DIGITAL SHORTS
All shorts are available online via a Shorts VOD Pass. Valid from 10AM on Monday, Nov 18 thru 11:59PM on Sunday, Nov 24, 2024.
Canada, South Korea, USA2022-2024TRT: 79 minVarious languages
Pulling you in closer, these films traverse the ebbs and flows of infatuation, fascination, longing, desire, and the release of letting go — all this to possibly feel our true selves more intimately.
For: swooners; dreamers; romantics; will-theys/won't-theys; skinship; togethership
*Directors in attendance starred.
South Korea202417 minEnglish, KoreanAnimation, Available Online, Directed By Women, Drama, Music
Vega, a lonely programmer, falls in love with a beautiful popstar water deer. Constantly dragged back to reality by pigeons, Vega’s longing for warmth is in need of being sated.
IN PERSON: this film is scheduled to be presented with English subtitles only (no subtitles for English dialogue)
ONLINE: this film is scheduled to be presented with subtitles for all spoken dialogue (no sound cues indicated)
*Sasha Lee
Sasha Lee is an animation artist based in Seoul, South Korea. In the name of Studio Sleeper, she makes 2D animation about isolation and depression using animal imagery.
Canada20244 minEnglish2slgbtq+, Available Online, Directed By Women, Family-friendly, History
The music video for One Thing I Can Afford, by Louie Sanchez, broadly addresses queer and trans friendship in the diaspora, Filipinx masculinities, and everyday enactments of transgenerational care.
IN PERSON: this film is scheduled to be presented fully captioned (all dialogue subtitled + sound cues indicated)
ONLINE: his film is scheduled to be presented fully captioned (all dialogue subtitled + sound cues indicated)
*Casey Mecija
Casey Mecija is an accomplished multidisciplinary artist, primarily working in music and film. She is an assistant professor at York University in the department of communication and media studies.
Canada, USA202415 minEnglish2slgbtq+, Available Online, Drama
Ann Lai, a mature trans woman, navigates the complexities of her fading memory, delving into the intricacies of love and the burgeoning of her evolving gender identity.
IN PERSON: this film is scheduled to be presented fully captioned (all dialogue subtitled + sound cues indicated)
ONLINE: this film is scheduled to be presented fully captioned (all dialogue subtitled + sound cues indicated)
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day (they/them) is a filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn. Their work often explores themes of identity, and is informed by their lived experience of being Black and queer.
Canada202410 MinEnglish2slgbtq+, Available Online, Directed By Women, Documentary, Experimental
This experiential and textural short film invites viewers into the inner workings of a mind, to ponder how we love and unlove ourselves.
IN PERSON & ONLINE: this film is scheduled to be presented with subtitles for all spoken dialogue (no sound cues indicated)
*Tara Hakim & Hannah Hull
Tara Hakim is a Palestinian Jordanian multidisciplinary artist whose public displays of vulnerability invite the viewer to meditate on notions of self, multicultural identities, and spaces in between — both physically and mentally.
Hannah Hull (they/them) is an artist and musician, also known as Burning Salt. The ancient practice of “burning salt” is an act of expulsion, purification or protection.
Canada20242 MinNo DialogueAnimation, Available Online, Directed By Women, Horror
As Manon sits at her table waiting for her date, an uncontrollable itch overtakes her.
IN PERSON & ONLINE: No dialogue (no audio + visual descriptions)
*Maggie Zeng
Maggie Zeng is a Montreal-based children’s book illustrator, concept artist, and animator. Zeng loves making story-driven illustrations that convey a feeling of adventure and wonder through fun characters and magical environments.
USA202411 MinEnglishAvailable Online, Directed By Women, Drama
Two friends living in Mānoa Valley spend a summer day together before one of them moves to New York City.
IN PERSON: this film is scheduled to be presented fully captioned (all dialogue subtitled + sound cues indicated)
ONLINE: this film is scheduled to be presented fully captioned (all dialogue subtitled + sound cues indicated)
Emily May Jampel
Emily May Jampel is a director from Honolulu based in New York City. Her films have played at festivals around the world, including Palm Springs, Aspen Shortsfest, Champs-Élysées, and Outfest.
South Korea202320 MinKorean2slgbtq+, Action, Available Online, Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
With Seoul under a UFO attack, will Soojin be able to find the green-glowing girl she slept with the night before? (Re)Discover the power of love in this alien invasion, student-drama, action-romance blockbuster short.
IN PERSON: this film is scheduled to be presented with subtitles for all spoken dialogue (no sound cues indicated)
ONLINE: this film is scheduled to be presented with subtitles for all spoken dialogue (no sound cues indicated)
Jung Inhyuk
Jung Inhyuk has earned a passionate fanbase by mixing stories of non-mainstream characters with B-grade humor and various filmmaking techniques to create a genre that defies definition.
15 Nov, 2024 8:00 pm
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DIGITAL SHORTS
All shorts are available online via a Shorts VOD Pass. Valid from 10AM on Monday, Nov 18 thru 11:59PM on Sunday, Nov 24, 2024.
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This programme is presented with a mix of open captions, English subtitles, and no captions. Wheelchair spaces and step-free seating is available for this screening – click below to book accessible seats.
Experience a poetic journey of connection and entanglement inspired by the philosophies of a traditional Japanese tea ceremony. Set in the famous Tai-An teahouse, SEN takes us from joy and wonder, through carelessness and confusion, to peace and renewal, in a lush, visual homage to the expansive emotional interior
13 Nov.
Join us for Festival Happy Hour between film screenings! Open to the public, come participate in casual activities every day.
14 Nov. - 17 Nov.
The 28th edition of Reel Asian is about to unfold! Celebrate with us at our Festival Launch Party, co-hosted by New Ho Queen!
7 Nov. 8:00 pm
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival is a unique showcase of contemporary Asian cinema and work from Asia and the Asian diaspora. Works include films and videos by artists in Canada, the U.S., Asia and all over the world. As Canada’s largest pan-Asian film festival, Reel Asian provides a public forum for Asian media artists and their work, and fuels the growing appreciation for Asian cinema in Canada.
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