Reel Asian is proud to co-present at You Can’t Go Home Again: The Films of Luo Li with TIFF Cinematheque. With four feature films over the past six years, Luo Li has quietly established himself as one of the most important innovative filmmakers in both Canada and China. As strong supporters of our local artists and filmmaking community, Reel Asian is proud to have screened Luo Li’s early works at our festival, including Ornithology in 2005. We’ll be co-presenting two films in this retrospective series including I Went To The Zoo Today, which takes place right at the Toronto Zoo, and Emperor Visits The Hell – Luo’s own adaptation of the Chinese classic story, Journey To The West.

The entire retrospective takes place from June 11-14. More information…

I WENT TO THE ZOO THE OTHER DAY
Director Luo Li
Thursday June 11, 6:15PM | TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King St West)
Tickets: $13 general admission
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SYNOPSIS: Filmed on location in the Toronto Zoo, Luo Li’s feature debut beautifully renders the melancholy of alienation and displacement. Preceded by two other short films from Luo Li, Fly and Ornithology. More information…

 

EMPEROR VISITS THE HELL
Director Luo Li
Saturday June 13, 6:00PM | TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King St West)
Tickets: $13 general admission
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SYNOPSIS: Luo Li’s irreverent, deadpan comedy transplants a fantastical tale from the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West to the world of bureaucrats and triads in modern-day China. Followed by Q&A with Luo Li, hosted by Kazik Rodwanski. More information…

 

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