“I believe very strongly that when someone dies, if people speak their name, it’s a way of bringing their spirit back to life.”

Canada’s largest pan-Asian film festival runs November 5-15, with events across downtown Toronto, and November 10-23 online across Canada.

These picks range from intimate dramas to sweeping epics, each reshaping how we see the world in their own way.

“To other communities, Asians are just Asian, they don’t differentiate. But we care about where we come from. We wanted to reflect that when we’re writing this story about Chinese immigrants.”

The Chinese Canadian artist on her career and latest film, “Paying For It.”

These 14 movies are must-sees at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.

Oscar-nominated Sean Wang’s debut feature tells the story of a 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy making his way in the world.

Add these to your watch list.

The new action film from British Indian actor Dev Patel is an ode to Korean revenge films, but holds a deeper message than your average ‘John Wick.’

Writer/director Meredith Hama-Brown‘s first feature explores themes of isolation, identity and the legacy of Japanese internment in Canada.

Editors Sadaf Ahsan and Rebecca Gao discuss Charles Melton in “May December” and how race and class can impact our perception of who’s the victim and who’s the offender.

Vietnamese Canadian author Kim Thúy’s award-winning 2009 novel gets the big-screen treatment.

Set and shot in Canada and Pakistan, ‘The Queen of my Dreams’ is a queer coming-of-age tale and love story we rarely get to see from the brown perspective.

The Toronto International Reel Asian Film Festival (AKA Reel Asian) returns in-person Nov. 8 to 19, 2023.

The documentary, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, showcases Sirat’s experience as a trans woman from India and documents her dual existence on a smartphone.

“There’s a superficiality to the way that we talk about diversity in film in Canada.”

From the newest Hayao Miyazaki film to an adaptation of a beloved Canadian novel, these are the movies by Asian filmmakers we’re excited for.

After a horrifying sexual assault, the documentary follows one family’s fight for justice—and the backlash they face along the way.

From “Joyland” to “To Kill a Tiger,” here are our top picks from Canada’s leading South Asian film festival.

Chill your bones this Halloween with films featuring Asians and Asian stories.