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7th November 2006, 13:45
REGENT PARK FILM FESTIVAL
Nov 8-12th, 2006 (All screenings are free!)
Nelson Mandela Park Public School
440 Shuter Street, Toronto
See regentparkfilmfestival.com for complete details about
films, workshops, discussions and photo exhibits.
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Wednesday, Nov 8, 6 pm - 8 Wrecking Ball Videos from Regent Park
Focus!
1. The Regent Park Redevelopment: A video exploring the Regent Park
Redevelopment featuring interviews with youth about the process of moving
out.
2. Grand Theft Auto : a youth produced documentary on violent video
games and their fascination among youth.
3. The Hijab: A group of pre-teen girls explore their own beliefs and
values while giving a much wider audience a better insight on wearing
the Hijab and its role in Islam.
4. The Adventures of Bike Man: a drama about a local superhero that
takes on his arch-villain the Evil Stripped Bandit; all while teaching
young bike riders about safety
5. What Sweatshops Have To Do With Me: In this documentary local youth
get informed about globalization, sweatshop-free alternatives
6. I Came, I Struggled and I Worked: The Experiences of Immigrant
Businesspeople- And More!
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Thursday, Nov 9, 5 pm
Sponsored by Parents for Better Beginnings and Regent Park Women and
Families, Co-presented by HotDocs
1. Perfection, Karen Lin / USA / 2003 / 6 mins Toronto Premiere
An Asian-American woman learns the game of perfection - perfect grades,
perfect career, perfect marriage. But does the game ever end?
2. Hardwood, Courtesy of NFB Hubert Davis 30 mins
A young black man deals with his father's disappearance and eventual
appearance.
3. Shadya, Roy Westler / Israel / 52 mins
An Israeli Muslim Karate champion, supported by her father, encouraged
by her Israeli coach but undermined by her brothers, is pressured into
marriage.
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Thursday, Nov 9, 7 pm
- Doomstown, David 'Sudz' Sutherland / 92 minutes Courtesy of CTV
A young man deals with his choices in an environment of gang warfare in
an inner-city area. Film shot in Regent Park
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Friday, Nov 10, 5 pm Global Streetcar Stops at Regent Park,
Co-presented by ReelWorld Film Festival
1. Borderless, Min Sook Lee / 25 minutes
Two undocumented workers from Latin America speak of their lives
separated from their families.
2. Streetcar From Zanzibar, Karen Yarosky / 23 minutes
Two women, one in Zanzibar and the other in Canada, look across the
planet at what life might be like on the other side.
3. Cricket and the Meaning of Life, Courtesy of NFB, Sanjay Talreja /
42 minutes
Cricket culture of Toronto is a medium of immigrant solidarity.
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Friday, Nov 10, 7 pm Love, Sex and Ohhh...! Canada 89 minutes
Co-presented by the Inside Out Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival
Explicit Sexual Content! See regentparkfilmfestival.com for complete
details.
1. Sasha and Freddie, David Eng / 1 minute
Asian Jewish lesbian gay... what are you anyway?
2. Lust in Translation, David Eng 1 minute
What could a German woman and Japanese man have in common?
3. Innocent Cliff, Kafai Mok 6 minutes
Love turns to hate under the influence of religious guilt.
4. Cairo Calling Joseph Antaki & Xiaodan He 9 mins
Ahmed's mother visits from Cairo bent on getting him married.
5. Exteriors, Thomas Marchese 5 minutes
One hopes a bookshop conversation may lead to more than education...
6. Exteriors: Hatred, Thomas Marchese 5 minutes
Desi babe from the Annex may date a guy from Mississauga.
7. Maybe in the spring time, Mai Sato 10 minutes
A hard working mother finds love in an odd place.
8. In the dark / Niko Blaxxx 5 minutes
When a woman wants another woman, how far will she go?
9. In Search of My Chinese Girlfriend, Lisa Wong/Canada 7 minutes
10. Future Nation, Kent Monkman 17 minutes
Native teenager is outed on the reservation - it's the end of the
world.
11. You Don't Look Like a Lesbian, Su Yon Sohn 10 minutes
What does it mean to look like a lesbian for a non-butch Korean
Canadian woman?
12. Marjoun and the Flying Scarf, Susan Youssef 10 minutes
Marjoun, tongue-tied and painfully coming of age, Arab heritage. But
she has God on her side.
13. Can you love me? Adam Garnet Jones and Sarah Kolasky 10 minutes
One woman's art and sexual politics.
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Saturday, Nov 11, Noon Faith, Politics and Multiculture 87 minutes
1. Smudge Gail Maurice 12 minutes Courtesy of NFB
For Native Canadians the whole world is a sacred place.
2. Muslim 101, Usame Tunagur 11 minutes
A humorous take on maintaining the Muslim faith in North America
3. Sanctuary, Jamie Escallon Buraglia 12 minutes (Doc) Courtesy of
NFB
Sergio Loreto seeks sanctuary in a Toronto church to avoid deportation
to Guatemala.
