Hot Docs // Staff Picks Jeff

Jeffrey Malloch is The Watchlist’s tireless editor. His days are spent meticulously combing over every frame of the show. Here are his most anticipated films at Hot Docs this year:

Who wouldn’t be excited to see what happens in the inner workings of Lorne Michaels’ mind? He’s celebrating the 40th season of SNL, discovered some of the biggest comedy stars and he doesn’t seem to be slowing down.

When Colorado became the first state to legalize marijuana it went under the microscope. The film chronicles the political, social and economic impact the change has had on Colorado.

The Wolfpack seems like the true story version of Netflix’s The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. It focuses on a group of young brothers who are locked away in a Manhattan apartment and rely on movies to form their understanding of what the outside world is like. I’m excited to see how their years of imagination fair against the real world when they walk out the front door for a Coney Island excursion in the doc.

What does Being Canadian really mean? Rob Cohen journeys across Canada, from coast to coast to find out if our national identity is more than “not American”.

The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival takes place from April 23 – May 3, 2015 in Toronto.