Documentaries have been steadily growing in popularity in recent years, and with the many great documentaries that were released in 2005, it seems safe to say that the genre is experiencing a bit of a boom right now. This can only mean more public interest for festivals like Hot Docs, an annual film festival in Toronto that screens nothing but documentaries. This year Hot Docs will run from April 28th to May 7th, and will feature over 100 movies. Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man) will be a guest speaker, and the recipient of an Outstanding Achievement Award. Among the many interesting films playing are Darkon (the LARP documentary I posted about a couple days ago), Wordplay (about New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz and the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament), Heavy Metal Jr. (about a metal band whose oldest member is just 12 years old), and Mozartballs (about 5 strange people including a woman who believes that Mozart’s soul inhabits her body). Check out the full program schedule at the link below.