4. I Keep Them in My Heart, Shannon Letandre 6 minutes Courtesy of NFB
Young Aboriginal woman seeks traditional knowledge from her
grandfather.
5. Innocent, Cliff Kafai Mok 6 minutes
Love turns to hate under the influence of religious guilt.
6. Marjoun and the Flying Scarf Susan Youssef 10 minutes
Marjoun, has to contend with her Arab heritage. But she has God on her
side.
7. Dastaar: Defending Sikh Identity, Kevin Lee 12 minutes
Sikh community had to face the challenge of being taken for Islamic
extremists.
8. Full of Grace, Shernold Edwards 18 minutes
Housewife seeks miracles while her abusive husband scoffs at her faith.
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Saturday, Nov 11, 2 pm
The Refugee All Stars 80 minutes
Music band formed in the refugee camps overcoming a violent past and
rebuilding their lives.
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Saturday, Nov 11, 4 pm
The Story of Xiao-Yan 90 minutes
9-year-old Xiao-Yan has to find the tuition fees to enrol in school or
get married.
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Saturday, Nov 11, 6 pm Faith, Politics and Multiculture 2
1. The War Within 93 minutes
A Muslim engineering student in Paris, Hassan, is unjustly tortured for
presumed terrorist activities.
2. Marjoun and the Flying Scarf 10 minutes
Marjoun has to contend with her Arab heritage. But she has God on her
side.
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Sunday, Nov, 12 Noon
>From Dusk 52 minutes (banned in Sri Lanka)
After the Tsunami one million Sri Lankans lost their homes and
livelihood caught between an uncaring bureaucracy and the deep sea.
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Sunday, Nov 12, 2 pm
China Blue 88 minutes
What the opening of the Chinese economy meant for the people living in
China. Clandestinely shot film of a Chinese jeans factory describes an
Orwellian world.
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Sunday, Nov 12, 4 pm
Story of a Beautiful Country 72 minutes Courtesy of NFB
A young black filmmaker of South Africa, takes us on a journey to
discover a great country and its heterogeneous citizens.
Followed by closing night party
See regentparkfilmfestival.com for complete details about
films, workshops, discussions and photo exhibits.
Patricia Lee, Festival Manager,
The Regent Park Film Festival
415 Gerrard St. East
Toronto, Ontario, M5A 2H4
office_416.981.6725
fax _416.981.6986
e. [email protected]
Nov 8-12th, 2006 (All screenings are free!)
Nelson Mandela Park Public School
440 Shuter Street, Toronto
See regentparkfilmfestival.com for complete details about
films, workshops, discussions and photo exhibits.
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Wednesday, Nov 8, 6 pm - 8 Wrecking Ball Videos from Regent Park
Focus!
1. The Regent Park Redevelopment: A video exploring the Regent Park
Redevelopment featuring interviews with youth about the process of moving
out.
2. Grand Theft Auto : a youth produced documentary on violent video
games and their fascination among youth.
3. The Hijab: A group of pre-teen girls explore their own beliefs and
values while giving a much wider audience a better insight on wearing
the Hijab and its role in Islam.
4. The Adventures of Bike Man: a drama about a local superhero that
takes on his arch-villain the Evil Stripped Bandit; all while teaching
young bike riders about safety
5. What Sweatshops Have To Do With Me: In this documentary local youth
get informed about globalization, sweatshop-free alternatives
6. I Came, I Struggled and I Worked: The Experiences of Immigrant
Businesspeople- And More!
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Thursday, Nov 9, 5 pm
Sponsored by Parents for Better Beginnings and Regent Park Women and
Families, Co-presented by HotDocs
1. Perfection, Karen Lin / USA / 2003 / 6 mins Toronto Premiere
An Asian-American woman learns the game of perfection - perfect grades,
perfect career, perfect marriage. But does the game ever end?
2. Hardwood, Courtesy of NFB Hubert Davis 30 mins
A young black man deals with his father's disappearance and eventual
appearance.
3. Shadya, Roy Westler / Israel / 52 mins
An Israeli Muslim Karate champion, supported by her father, encouraged
by her Israeli coach but undermined by her brothers, is pressured into
marriage.
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Thursday, Nov 9, 7 pm
- Doomstown, David 'Sudz' Sutherland / 92 minutes Courtesy of CTV
A young man deals with his choices in an environment of gang warfare in
an inner-city area. Film shot in Regent Park
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Friday, Nov 10, 5 pm Global Streetcar Stops at Regent Park,
Co-presented by ReelWorld Film Festival
1. Borderless, Min Sook Lee / 25 minutes
Two undocumented workers from Latin America speak of their lives
separated from their families.
2. Streetcar From Zanzibar, Karen Yarosky / 23 minutes
Two women, one in Zanzibar and the other in Canada, look across the
planet at what life might be like on the other side.
