Today in Toronto the 2014 Hot Docs Film Festival begins its whirlwind line up of documentary films, running until May 4. At Videofag, Regional Support Network will screen experimental videos from Portland - read our interview with RSN here. Music wise, Magda and James Holden will DJ at the Hoxton, Mechanical Forest Sound is throwing a birthday party at the Tranzac, and Phedra and CATL are competing for your love. Damian Abraham, Robyn Doolittle, Jeremy Laing and more are reading at Get Lit. For more events, click on over to our events section.

• Film: Hot Docs 2014 (Opening at Bloor Cinema)
• Dance: APEX Tour Toronto with Magda and James Holden (The Hoxton)
• Film: Regional Support Network presents Everyones A Little Queer (Videofag)
• Music: "I'm Forty Now" (Tranzac)
• Lit: Get Lit 2014 (Neubacher Shor Contemporary)
• Fashion: Liverano & Liverano Trunk Show (Leatherfoot)
• Comedy: BeerProv: The Draft (Comedy Bar)
• Art: In Her Moment (White House Studio Project)
• Music: Phedre / VCR / Tremayne / Creep Highway (Double Double Land)
• Music: CATL: This Shakin' House LP Release Party! (The Horseshoe)

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Photo of The Internet's Own Boy screening tonight at Hot Docs.