Planet in Focus

The final film Planet in Focus is delighted to co-present at Hot Docs 2026 is the exquisite TIME AND WATER directed by Sara Dosa (USA, Iceland). AND we have TICKETS to giveaway!!! 👉 How to enter: Follow @planetinfocus and @hotdocs_ Like this post ♥️ Tag a friend you’d like to bring! Showtimes:  Sat, May 2, 5:15 PM - Hot Docs Cinema  Sun, May 3, 1:15 PM - TIFF 1  Following the loss of his beloved grandparents and facing the death of his country’s glaciers, renowned Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason constructs a cinematic time capsule in this beautifully crafted meditation on family, memory and epochal change from Academy Award nominee Sara Dosa (Fire of Love). @unadosa

✨TICKET GIVEAWAY✨ We’re thrilled to co-present @toholdamountain at the @hotdocs_ festival! Winner of the World Cinema Grand Jury Documentary Prize at Sundance. TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN directed by Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazic (Serbia, France, Slovenia, Montenegro, Croatia) Showtimes: TIFF Lightbox Sat, May 2, 5:15 PM - TIFF 1  Sun, May 3, 10:00 AM - TIFF 1  In the quiet mountain lands of Montenegro, a mother and daughter strive to protect their ancestral home from the threat of becoming a NATO military training facility, awakening memories of the violence that shattered their family.  HOW TO ENTER: Follow @planetinfocus and @hotdocs_ Like this post ♥️ Tag a friend you’d like to bring!

Congratulations to the Hot Docs International Film Festival on a wonderful Opening Night! ✨✨ The festival runs from April 23-May 3, 2026 and Planet in Focus is excited to be co-presenting three powerful documentaries @hotdocs_ this year! Join us for IN TYEE COUNTRY directed by Jevan Crittenden and Nate Slaco. (Canada) A century-old fishing club on Canada’s west coast faces an existential crisis as salmon populations dwindle and members wrestle with their legacy, realizing that their biggest catches might be a thing of the past.  Showtimes: TIFF Lightbox Sun, Apr 26, 4:45 PM - TIFF 4  Mon, Apr 27, 5:15 PM - TIFF 3

✨TICKET GIVEAWAY! ✨ We’re thrilled to co-present this screening of FAIRY CREEK with @hotdocs_ Cinema! 🌲 Winner Planet in Focus “Best Canadian Feature Award” 2024 🏆 @fairycreek A gripping frontline dive into the lives of activists urgently blocking logging roads on Vancouver Island, Canada, in a last-ditch attempt to stop old-growth logging in the pristine Fairy Creek valley—Canada’s largest act of civil disobedience. 🗓️Sunday, April 19 at 6:30pm 📍Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema 👉 How to enter: Follow @planetinfocus and @hotdocs_ Like this post ♥️ Tag a friend you’d like to bring!

Witness the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history, documented by Jen Muranetz and Sepehr Samimi. Watch the trailer and prepare to learn about the (ongoing) fight to save FAIRY CREEK — screening in Toronto on April 19, 2026, just ahead of Earth Day. 🕡 6:30 PM 📍 Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Co-presented with @planetinfocus 🎤 Director @jenmuranetz will join for a post-screening discussion via Zoom. 🎟️ Tickets available now via the link in bio or on boxoffice.hotdocs.ca A gripping frontline dive into the lives of land defenders urgently blockading logging roads on Vancouver Island, Canada, in a do-or-die attempt to stop old growth logging in Ada’itsx (Fairy Creek). When forestry workers oppose blockaders and police begin arresting protestors, tensions rise in this record-breaking climate frontline. #FairyCreek #EarthDay #EnvironmentalJustice #LandBack #OurPowerOurPlanet

FAIRY CREEK is coming to Toronto! 🗓️ April 19, 2026 🕡 6:30 PM 📍 Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Just ahead of Earth Day, join us for a special screening that centers the urgent fight to protect old-growth forests. Co-presented with @planetinfocus 🎤 Director @jenmuranetz will join for a post-screening discussion via Zoom. 🎟️ Tickets available now via the link in bio or on boxoffice.hotdocs.ca A gripping frontline dive into the lives of land defenders urgently blockading logging roads on Vancouver Island, Canada, in a do-or-die attempt to stop old growth logging in Ada’itsx (Fairy Creek). When forestry workers oppose blockaders and police begin arresting protestors, tensions rise in this record-breaking climate frontline. FAIRY CREEK was nominated for Leo Awards 2025 for Best Cinematography and won Best Music Score (original score by @aminebouzahermusic ). The film is also nominated for the Canadian Screen Awards for Best Sound. Big congrats to our sound designer and mixer @elihaligua , who went above and beyond to bring the forest and the blockade to life through meticulously crafted soundscapes. Shoutout to Eli’s incredible team in the sound room: @fatih.ragbet (Dialogue Editor) Gulay Acar (Foley Editor) @blamo_sound (Sound Effects Editor) With Gratitude to the Team: Directed and produced by @jenmuranetz Produced and filmed by @cinesepehr Edited by @rafispivak & @ruf_cut Sound design by @elihaligua Color grading by @_epicmood Animation by @benmcgreg_r Original score by @aminebouzahermusic Publicity by @penderpr Distributed by @cinema.politica Produced by @undrstory Funded with support from @telefilm_canada , @canada.council , @bcartscouncil , @onf_nfb and @smallchangefund #FairyCreek #EarthDay #EnvironmentalJustice #LandBack #OurPowerOurPlanet

