero
Diane Wood
Kathy Grant
Paul McCarthy
Adrian Wellington
Dianne Brydon
Kathy Griffiths
Paul Weiser
Adriana Chartrand
Dianne Lone
Kathy Kernohan
Paula Gardner
Adrienne Smith
Dmitry Beniaminov
Kathy Laird
Paula Libfeld
Airei Dooh-Tousignant
Donna Gall
Katie Ayers
Paula Munaretto
Alain Tshinza
Donna Krakovsky
Katrina Keilhauer
Paula Nieuwstraten
Alan Jaffee
Doris & Al Jantzi
Kay Compagnoni
Paula Viner
Alan Knox
Doris Pausch
Kaya Mehta
Pauli Gardner
Alan Steinberg
Dorothy Abbott
Kayla Hillier
Pauline Decroix
Alex Dragomirescu
Dorothy Quann
Keith Rees
Pauline Pelletier
Alex Kokach
Dorothy Robertson
Kelly Dobbin
Pegi Rappaport
Alex Winterburn
Dorothy Rusoff
Kelly O'Keefe
Perry Voulgaris
Alexandra Fangor
Doug and Maureen Loweth
Kelly Thornton
Peter Chauvin
Alexandra Jenkins
Doug McFadden
Kenneth Goldberg
Peter McLaren
Alexandra Lambert
Dragana Obradovic
Kent James
Peter Ryan
Alisa Metcalfe
Dryden Rainbow
Kent Murnaghan
Peter Shepherd
Alison Arnot
Dylan Macleod
Kerri Brock
Peter Wiinholt
Alison Booth
Ed Kwan
Kevin Colero
Phil Tucker
Alison Edmunds
Edwin Gailits
Kevin Kropp
Philbert Kim
Alison Inwood
Eileen Boxall
Kevin Robinson
Philippa King
Alison Lam
Elaine Byres
Kevin Wugalter
Phillip Ing
Alison Reeve
Elaine Johnson
Kian Bayat
Phillip Silver
Alison Savage
Elaine Meinig
Kimiko Inouye
Piers Metcalfe
Alison Shorten
Elaine Wong
In Memory of Kisha Ferguson
Piers Short
Alix Buck
Eleanor Evans
Kirsti Piironen
Piers Skinner
Alix Hoy
Eleanor Wannamaker
Kirsty Allan
Pippa Peters
Alvin Lampert
Eli Fellman
Kristi Ewing
Pippa Rees
Amanda Molinaro
Elisabeth Scarff
Kristin Mercurio
Polly Yung
Amanda Wang
Elissa Marks
Kunaal Mohan
Priscilla Low
Amer Merheb
Elizabeth Bingham
Kym Klopp
Qian Chen
Amy Buitenhuis
Elizabeth Earle
L Fernandes
Quinton Carew
Amy Fisher & Bill Holy
Elizabeth Fedorkow
Lana Tomic
Rachael Bishop
Amy van den Berg
Elizabeth Hellas
Laura Heberle
Rachael Foley
Amy Wilson
Elizabeth Jessup
Laura King
Rachel Day
Ana Sanchez
Elizabeth Pecchia
Laura Lamarche
Rachel Hepburn Craig
Anda Lup
Elizabeth Sweitzer
Laura Michalchyshyn
Rachel Horton
Andalee Adamali
Elizabeth Taylor
Lauren Jutai
Ramiz Guliyev
Andrea Bizzotto
Elizabeth Vibert
Lauren Sergio
Randee Glassman
Andrea Elalouf
Ellen Cohen
Lauren White in Memory of Kim White
Rayna Jolley
Andrea Maurice
Ellen Tolmie
Leanne Huneault
Rea McNamara
Andrea Morrison
Elspeth Bowler
Leanne Rosteing
Rebecca Rashev
Andrea Nesbitt
Emilie
Leigh Balgopal
Rebecca Vaughan
Andrea Ou-Tim
Emilie Fargeout
Lena Rubisova
Renata Smirnova
Andrea Poptsis
Emily Grybas
Leonie Breeze
Renee Brown
Andrea Portelance
Emmett Mccourt
Lesley Shan Gordon
Reva Schachter
Andrea Proctor
Eric Butler
Leslie Forge
Richard Allan
Andrea Wightman & Reid Levesque
Eric Glavin
Leslie Jones
Richard Cassidy
Andrea Williams
Erin Shaw
Leslie Koziel
Richard Keshen
Andrew Johnson
Esra Barker
Leslie McIntosh
Richard Pond
Andrew Zimbel
Eva Bednar
Leslie Stafford
Richard Rysak
Angela Celebre
Faith Howe
Lezlie Bain
Richard Sugarman
