posted Monday, April 24, 2023
Adapted from his award-winning short Darling, JOYLAND is the debut feature from writer-director Saim Sadiq, that explores the many sides of love and desire in a patriarchal society. Gentle and timid, Haider (Ali Junejo) lives with his wife Mumtaz (Rasti Farooq), his father, and his elder brother’s family in Lahore, Pakistan. Following a long spell of unemployment, […]
posted Thursday, April 20, 2023
When Time Got Louder is a Canadian production from Connie Cocchia that’s partially based on her own life experiences growing up with a sibling with ASD. Leaving home for university, Abbie (Willow Shields) thrives as she experiences independence and self-actualization. However, she’s tormented by the knowledge that her brother Kayden (Jonathan Simao), who has autism […]
posted Tuesday, April 18, 2023
National Canadian Film Day (CanFilmDay), presented by REEL CANADA, is bigger than ever for its tenth anniversary on April 19, 2023, with over 1300 live events taking place from coast-to-coast-to-coast, and approximately 120 events in nearly 45 countries around the world. Highlights Canadian cinema suffered two important losses since our last CanFilmDay and both will be honoured […]
posted Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Images Festival takes place from April 13 to 26, 2023 at various venues throughout Toronto. This year’s festival will feature an incredible group of films, videos, performances, workshops and exhibitions by emerging and established artists, filmmakers, and creative practitioners from Toronto and around the world. This 36th annual event presents a nestling of two concepts: […]
posted Monday, April 10, 2023
A slate of captivating new docs premiere at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema in April, including two captivating trans themed films. Dressed in Blue is a rarely-seen landmark 1983 film that captures the experiences of six transgender women living in Madrid in the years following Spain’s transition to democracy. Transformer chronicles the life of world […]
posted Thursday, March 30, 2023
In The Pilgrim, Will, an architect living in London, begrudgingly returns home after his estranged mother dies. Tasked with transporting her remains to their final resting place, he embarks on an odyssey through the American West, and begins to question the man he has become. Available from Freestyle Digital Media Pieces of Us is […]
posted Friday, March 24, 2023
An in-demand tutor for the East Coast monied elite, Ethan (Garrett Hedlund) lands a high-paying assignment to instruct a billionaire’s son, Jackson (Noah Schnapp), at a remote New York waterfront estate. Almost immediately, Ethan realizes that his student’s interest in his life borders upon obsession. As tension grows, Jackson’s accusations threaten to expose Ethan’s perceived […]
posted Thursday, March 23, 2023
Young Emerging Actors Assembly (YEAA) are presenting a Demo Reel Screening on Friday March 24th, 2023. This free in-person event features nine demo reels submitted by members, presented in front of Casting Associates Kalene Osborne (Lewis Kay Casting) and Emily Johnston (Lisa Parasyn Casting). Invitations are also extended to up-and-coming Directors, Producers, and Casting Directors […]
posted Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Outplay Films is an independent company based in Paris, France that’s exclusively focused on international sales, co-production and distribution of LGBTQ+ content. Below are three of their most recent releases now available to stream online. I Love You More After a year of online pillow-talk, Ben, a shy Kosovar teen, is exhilarated to finally meet […]
posted Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Ace Hotel Toronto has launched a new monthly film screening series, Shorts In Conversation, that creates space for both cinema and dialogue. Each month, an organization curates films and filmmakers to discuss the craft, taste, and journey of putting thoughts into moving images. Toronto’s queer film festival, Inside Out, has been chosen as the host […]
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