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Pantsworthy: Hot Docs – May 4, 2019

Posted on May 4, 2019 By Sammy Younan

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Day 10 of the 2019 Hot Docs festival. Today’s Pantsworthy recommendations has lots of jerks! From the NFL to assholes to the Pickup Game to those who oppose sanitation? Yup. Jerks! Here we go!


12:30pm
A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem
Fox Theatre

Why Pants? Culture is what we do around here. So who are we?

12:45pm
Assholes: A Theory
Isabel Bader Theatre

Why Pants? It’s funny cos it’s true!

3:15pm
The Pickup Game
Isabel Bader Theatre

Why Pants? If you don’t know who you are how can you effectively date?

3:45pm
Memory – The Origins of Alien
TIFF Bell Lightbox 2

Why Pants? It’s the 40th anniversary of Alien!

4:15pm
After Parkland
TIFF Bell Lightbox 1

Why Pants? Grief is slower than social media.

6:45pm
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
TIFF Bell Lightbox 1

Why Pants? Miles Davis, yo!

7:30pm
Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

Why Pants? Two words: Wu and Tang.

8:30pm
Mr. Toilet: The World’s #2 Man
Fox Theatre

Why Pants? Poop is important but also soooo funny!

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