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FINCH & MIDLAND
今天應該很高興

Canada2025110 minEnglish, Cantonese, Mandarin with English subtitlesToronto Premiere

Finch and Midland, an intersection in Scarborough, is like many others in the suburbs of Canada's largest city. But every intersection has a story to tell. Timothy Yeung’s Finch & Midland focuses on four stories from the wave of Hong Kong immigrants who came to Canada in the 1990s hoping for a new life: a former pop singer trying to reconnect with his daughter; a woman caring for her elderly mother while yearning for love; a single mother who works in a massage parlour and dreams of becoming a realtor; and a factory manager confronted with a glass ceiling.

Through strip malls, harsh lights, and dark nights, Finch & Midland reinterprets the stories of the community Yeung grew up in, and stars an impressive ensemble cast led by Anthony Wong Chau‑sang. Yeung’s film is an important addition to the recent movement of local cinematic stories from Scarborough that connect to universal themes.

– Aram Siu Wai Collier

Cast

Anthony Wong
Patrick Tam
Harriet Yeung
Theresa Lee
Nina Paw

Recognitions

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Vancouver International Film Festival, 2025
Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, 2025
Golden Horse Film Festival, 2025

AWARDS
Anthony Wong Nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Golden Horse Film Festival, 2025

Director Bio

Timothy Yeung

Timothy Yeung is a Canadian-born Chinese filmmaker and holds a master of fine arts from New York University. A TIFF Filmmaker Lab alumnus, his short 90 Days was acquired by Sundance Selects. He won the MAS Award at the Busan Asian Project Market in 2018.

9 Nov, 2025 3:30 pm

TIFF Lightbox C2

Rating

14A

IN-CINEMA TICKETS

CONTENT ADVISORY
drug use, nudity, racist language/situations, sexist language/situations, coarse language, sex

IN PERSON ACCESSIBILITY:

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POST-FILM DISCUSSION: FINCH & MIDLAND

Join us for a Q&A immediately after the screening with director Timothy Yeung, moderated by Reel Asian industry and education manager Samir Ballou.

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