Angela McMonagle
Faith Smith
Liam Kenny
Richard Tinsley
Angelica Falco
Fazila Amiri
Liam Miller
Richard Winters
Anita Morris
Figen Ozsan
Liam Sanderson
Rifka Chamali
Anita Price
Filip Vukcevic
Liam Stubso
Rob Willson
Anka Czudec
Fiona Cunningham
Libby Wildman
Robert Buckingham
Ann Atkinson
Frances Berkoff
Lida Martinovic
Robert Jennings
Ann Drzazga
Frances Hincenbergs
Liette Leclair
Roland Deschamps
Ann Haran
Frances Price
Liisa North
Roman Pawlyshyn
Ann Morin
Frank Cirello
Linda Barghoorn
Ron Graham
Ann Noges
Frank Roberts
Linda Mikkelsen
Ron Hawkins
Ann Taylor
Frank Tersigni
Linda Neilly
Rosalind Gilbert
Anna Kazmierska
Frank Turner
Linda Nourse
Rosalyn Black
Anne Cunningham
Gail Czukar
Linda O. Nagy
Rosemary Miguez
Anne Gallagher
Gail Fischer
Linda Rosengarten
Rosemary Muzzi
Anne Hajer
Gail Hunter
Linda Zetterstrand
Rosemary Tannock
Anne Keary
Gail M M Houston
Lindsay Holder
Ross Tucker
Anne MacGregor-O'neill
Gary Horenkamp
Lindsay Oughtred
Roy Zheng
Anne Pick & Bill Spahic
Gay Gooderham
Lisa Cunningham
Rukhsana Moos
Anne Roebuck
Geeta Dwarika
Lisa De Marco
Ruth Springer
Anne Spencer
Gemma Zecchini
Lisa Empringham
Ruth Tamari
Anya Laskin
Gene Tishauer
Lisa Fincato
Ruthanne Price
Anya Nandkeolyar
Geoff Kulawick
Lisa Laing
Sabra Gallo
April Wozny
Georgia Phair
Lisa Rumble
Sabrina Froese
Arden Ryshpan
Gillian Fizet
Lisa Turner
Sadian Campbell
Aren Bergstrom
In Memory Goldie Lapidus
Lise Buisson
Safiyah Husein
Aron Pervin
Gina Clark
Lisette Purre
Sahar Ghafouri
Arthur Renaud
Gina Montesano
Liz Addison
Salam Guenette
Asha Gosein
Gini Dickie
Liz Dobrzanski
Sallah Cayer
Ashey Meek
Giovana Ramos
Liz Martin
Sam Burton
Ashley Sweetman
Giovanni Idili
Liz White
Sam Ledgister
Ashley Winnington-Ball
Gisela Restrepo
Liza Paul
Samantha Mahfood
Asma Riaz
Glain Roberts-McCabe
Lloy Cook
Samantha Stephens
Atsuko Sakaki
Graeme Deans
Lois Grant
Sameer Mawani
Audrey Bennett
Graham Nord
Lola Sheppard
Sandra Finkelman
Audrey Madsen
Grant Campbell
Lorella Zanetti Photography
Sandra Kelly
Audrey Morrison
Greg Heptinstall
Lori Chodos
Sandra Mills
Audrey Popa
Greg Pickios
Lorna Niebergall
Sandra Querin
Aurea Dempsey
Greg Prince
Lorna Wiggan
Sandra Sagara
Austin Ogden
Greg Stewart
Lorraine Duff
Sandra Shaul
Avis & Brad Sokol
Haidi Wu
Louis Jermoe Doise
Sanja Djulepa
Avra Selick
Harriet Lewis
Louise Bellingham
Sara Joyce
Avrene Gunn
Harry Beatty
Louise Philippe
Sarah Cassellis
Avrum Jacobson
Haylee Baskerville
Luby Carr
Sarah Diamond
Azadeh HajiHosseini
Heather Nairn
Luisa Kurtz
Sarah Greene
Azlan Sourjah
Heather Seaman in Memory of Althea Joseph Charles Seaman
Luke Devlin
Sarah Koetsier
Badea Warwar
Heather Shaw
Lyle Kanee
Sarah McMullen
barb mclean
Helen Hegedus
Lynda Marshall
Sarah Peddie
Barbara Amsden
Helen McGill
Lynda Russell
Sarah Smith
Barbara Bagnell
Helen Morton
Lyndsay McLeod
Sasha Dhesi
Barbara Becksted
Helen Schade
Lynn Bevan
Sasha McLeod
Barbara Harris
Helen Suurvali
M Carole Carpentier
Schuster Gindin
Barbara Hickling
Henriette Katz
