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Hosted in partnership with ISO Radio, New Ho Queen x Hot Pot Community, Ricecake, and Bubble_T
With Paul Chin, Roshanie, Discography x Lazy Suzn x Kai, and a drag performance from Ms. Nookie Galore. From the House of Rice in Vancouver, Bella will be DJing with performances by Maiden China, Kara Juku, Skim, and House Mother Shay Dior. Last but not least the imitable West Dakota joins us all the way from NYC!

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Moderator Nataleah Hunter-Young
With Ursula Liang (director), Jason Harper (editor), Michelle Chang (editor), Syrus Marcus Ware (artist, community activist)

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Moderator Kelly Lui (Programmer – Shorts & Special Projects, Reel Asian)
With
Away, Together | Sana Malik (director)
A Lonely Afternoon | Kyle Credo (director), Warren Credo (crew)
No More Parties | Natalie Murao (director), Thea Loo (producer)

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Co-Hosts Lainey Lui, Angela Sun
Join us on Twitch or Facebook for appointment-viewing of our awards ceremony, presented with the support of Crave

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Part of our CANADIAN SPOTLIGHT Programming presented with the support of Crave
Artist Talk Oliver Husain, Lenticular Lencture

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Moderator Golshan Abdmoulmaie (Programming Committee, Reel Asian)
With
Bind | Emory Chao Johnson (director)
Gay As In Happy | Jordana Valerie Allen-Shim (director)
Super Zee | Nathalie Younglai (director), Sedina Fiati (talent)
Safe Among Stars | Jess X. Snow (director)
God’s Daughter Dances | Sungbin Byun (director)

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Part of the REEL IDEAS SYMPOSIUM: ON WORLD-BUILDING presented with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts
Moderators Marsya Maharani & Petrina Ng (Gendai)
Panelists Eui Yong Zong (editor), Lesley Loksi Chan (filmmaker), Anne Koizumi (filmmaker), Joyce Wong (filmmaker)

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Moderator Aram Collier (Head of Programming, Reel Asian)
With Ky Nam Le Duc (director)

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Part of our CANADIAN SPOTLIGHT Programming presented with the support of Crave
Artist Talk Sahar Te, KHAREEJ No. 3

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Moderator Aram Collier (Head of Programming, Reel Asian)
With
How You See Me | Maryanna Chan (director)
Apprends-moi à disparaître (Teach Me How To Disappear) | Angelina Guo (director)
일요일 (Sunday) | kim hayung (director)
Homewater | Aidan Chan (director)

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Moderator Kelly Lui (Programmer – Shorts & Special Projects, Reel Asian)
With
Last Ferry To Grass Island | Linhan Zhang (director)
Receiver | Cavan Campbell (director), Tahirih Vejdani (talent)
RONG | Indira Iman (director)
Bow-wow | Hyungnam Pak (director), Gina Rim (translator)

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Part of the REEL IDEAS SYMPOSIUM: ON WORLD-BUILDING presented with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts
Moderator Beau Gomez (Gallery & Programs Coordinator, Critical Distance Centre for Curators)
Panelists Katrina Cohen-Palacios (Archivist, Home Made Visible), Vasuki Shanmuganathan (Researcher & Community Activist, Tamil Archive Project), Vince Ha (Filmmaker & Curator, Invisible Footprints)

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Moderator Aram Collier (Head of Programming, Reel Asian)
With Mariko Bobrik (director)

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Part of our CANADIAN SPOTLIGHT Programming presented with the support of Crave
Artist Talk Howie Tsui, GIF Roulette

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Moderator Aram Collier (Head of Programming, Reel Asian)
With Minh Trinh (director)

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Moderator Mariam Zaidi (Programmer – South Asia, Reel Asian)
With Cristina Hanes, Arya Rothe, Isabella Rinaldi (directors)

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Moderator Kelly Lui (Programmer – Shorts & Special Projects, Reel Asian)
With
Accidental Activist | Jinung Chung (director), El-Farouk Khaki (guest)
Turf Nation | Jun Bae (director)
But You’re Not Black | Danielle Ayow (director)

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Part of the REEL IDEAS SYMPOSIUM: ON WORLD-BUILDING presented with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts
Moderator Anita Li (Media Strategist, Consultant & Instructor, The Other Wave)
Panelists Rignam Wangkhang (Producer, CBC Creator Network), Zach Feldberg (Programmer, CBC Digital Originals), Uytae Lee (Filmmaker, About Here)

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Moderator Kelly Lui (Programmer – Shorts & Special Projects, Reel Asian)
With
Dancing On My Own | Allie Cuerdo (director)
Atomic Café: The Noisiest Corner in J-Town | Akira Boch, Tadashi Nakamura (directors)
Margo | Steffi Tupe (director)
Novena | Shirley Camia (director)
Father Figure | Tanya Hoshi (director)
Handscape | Yiru Chen (director)

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Moderator Sahar Golshan (Programming Committee, Reel Asian)
With
The Fourfold | Alisi Telengut (director)
Haruwal | GurJeevaan Singh BalRose (director), Samriti Singh BalRose (guest)
Trails | Chris Nguyen (director)
I Bought A Time Machine | Yeon Park (director)
I Dream of Vancouver | Warren Chan (director)
Farming Slowly | Anthony Newen (director), Catherine Nguyen (guest)
Ama: Women of the Sea | Georgie Yukiko Donovan (director)

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Part of the REEL IDEAS SYMPOSIUM: ON WORLD-BUILDING presented with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts
Moderators Justine Abigal Yu (Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Living Hyphen)
Panelists Hannah Sung (journalist), Khanh Tudo (Programmer, Insomniac Film Festival), Neha Kohli (comedian, actor & screenwriter)

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Part of the REEL IDEAS SYMPOSIUM: ON WORLD-BUILDING presented with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts
Moderator Aram Collier (Head of Programming, Reel Asian)
Speakers Spencer Nakasako (Director, A.K.A. Don Bonus), Miko Revereza (filmmaker)
This session includes FREE access to the screening of A,K.A. Don Bonus

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Part of the REEL IDEAS SYMPOSIUM: ON WORLD-BUILDING presented with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts
Moderators Marsya Maharani & Petrina Ng (Gendai)
Panelists Niki Little (Artistic Director, imagineNATIVE), Julian Carrington (Programmer, Hot Docs and Planet In Focus), Indu Vashist (Cultural Worker, SAVAC)

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In Conversation With Rob Buscher (Board Chair, Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival), Daisuke Miyao (Professor in Department of Literature, University of California at San Diego)
This event includes FREE access to the screening of Labyrinth of Cinema

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Moderator Angela Sun (Programming Committee, Reel Asian)
With
The Way We Are | Amanda Ann-Min Wong (director)
In the Shadow of the Pines | Anne Koizumi (director)
Tiger and Ox | Seunghee Kim (director)
Sing Me A Lullaby | Tiffany Hsiung (director), Ren Wen Hsiung (guest)

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Part of the REEL IDEAS SYMPOSIUM: ON WORLD-BUILDING presented with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, in conjunction with CODES OF CONTACT
Moderator Atif Khan (researcher & curator)
Panelists Madiha Tahir (journalist & filmmaker), Nasra Mohamed (youth community advocate), masal khan (multimedia artist)

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Live Script Read with Cast Liam Diaz (Bing), Ellie Posadas (Edna), Cherish Violet Blood (Marie), Aliya Kanani (Ms. Hina), Alexis Hancey (Fern)
Followed by Artist Talk and Q&A Shasha Nakhai (director, producer), Rich Williamson (director), Catherine Hernandez (writer)
Moderator Amar Wala (filmmaker)

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