Reel Asian

RA:X is Reel Asian’s groundbreaking programming section that redefines the way audiences engage with community and storytelling. Pioneering innovative tools and interactive elements, we are taking audience involvement to an entirely new level.

RA:X introduces a dynamic blend of technology and creativity that captivates, educates, and entertains. Our commitment to pushing boundaries has resulted in a programming experience that breaks free from traditional norms. RA stands for Reel Asian, X being the variable.

THE SARI-SARI XCHANGE: MINI SYMPOSIUM AND EXHIBITION

The Sari-Sari Xchange is a project that seeks to amplify Asian representation in the creative emerging media industries in Canada, particularly through a community-building residency program that engages artists with digital and extended reality (XR) technologies such as virtual and augmented reality, 360 cinema, game-engine animation and 3D scanning. These works will also be presented in a bespoke virtual exhibition space created in Mozilla Hubs. Join us to find out more about the project! Mentors: David Bobier, Yvonne Felix, Jim Ruxton

17 NOV, 2023

PIGEONHOLE

Visit the PIGEONHOLE, nest and rest from the festival chaos, listen to collaborative pigeon music, watch raw footage, compose your own ditties, and collage a flock of desired futures together with other attendees. PIGEONHOLE debuts the creative collaboration between artist Emmie Tsumura and her pigeons-in-crime, and engages communal postures of learning and creation through multispecies forms of intimacy, trust, and being. Instead of straining to be legible and recognizable through pre-established structures (born of violent colonial legacies), PIGEONHOLE considers what zany freedoms are possible in choosing nonsensical play and unfamiliar relations with other beings. What if we turned away from legibility, toward other forms of expression? What might happen if we got out of the weeds to spend some time with the birds?

8 NOV, 2023

EIGHTY THOUSAND STEPS

As a child, Crystal loved when her “Pawpaw” (“grandmother” in Chinese) shared life lessons through fables as the two took walks together. Now Crystal realizes Pawpaw was sharing her journey as a child refugee, hiding tragedy behind adventure. Listeners gradually learn about the heartbreaking contrast between real violence and a child’s interpretation of it. As the listener walks to the store or through a park, they’re forced to examine their steps and stories next to a refugee’s. Download EIGHTY THOUSAND STEPS, available for FREE now on the App store or Google Play.

16 Nov, 2023 4:00 pm

THE SARI-SARI XCHANGE: MINI SYMPOSIUM AND EXHIBITION

PIGEONHOLE

EIGHTY THOUSAND STEPS

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