From films about melting glaciers to the meltdown of internet privacy, Toronto’s Hot Docs, the largest documentary festival in North America, begins on Thursday, April 25 with a varied program of films from 47 countries including Haiti, Estonia, France, Georgia, Brazil, as well as Canada and the U.S. The documentaries range from quirky individual stories to geopolitical issues. Some of the most mesmerizing films include both. View slideshow: Hot Docs Festival opens in Toronto Pussy Riot – A Punk Prayer, traces the story of the three young Russian women, who were jailed for their anti-Putin performance at a Moscow Church. It details the life stories of these iconoclasts, showing the brains behind the balaclavas and the kangaroo courts that sentenced them. The Expedition to the End of the World, a Danish film, not only shows the dazzling fjords, but the melting icebergs in this once-untouched North Pole paradise. The added dimension is the motley crew of artists and scientists on the boat journey. Terms and Conditions May Apply shows how that thing we skip over when we click on “I accept” button, is really a giveaway of our basic privacy. Including Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, and Barrett Brown, the unofficial head of Anonymous, the film, notes director, Cullen Hoback, shows how “you could post the wrong thing on Facebook, and the FBI could be knocking on your door.” Read more..