M McLean
Sean Nelson
Barbara Janes
Hiba Sha'ath
Madeleine Orr
Shanda Suggitt
Barbara Kraler
Hilary McLeod
Madeline Yan
Shannon Scott
Barbara MacKay
Holly McLellan
Magali Simard
Shari Cohen
Barbara Nicholson
Howard Lam
Mandy Sherman
Sharmaine Ng Qui Sang
Barbara Robertson
Ian Collins
Mara Glebovs
Sharon Baltman
Barbara Roston
Ian Jackson
Marc Feifer
Sharon Hampson
Barbara Tessman
Ian Roth
Marcella Bungay Stanier
Sharon Kirkham
Barbara Turner
Ida Ash
Marci McDonald
Sharon Maude
Barbara Watson
Ilana Waldston
Margaret Drent
Shaun Pearen
Barrie Zwicker
In Honour of Sharon Switzer-McIntyre
Margaret Heather
Shawn Sosnowski
Barry Joslin
Inga Eichenbaum
Margaret Krutow
Sheena Claassen
Beatrice de Montmollin
Ingrid Gonsalvez
Margaret Sinclair
Sheila & David McCracken
Beatrice Wayne
Ingrid Peters
Margaret Slaght
Sheila Hockin
Beeston
Irina Halpern
Margery Ann Bell
Sheila M Whyte
Benson Cheung
J Bromley
Margo Duncan
Shelley Hyatt
Bernadette Skinner
Jackie Garrow
Marguerite Baker
Shelley Rottenberg
Beth Long
Jacob Hamilton
Maria Kapsamer
Shelley Steinmann
Bohdan Montasewych
Jacob Poole
Maria Kotsopoulos
Sherri McFarlane
Bonita O’Dacre
Jacqueline Dowhaniuk
Marijke Bakker
Sherri Murphy
Bonnie Reid
Jag Bhathal
Marilyn Orecchio
Sheryl Kennedy
Brenda Gallie
James Beckman
Marilyn Renwick
Shireen Chavoshi
Brenda Halliday
james deveney
Marilyn Stewart
Shoshanah Moos
Brian Beagle
James Mahoney
Marion de Castelbajac
Shyloe Fagan
Brian Brophey
James Turner
Marion Levi
Sigita Burokas
Brian O'Dowd
Jan Russell-Johns
Marisa Whitley
Simon Pearson
Brian Rawson
Jane Aronovitch
Marissa Campbell
Siva Swaminathan
Brian Scott
Jane Cameron Smith
Marita Rando
Sonia Shields
Brian Williams
Jane Chong
Marjorie Nichol
Sonja Greckol
Brian Young
Jane Cooney
Mark & Corin Greenberg
Sonya Barnett
Brittany Mumford
Jane French
Mark Chemij
Soo Wong
Bronwen Fitzsimons
Jane Gilmour
Mark Fox
Stefan Supplice
Brooke & Steve Weslak
Jane Gray
Mark Hallman
Steph Markowitz
Brooke Weslak
Jane McArthur
Mark Hartley
Stephanie Bridge
Bruce Forsyth
Jane Perdue
Mark Winter
Stephanie Farnsworth
Bruce McCallum
Jane Withey
Marla Fine
Stephanie Fry
Bruce Ryder
Jane Zeidler
Marleen Rozemond
Stephanie Garrow
Bryan Bell-Smith
Janet Charlton
marlene auspitz
Stephanie Keeley-Bunting
Bryanna Reilly
Janet Hope
Marlene Defehr
Stephanie MacLellan
Bulger-Honderich Family in Memory of David Honderich
Janet Huband
Marlene Etherington
Stephanie Slobodnik
C Trunn
Janet Keeping
Martha Fisher
Stephen Berry
Carla Hoyer
Janet Maggiacomo
Martha Gonya
Stephen Bulger
Carleen Nimrod
Janet Myers
Martha Jean Burns
Stephen Smith
Carmel Doherty
Janet Whitney
Martha Pedersen
Stephen Thomas
Carol Fisher
Janice Dawe
Martha Tory
Stephen Walker
Carol Macfarlane
Jaren McLeod
Martin Sterling
Steve Lico
Carol Rudkin
Jason O'Hara
Mary and Jim Fisher
Steven Budd
Carol Stewart
Jason Wilson
Mary Goldman
Stewart Craven in Memory of Lenore Norman
Carole Aronovitch
Jay Vaidya
Mary Hemmings
Sue Jean Guinard
