EAST OF THE ROCKIES by Joy KogawaAugmented Reality Story Run dates: November 1 – 15, 2019 Reel Asian staff had the honour of spending time with Joy Kogawa, one of Canada’s most celebrated authors ahead of this year’s Reel Asian: […]
JUNHA’S PLANET: October 18 Co-Presentation with Rendezvous With Madness Festival
JUNHA’S PLANET October 18, 2019 · 6:00 PM · Jackman Hall AGO Fourth grader, Junha, struggles making friends… His classmates avoid him, his teachers discipline him, or are simply confused… They just don’t understand why he behaves the […]
FIRE: August 30 Co-Presentation with SANGHUM, CINEMAS OF INDIA
FIRE August 30, 2019 · 7:30 PM · The Royal Cinema Co-presented with Reel Asian Film Festival and co-sponsored by Pleasure Dome, Sanghum Film Series presents: Fire Written and directed by Deepa Mehta, Fire was released in India […]
TUNDRA: August 17 Co-Presentation with Toronto Youth Shorts
TUNDRA August 17, 2019 · 3:45 PM · Spadina Theatre @ Alliance Francaise Toronto Reel Asian presents a screening of TUNDRA, in a co-presentation with the Toronto Youth Shorts. Carol Nguyen’s TUNDRA is no stranger to Reel Asian, having previously […]
SWING KIDS: August 8 Co-Presentation with KCBA, John Filion and Ali Ehsassi
SWING KIDS August 8, 2019 · 8:30 PM · Mel Lastman Square Reel Asian presents a free outdoor movie screening of Swing Kids (스윙키즈), in a co-presentation with the Korean Canadian Business Association (KCBA), Willowdale Councillor John Filion […]
RAJNIGANDHA: July 30 Co-Presentation with SANGHUM, CINEMAS OF INDIA
RAJNIGANDHA July 30, 2019 · 8:00 PM · The Royal Cinema Co-presented with Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival and co-sponsored by Pleasure Dome, SANGHUM, CINEMAS OF INDIA presents: Rajnigandha! Basu Chatterjee’s Rajnigandha is a revelation in Hindi […]
INFERNAL AFFAIRS: July 28 Christie Pits Film Festival
INFERNAL AFFAIRS July 28, 2019 · 6:00 PM · Christie Pits One of the key short/feature combos that inspired Christie Pits Film Festival’s (a Reel Asian Community Partner) Dynamic Duos theme this year, which pairs curated combinations of critically-acclaimed feature […]
HIGHER LEARNING – NAVIGATING FESTIVAL CIRCUIT: July 24 TIFF Panel
HIGHER LEARNING – NAVIGATING FESTIVAL CIRCUIT PANEL EVENT July 24, 2019 · 6:00 PM · TIFF Bell Lightbox Reel Asian’s head of programming, Kristine Estorninos, joins a panel of Toronto-based film festival representatives to discuss their experience as programmers, with […]
THE FAREWELL: July 18 TIFF Special Event
THE FAREWELL July 18, 2019 · 7:00 PM · TIFF Bell Lightbox Chinese-born American Billi (Awkwafina) reluctantly returns to her homeland to find that her grandmother has just weeks to live. Although her entire family knows the prognosis, they have […]
MEDITATION PARK: August 21 Co-Presentation with Regent Park Film Festival
MEDITATION PARK August 21, 2019 · Pre-show at 7:00 PM · Screening at Sundown (8:30 PM) · Regent Park (NEW RAIN DATE) Mina Shum directs an all-star cast — including Cheng Pei Pei, Sandra Oh, Tzi Ma, and Don McKellar — […]