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For all those in the Toronto area the Hotdocs Film Festival starts up again on Thursday. I’m only going to make it out to one movie this week but there are quite a few that might interest readers here. I’m going to see New Castle, about some Chinese labour and forced migration issues on Friday. I would love to go see I Am Jesus, but alas I won’t be in the city.

Here are some other films that might be of interest:

Kumare: “In this sharp and humorous postmodern analysis of New Age culture, a religious skeptic masquerades as a Guru to teach his unwitting followers a lesson in spiritual guidance. Can his deception pave the way to true enlightenment?”

How To Die In Oregon: “In this immensely moving Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner, terminally ill patients courageously seize control of their lives and deaths in Oregon, the first U.S. state to legalize physician-assisted suicide.”

A Simple Rhythm: “Does a universal pulse keep us all in step? This visually immersive meditation on the beat that binds us draws on music, science, medicine and the cosmos to better understand nature’s irrepressible forces.”

I Am Jesus: “Attention, Christians – Jesus is here! Just one problem: there are three of Him. Who’s the real Saviour: Vissarion from Siberia, Brazilian YouTube sensation INRI Cristo, or British ex-secret serviceman David Shayler? A first-hand look at the Second Coming.”

Koran By Heart: “One hundred of the brightest kids from across the Islamic world arrive in Cairo for the world’s oldest Koran-reciting contest. Facing opponents nearly twice their age, three 10-year-old prodigies fight for their only shot at a brighter future.”