Snippets of daily lives and sensory experiences, children and the elderly, workers, gossiping aunties and the overwhelming feeling you get when you’re in Cabramatta that memories are constantly being created all around you.
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10 Nov. 6:30 pm
A feller cuts down a forest until he arrives at the last tree standing. The tree confronts the feller.
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10 Nov. 6:30 pm
Trapped in his past, an old man steals an army uniform to chase away the ghosts that terrorize his long nights.
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11 Nov. 12:00 pm
Following the death of her mysterious amah (grandma), Kat is haunted during her first night of dinner service at a high-pressure Michelin-star kitchen.
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12 Nov. 10:15 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
Aki, a beginner chef, must make a delicious meal for the emperor’s banquet, however, things don’t go as planned.
9 Nov. - 20 Nov. | Online
Battery Dad is in charge of every corner of the house from children’s toys to remote controls and door locks. What can Battery Dad do when a sudden downpour floods the valley?
9 Nov. - 20 Nov. | Online
Filmmaker Natalie Murao asks her mother, “Why have I never liked tomatoes?” It’s a simple question that leads to an unearthing of a Japanese Canadian fisherman’s story during the World War 2 internment.
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12 Nov. 7:00 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
As the flashy life of the influencer 33 becomes more intense, the canker sore inside her lower lip keeps growing larger…
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12 Nov. 10:15 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
In an isolated desert motel, Mengmeng digs up a rotting carcass. Later that night, something long buried is unearthed in her mother.
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13 Nov. 5:30 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
A young boy feels obliged to write a will for a dying woman who lives alone.
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12 Nov. 7:00 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
A documentary following members of the Toronto Filipinx Canadian community preparing for Fiesta.
12 Nov. 3:45 pm | Online
When Imran suddenly loses his dad, an opportunity to travel back in time for an evening gives him a chance to face him again.
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12 Nov. 7:00 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
Why should I make dinner if we are both in love? A story of gendered roles and the ethics of care by Elizabeth Xu. This film is a part of Night Shifts and also available online.
13 Nov. 5:30 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
A young woman escapes into a fantasy world where she imagines what life would have been like if she never left her birth country. Faced with who she wants to be, she must come to terms with the in-between.
12 Nov. 3:45 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
Amid the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Montreal, Leila, who has been keeping a secret from her family, finds herself in a predicament after her father falls ill and she is called back home.
12 Nov. 7:00 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
A recently orphaned rhino tries to find a new home in the wilds of the Borneo rainforest.
9 Nov. - 20 Nov. | Online
Indigenous Bunong siblings spend one last day in their rural village in northeastern Cambodia, before an impending move to the capital city in search of a more prosperous life.
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11 Nov. 6:45 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
A young boy looks for love from his older self, while seeking sanctuary in nature.
9 Nov. - 20 Nov. | Online
A fleeting and poetic retrospect of a young woman who develops a chronic illness.
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11 Nov. 6:45 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
Satakshi and Madhyama reunite at a celebration during Durga Puja. Over the course of the night through rides, snacks, and glances, we feel their relationship charged with an energy that lasts years.
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13 Nov. 5:30 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
Charlie and her dog, Doug, set out on a journey up a mountain to shoot down the brightest star in the sky.
9 Nov. - 20 Nov. | Online
Following her grandfather’s death in China during the pandemic, Ai is forced to confront her depression, the silences in her home, and her parents’ unsung frustrations—including the ancestor ghosts now possessing them.
12 Nov. 3:45 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
Deep in the dry stream, Yu-bin and Geon are each other’s only friends. To them, this place is the best hideout and playground—but no one seems to understand.
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10 Nov. 6:30 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
Nur’s husband, who had previously left for Malaysia as a migrant worker, returns home in an unexpected condition.
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12 Nov. 12:00 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
Abbas and his friends are out to create the most epic action film in 2005! What will Abbas encounter along the way?
9 Nov. - 20 Nov. | Online
Musician and songwriter Kimmortal stars as Gracie who meets the younger version of herself as the two share a common thread.
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12 Nov. 7:00 pm | Online
A fly-on-the-wall look at the early days of R&B group Kuya as they perform for New York’s top labels.
12 Nov. 3:45 pm | Online
Maggie and Celine meet in the bathroom of a Chinese restaurant while having dinner with their respective families.