Caroline Hastings- D'Cruz
Jayne Brinklow
Mary McDonald
Sue Mackintosh
Caroline King
Jean Lockwood
Mary Pigott
Sue Wright
Carolyn Dickens
Jean Speirs
Mary Thelander
Suraya Bhabha
Carolyn Holdsworth
Jeanne Evans
Mary Yin
Susan Andrew
Carolyn Roberto
Jeannette Markle
Marybeth Ferguson
Susan Bardi
Carolyn Rumble
Jeff Tallon
Marybeth Mcteague
Susan Beck
Carolyn Tso
Jeffrey Levitt
Maryka Omatsu
Susan Ginsberg
Cassandra Ruggiero
Jeffrey Wassermann
MaryLou Cronan
Susan Horvath
Catherine Arnold
Jen Reynolds
Matt Hunter
Susan Hoshowski
Catherine Clark
Jenn And Mike Hirshfeld
Maureen Carter-Whitney
Susan Jewett
Catherine Lutz
Jennet & Daniel Sandler
Maureen Judge
Susan Koenig
Catherine Moorhouse
Jennifer Douma
Maureen Kapral
Susan Neill
Catherine Pepper
Jennifer Eng
Maxine Wardle
Susan Ogilvie
Catherine Wood
Jennifer Portas
Maya B.K.
Susan Paul & Ken Engelhart
Cathie Ellis
Jenny
Meaghan Murray
Susan Payne
Cathie Percival
Jerika Coleman
Megan Briggs
Susan Popplewell
Cathy Gibbs
Jess Abraham
Megan Hodges
Susan Reisler
Cathy Hunt
Jess Bootsma
Melanie Jiyoung Kim
Susan Shirriff
Cathy Lloyd
Jess Dobkin
Melissa Fisher-Rozenberg
Susan Warecki
Chantal Evans
Jessica Montes
Melissa Williams
Susan Yee
Chantal Fraizinger
Jessica Nolan
Melissa Yip
Suzanne Frolick
Charmaine Kunz
Jill Bidgood
Michaek Wennberg
Suzanne M Dugard
Cherie Oldenburg
Jill Fraser
Michael Crump
Suzanne Simzer
Cheryl Chase
Jim Lane
Michael Fuhrmann
Suzanne Taylor
Cheryl De Ville
Jin Hee Kim
Michael Halder
Svitlana Levit
Cheryl Giraudy
Jitka Bartosova
Michael Kainer
Syl Grady
Chris Corbin
Jo Ann Pynn
Michael Matisko
Sylvia Pivko
Chris Mueller
Jo-Anne McKeown
Michael Mcclelland
Sylvie Biderman
Christian Oliver
Joan Cranston
Michael Piaskoski
Tamiko Potts
Christie Callan-jones
Joan Fowlie
Michael Scott
Tammy Landau
Christina Marciano
Joan Huang
Michael Tomczak
Tanya Aberman
Christine Desborough
Joanne & John Madden
Michaelin McDermott
Tanya Pikula
Christine Liptay
Joanne Cuthbertson
Michele Landsberg
Tenisha Forde
Christine Nakatsu
Joanne Laplante
Michele Noble
Teresa Castellucci
Christine Tremblay
Joanne Mackay-Bennett
Michele O'Keefe
Teresa Sansom
Christopher Klinger
Joe Bracciale
Michelle A Breslin
Teri Worthington
Christopher Moore
Joe Springer
Michelle Allan
Terrence Cassaday
Cindy Peer
John Bennett
Michelle Bourgeois
Terri Flinn
Cindy Robinson
John Brannigan
Michelle Gariepy
Terry Maley
Claire Arnold
John Chu
Michelle Marshall
Tharushika Hetti
Claire Hadford
John Debono
Michelle Roseman
Thea Herman
Claire Sharpe
John Fauquier
Michelle Rothstein & Randy Rosenberg
Theresa Lee
Claude Marcil
John Gultig
Michelle Shephard
Thomas Lute
Claudia Tenuta
John Saksun
Mike Boucaud
Tien Providence
Clinton Popetz
John Seongho Choi
Mila Babic
Tim Giguere
Colin Campbell
John Tench
Milan Pekic
Tim Kelly
Connie Smith
John Tory
Minusha De Silva
Tim O'Connor
Constance Friesen
Jolanta Malicki
Miriam Kagan
In Memory of Terence Macartney-Filgate
Cornelia Schuh
Joleen Jantzen
Mitchell MacDonald