✨️ POSTER REVEAL ✨️ "The world is a balance of light and dark and so are you." – THE FALLS (1991) This gorgeous event poster for Desire in Motion's upcoming screening is inspired by the serene artworks of Canadian artist Lawren Harris, a founding member of The Group of Seven and a visionary in Canadian landscape art. It's only natural to depict the majestic Horseshoe Falls with the same reverence and skill, capturing the cascading flow in a warm glow. 💙 Poster designed by @seeyouniru Mini postcard-style posters will be available to the first 100 attendees, so arrive early to get one! THE FALLS - 35th anniversary for @canfilmday Post-screening Q&A with @kmcmahontoronto and @mmprimitive Co-presented with @planetinfocus and @cinssu @paradiseonbloor on April 15, 2026 Doors - 6pm / Film - 6:30pm The screening is now SOLD OUT but there will be a rush line in effect!

Join us for a special EARTH DAY screening of FAIRY CREEK with @hotdocs_ ! 📍HOT DOCS CINEMA April 19th l 6:30pm Winner Planet in Focus 2024 “Best Canadian Feature Award” 🏆 @fairycreek A gripping frontline dive into the lives of activists urgently blocking logging roads on Vancouver Island, Canada, in a last-ditch attempt to stop old-growth logging in the pristine Fairy Creek valley. 
 When police begin arresting people for standing in the way of forestry workers, thousands more protestors flock to the woods to participate in a dramatic and historic stand-off now recognized as Canada’s largest act of civil disobedience. Following a cast of blockaders, Indigenous land defenders and loggers, the film takes an insider look at the rise and fall of the contentious Fairy Creek blockade, creating a searing portrait of contemporary environmental activism.

Planet in Focus is delighted to co-present this incredible shorts program at the 39th annual @imagesfestival bodily burden | Christina Battle, Kym McDaniel, Naomi Rincón-Gallardo, Sabīne Šnē, Theo Cuthand Curated by Katie Lawson APRIL 10 | 11:00am  📍Innis Town Hall | 2 Sussex Avenue Screening 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘪𝘹 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴? 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺, 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘈𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘰𝘰. Tickets: imagesfestival.com Co-presented with: @planetinfocus @cfmdcfilm @centreforsustainablecurating

Last summer, Desire in Motion programmer @jacobcrepeault wrote an essay about his relationship with Niagara Falls, discussing it along with a deep dive into @kmcmahontoronto 's THE FALLS, in his film zine GLEANING. THE FALLS will have a 35th anniversary screening at @paradiseonbloor with special guests on April 15 at 6:30pm for @canfilmday . Free tickets are on sale now at paradiseonbloor.com. Co-presented with @planetinfocus and @cinssu

Desire in Motion is celebrating its one-year anniversary on April 15 at 6:30pm for National Canadian Film Day (@canfilmday ) with a 35th anniversary screening of THE FALLS (1991)! This free screening at The Paradise Theatre will be followed by an in-person Q&A with writer/director Kevin McMahon and producer/editor Michael McMahon. THE FALLS, the debut feature film by Kevin McMahon, is a sprawling journey about all things related to Niagara Falls. The film's ethereal nature and gorgeous cinematography by Douglas Koch, who recently worked on David Cronenberg's THE SHROUDS and CRIMES OF THE FUTURE, makes it a breathtaking spectacle, just like the waterfalls themselves. The film's eclectic score by Kurt Swinghammer was notably sampled on Boards of Canada's album Geogaddi. This screening is co-presented by @planetinfocus and @cinssu Trailer edited by @pvlegreenthings 🎟 FREE tickets are on-sale now at paradiseonbloor.com

Planet in Focus is delighted to co-present TEENAGE WASTELAND at Hot Docs Cinema, Thursday, February 26. @hotdocs_ Directors: Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss USA l 2025 1991. Upstate New York. A group of teenage misfits, inspired by a renegade English teacher, embark on a student film project and uncover a vast conspiracy that is poisoning the ground beneath their feet. Banding together to confront the indifferent adults, corrupt politicians and a violent criminal organization threatening their small town, they produce an investigative documentary that causes shockwaves in their community. Teenage Wasteland is a coming-of-age story based on exclusive access to hundreds of hours of candid, humorous and nostalgic video outtakes, and the cooperation of Fred Isseks and his intrepid students as they reckon, thirty years later, with a defining event in their lives and a remarkable story of civic courage. Join film subject Fred Isseks for a special post-screening discussion. @teenagewastelandfilm