''Hot Docs at Home'' is a Canadian television programming block, which premiered April 16, 2020 on

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. Introduced as a special series during the

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, the series aired several feature

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that had been scheduled to premiere at the 2020

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before its postponement. The films aired on CBC Television at 8 p.m. EST on Thursdays and on the CBC's

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later the same evening, and were made available for streaming on the

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platform. During the same period, the Documentary Channel also aired a number of older documentary films which were screened at past editions of the Hot Docs festival. Several of the films broadcast on the series received

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nominations in television documentary categories at the

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in 2021, with '' 9/11 Kids'' winning the

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for best social or political documentary.

Schedule

Films broadcast on the series were:Kevin Ritchie
"Hot Docs 2020 movies to premiere on CBC Gem"
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'', April 6, 2020. * April 16: '' Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art'' -

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* April 23: '' 9/11 Kids'' - Elizabeth St. Phillip * April 30: '' Finding Sally'' - Tamara Mariam Dawit * May 7: '' Meat the Future'' -

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* May 14: ''They Call Me Dr. Miami'' - Jean-Simon Chartier * May 21: ''

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'' - Richard Poplak and Diana Neille * May 28: '' The Walrus and the Whistleblower'' - Nathalie Bibeau

References

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