Tina & Stefan Soldovieri
Craig Elias
Jon Whitehead
Mitsa Ouroumis
Tina Goldlist
Craig Spence
Jonathan Schachter
MM Powrie
Tina Mackenzie
Crystal Estok
Jonathan Still
Molly Koster Cameron
Tina Marzocca
Cynthia Bracewell
Jonothan Fiddler
Monica Oliveira
Tom Boreskie
Cynthia Kett
Jose Vera
Monique Smith
Tony Alderson
Cynthia Wright
Josephine Bryant
Monique Van Remortel
Tony Hooper
Cyrel Troster
Josh Miller
Morgana Kellythorne
Tove Fynbo
Dafna Ben-Yehoshoua
Josie Ford
Myra Bloom
Tracy Lewis-Currie
Dan Hemmings
Joyce De Azavedo
Myrna Baker
Trevor Glover
Dan Rona
Joyce Gray
Nada Farah
Trish Williams
Dan Tellier
Joyce Kraay
Nadia Kostiuk
Tycho Manson
Daniel Andervoort
Jse-Che Lam
Nancy Epstein
Una Paige
Daniel Haberstock
Jude Sorley
Nancy Fung
Uriel Mendoza
Daniel Ingram
Judi Conacher
Nancy Garrow
Valentina Vishvenko
Daniel Lak
Judith Brown
Nancy Kerr
Valerie Elia
Daniela Bosco
Judith Cole
Nancy Sarnoff
Valerie Hussey
Daniele Guevara
Judith Hinchman
Nancy Seto
Valerie Mclean
Darby Wheeler
Judy Hatcher
Nancy Smith Lea
Vanessa Forsyth
Daria Savic
Julia Brown
Nancy Steinhauer
Vanessa Smith
Darlene Varaleau
Julia Firestone
Naomi Faulkner
Velanie George
Darryl Parisien
Julia Fisher
Natalie Intven
Veronique Brisson
Dave Pelletier
Julia Foster
Natalie Williams
Veronique Lavoie-Naster
David And Helena Garlin
Julia Holland & David Crawford
Natasha Eberhardt
Veselina Stoyanova
David Andrews
Julia Knight
Nate Clark
Victor Dickens
David Arromba
Julia Lo
Nathalie Seaver
Victoria Hathaway
David Hamilton
Julia Zingel
Nazli Nahidi
Victoria Rivers
David Ofori Zapparoli
Julian Hart
Negar Khalvati
Virginia Brooks
David Piper
Julie Bogdanowicz
Neil Guthrie
Virginia Smith
David Simmons
Julie Killeen
Neil Phillips
Wanda Crickmay
Dawn Tattle
Justin Churchill
Neshay Ahmed
Wendy Friesen
Dayle Rakowsky
Jutta Maloney
Nicholas Coleman
Wendy Wright
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Kadi Kaljuste
Nicholas Hames
Will Hanlon
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Kaitlin Blanchard
Nicolas LeBlond
William Sulis
Deanna Sciortino
Kamala Rao
Nicole Fritz
Willie Macrae
Deanne Gobbatto
Kaori Gavrilovic
Nicole Henderson
Winnie Lee
Debbie Koenig
Karen Coleman
Nik Van Haeren
Yen Chung
Debbie Matte
Karen Heasman
Niraj Patel
In Memory of Yvette Lang
Debbie Steiss
Karen Holt
Nora Underwood
Ylva Dahl-Dimitrieff
Deborah Gold
Karen Leitner
Norah Brochu
Yodit Edemariam
Deborah Mesher
Karen Miller
Norbert Driedger
Yolanta Stachow
Deborah Mitchell
Karen Schucher
Norman Rath
Yolanta Stachow in Memory of Daniel Pokorn
Deborah Parks
Karen Walsh
Oana Lipovicianu
Yosi Nahmias
Deborah Rotta-Loria
Karyn Spiesman
Olena Decock
Yusuke Tanaka
Debra Lary
Kate Haworth
Olga Luftig
Yvonne Taylor
Debra Luneau
Kate Tinnerman
Olivia Burgess
Zeynep Onen
Denise Ballentine
Katherine Bialczyk
Onil Bhattacharyya
Zita Zolis
Denise Huyler
Katherine Entigar
Pam Jackson
Zofia Rogowska
Dennis Wheeler
Katherine Mantella
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