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12 Nov. 7:00 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
Sania must take her mother, Noor, for a doctor’s appointment—serving as her parent and translator.
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11 Nov. 6:45 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
In a city where “men” are fanatics about football, Akbar is compelled to pretend he loves the game to avoid being rejected by his new college friends.
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12 Nov. 12:00 pm | Innis Town Hall
As a wife prepares to celebrate her wedding anniversary, a painful reminder threatens to spoil the evening.
12 Nov. 3:45 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
Festival favourite Midnight Snack returns for another bite! This time, 2.0 features six talented female directors who cook up tales full of intrigue and awareness, boldly confronting themes that are often left indigestible.
12 Nov. 10:15 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
Titled after the term “nanitic,” referring to first-generation worker ants who care for their offspring as well as the Queen Ant, we witness the structure of a multigenerational family through the eyes of Trang and Mai.
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13 Nov. 5:30 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
As Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, a lonesome young Chinese immigrant finds comfort in a whirlwind romance with a mysterious hometown queer crush who seems too good to be true.
12 Nov. 3:45 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
A dancer breaks the silence of incest by responding to her family archives through dance. In the ritual sacrifice of a papaya, she reenacts her traumatic past to emancipate her adult self.
12 Nov. 3:45 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
After a pineapple shows up at her front door, Lia returns to her childhood home in search of her father, who hasn’t been seen in months.
12 Nov. 3:45 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
This collaboration with comedian Ron Josol is a farcical time capsule of Asian male aughts humour.
12 Nov. 3:45 pm | Online
One night for Lu, a New York City delivery driver.
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13 Nov. 5:30 pm | Online
When polar-opposite sisters Nur and Karina reunite for their grandparents’ wedding anniversary dinner, Karina starts to itch and blames Nur for putting garlic in her food.
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12 Nov. 10:15 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
In Shorty, a father gives his daughter a history lesson of the greatest small NBA players to illustrate that height isn’t all you need.
12 Nov. 3:45 pm | Online
A music-video collaboration between dance troupe Hataw and Candido’s music project A La Una (née Datu).
12 Nov. 3:45 pm | Online
Xue-Lan, a striving actress, is invited to a mysterious gourmet club only to discover that her competition has prepared a horrifying banquet.
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12 Nov. 10:15 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
A Tahitian dancer tries to reclaim her identity by confronting a tourist audience with a dance of her own.
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11 Nov. 6:45 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
The Archipelago brings together the perspectives of four Indonesian filmmakers as they interpret contemporary Indonesian society.
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12 Nov. 12:00 pm | Innis Town Hall
A newcomer to the city tries to figure out their commute.
9 Nov. - 20 Nov. | Online
Lynn leaves her family behind and traverses the harrowing roads of the Cordilleran highlands to try her luck in the city as a country singer.
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10 Nov. 6:30 pm | Online
In the aftermath of the world's greatest financial sham in 2015, this docu-fiction follows a Malaysian child who finds solace and guidance from an unlikely figurehead.
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10 Nov. 6:30 pm | Online
During a peaceful school lunchtime, children discover they can transform into animals—the only problem is will they ever stop?
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12 Nov. 10:15 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
Sura is a young boy who lives in a fishing village. One day he finds a broken sex doll washed ashore and tries to fix it.
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12 Nov. 12:00 pm | Innis Town Hall
In the face of uncontrollable sorrow, Bo desperately suppresses a “grief flower” sprouting from his face before his big speech at his father’s funeral.
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11 Nov. 6:45 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
Following three separate stories, four average Singaporeans encounter a sexual situation in the course of their day.
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11 Nov. 6:45 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
Tired of her date’s racist and sexist comments, a woman decides to liberate his tongue.
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12 Nov. 10:15 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
Director Shō Yamagushiku presents a poetic and sensorial tribute to ancestors in Okinawa: “Our uyafaafuji (ancestors) appear to intervene in our daily lives, refusing to let us forget, refusing to let us compromise, and refusing to let us live restrained by the laws of the nations that seek to claim us.”
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10 Nov. 6:30 pm | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
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9 Nov. - 20 Nov. | Online
A pair of Two-Spirit Métis Chinese youth soften a deer hide together.
9 Nov. - 20 Nov. | Online
