Premiering at Reel Asian in 2010, Suite Suite Chinatown returns to Toronto on July 11! Presented by Reel Asian Film Festival, Suite Suite Chinatown is a collaborative film and live music event. July 11, 2014 @ 9:00pm Harbourfront, Redpath Stage […]
Celebrate Asian Heritage Month!
Free film screenings, school tours and a South Asian cultural festival – find out what Reel Asian is up to for Asian Heritage Month! May is Asian Heritage Month! Join us and other individuals & community organizations in celebrating […]
Filmmaker Update: Tricia Lee, Arthur Yeung, Lesley Loksi Chan
Filmmaker Tricia Lee from A Film Monkey Production is currently working on a new feature film project, “Silent Retreat”, and needs your help! The idea for Silent Retreat was born out of 10-day silent meditation retreat that Tricia took in […]
Filmmaker Update: York U Grads, Ron Morales
The Toronto Chinese Film Festival is just wrapping up it’s inaugural festival in Richmond Hill. Part of their programming included a collection of shorts by York University’s film department including the following works that have also screened at Reel Asian: […]
Sweet and spicy times at Suite Suite Chinatown
Two weekends ago, Chris and I made the trip to the big apple to attend the 2011 Asian American International Film Festival where Suite Suite Chinatown was making one of its last tour stops at the Museum of Chinese in […]
A Weekend of Experimental Art and Experimental Food
On Friday night, Heather, Henry, Selena and I attended a spotlight on Japanese Canadian artist Midi Onodera at the AGO. This Reel Asian co-presentation included an intro by Lesley Loksi Chan (RA filmmaker), reflections/essays on Midi’s work by Monika Gagnon […]
Six degrees of Oriental Pearls
On Saturday night, Lesley Chan and I attended the preview screening of Cuong Ngo’s Oriental Pearls, a project that we were eagerly anticipating since the launch of its trailer last year. This feature film was filmed in picturesque Vietnam and […]
Asian selections at this year’s Inside Out
This year’s 21st Annual Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival takes place May 19-29, 2011 at the TIFF Lightbox and Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. There are wonderful works to look forward to. In particular, here are the […]
Filmmaker Update: Lesley Loksi Chan, Arthur Yeung
Reel Asian filmmaker Lesley Loksi Chan (Director, Suite Suite Chinatown and Redress Remix) and Reel Asian Producer Arthur Yeung (Composer, Suite Suite Chinatown) have teamed up with local dance artist Laura Kappel and musician Angela Molina to form the Looking […]
Meet you at the CanAsian Dance Festival
Louanne and I attended the opening night of the CanAsian Dance Festival last night, and were treated to an incredible range of dance performances, including the Mi Young Kim Dance Company and an incredible performance of Sufi whirling dance by […]