3. Cricket and the Meaning of Life, Courtesy of NFB, Sanjay Talreja /
42 minutes
Cricket culture of Toronto is a medium of immigrant solidarity.
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Friday, Nov 10, 7 pm Love, Sex and Ohhh...! Canada 89 minutes
Co-presented by the Inside Out Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival
Explicit Sexual Content! See regentparkfilmfestival.com for complete
details.
1. Sasha and Freddie, David Eng / 1 minute
Asian Jewish lesbian gay... what are you anyway?
2. Lust in Translation, David Eng 1 minute
What could a German woman and Japanese man have in common?
3. Innocent Cliff, Kafai Mok 6 minutes
Love turns to hate under the influence of religious guilt.
4. Cairo Calling Joseph Antaki & Xiaodan He 9 mins
Ahmed's mother visits from Cairo bent on getting him married.
5. Exteriors, Thomas Marchese 5 minutes
One hopes a bookshop conversation may lead to more than education...
6. Exteriors: Hatred, Thomas Marchese 5 minutes
Desi babe from the Annex may date a guy from Mississauga.
7. Maybe in the spring time, Mai Sato 10 minutes
A hard working mother finds love in an odd place.
8. In the dark / Niko Blaxxx 5 minutes
When a woman wants another woman, how far will she go?
9. In Search of My Chinese Girlfriend, Lisa Wong/Canada 7 minutes
10. Future Nation, Kent Monkman 17 minutes
Native teenager is outed on the reservation - it's the end of the
world.
11. You Don't Look Like a Lesbian, Su Yon Sohn 10 minutes
What does it mean to look like a lesbian for a non-butch Korean
Canadian woman?
12. Marjoun and the Flying Scarf, Susan Youssef 10 minutes
Marjoun, tongue-tied and painfully coming of age, Arab heritage. But
she has God on her side.
13. Can you love me? Adam Garnet Jones and Sarah Kolasky 10 minutes
One woman's art and sexual politics.
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Saturday, Nov 11, Noon Faith, Politics and Multiculture 87 minutes
1. Smudge Gail Maurice 12 minutes Courtesy of NFB
For Native Canadians the whole world is a sacred place.
2. Muslim 101, Usame Tunagur 11 minutes
A humorous take on maintaining the Muslim faith in North America
3. Sanctuary, Jamie Escallon Buraglia 12 minutes (Doc) Courtesy of
NFB
Sergio Loreto seeks sanctuary in a Toronto church to avoid deportation
to Guatemala.
4. I Keep Them in My Heart, Shannon Letandre 6 minutes Courtesy of NFB
Young Aboriginal woman seeks traditional knowledge from her
grandfather.
5. Innocent, Cliff Kafai Mok 6 minutes
Love turns to hate under the influence of religious guilt.
6. Marjoun and the Flying Scarf Susan Youssef 10 minutes
Marjoun, has to contend with her Arab heritage. But she has God on her
side.
7. Dastaar: Defending Sikh Identity, Kevin Lee 12 minutes
Sikh community had to face the challenge of being taken for Islamic
extremists.
8. Full of Grace, Shernold Edwards 18 minutes
Housewife seeks miracles while her abusive husband scoffs at her faith.
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Saturday, Nov 11, 2 pm
The Refugee All Stars 80 minutes
Music band formed in the refugee camps overcoming a violent past and
rebuilding their lives.
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Saturday, Nov 11, 4 pm
The Story of Xiao-Yan 90 minutes
9-year-old Xiao-Yan has to find the tuition fees to enrol in school or
get married.
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Saturday, Nov 11, 6 pm Faith, Politics and Multiculture 2
1. The War Within 93 minutes
A Muslim engineering student in Paris, Hassan, is unjustly tortured for
presumed terrorist activities.
2. Marjoun and the Flying Scarf 10 minutes
Marjoun has to contend with her Arab heritage. But she has God on her
side.
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Sunday, Nov, 12 Noon
>From Dusk 52 minutes (banned in Sri Lanka)
After the Tsunami one million Sri Lankans lost their homes and
livelihood caught between an uncaring bureaucracy and the deep sea.
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Sunday, Nov 12, 2 pm
China Blue 88 minutes
What the opening of the Chinese economy meant for the people living in
China. Clandestinely shot film of a Chinese jeans factory describes an
Orwellian world.
*********** *********** *********** ***********
Sunday, Nov 12, 4 pm
Story of a Beautiful Country 72 minutes Courtesy of NFB
A young black filmmaker of South Africa, takes us on a journey to
discover a great country and its heterogeneous citizens.
Followed by closing night party
See regentparkfilmfestival.com for complete details about
films, workshops, discussions and photo exhibits.
Patricia Lee, Festival Manager,
The Regent Park Film Festival
415 Gerrard St. East
Toronto, Ontario, M5A 2H4
office_416.981.6725
fax _416.981.6986
e. [email protected]