Sunday Afternoon

Canada19995 minEnglishFirst Films

Directors Bio

Renuka Jeyapalan

Renuka Jeyapalan is a Toronto-based writer and director. Her shorts have screened at TIFF, Tribeca, and the Berlinale. She has directed episodes of Kim’s Convenience, Workin’ Moms, Sort Of, Children Ruin Everything, Son Of A Critch, and the Netflix original series Ginny & Georgia. Her first feature, Stay The Night, premiered at South by Southwest and played at Reel Asian in 2022.

This film is part of the CANADIAN SPOTLIGHT First Films shorts programme.

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