The Toronto International Reel Asian Film Festival (a.k.a. Reel Asian) returns in-person and online Nov 9 – 20, 2022.

“I hope that the people that watch the show feel inspired, and appreciate and acknowledge the people in their lives,” says the Korean American actor.

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

After establishing himself as a TV star in Pakistan, the actor had to start from scratch when he moved to Canada. Now, he’s found his groove.

“As Hollywood reckons with a lack of representation on screen and behind the scenes, having an Asian woman deciding between two white men [in ‘Partner Track’] left me wondering why there are so few Asian love stories on my TV.”

In an unfamiliar world, basketball was Will Tran’s safe haven.

The co-founders of Opening Ceremony reminisce about their past life as mallrats and spotlight the importance for creatives to live in accordance with their authentic story.

Picks for whether you’re looking to learn something new, connect with your community, or just be told a good story.

“We need more content made by South Asian filmmakers that is authentic to the South Asian experience without having to mould to the platform they are on,” said Kavi Raz, the CEO and founder of Cpics.

From Lee Jung-jae’s directorial debut to Shekhar Kapur’s cross-cultural romantic comedy, here are the movies by Asian filmmakers making a splash at this year’s festival.

The candid short sees the Asian Canadian filmmaker and her mother engage in an intimate conversation about immigration to Canada, misunderstandings, barriers to communicating, love and the taste of home.

The owner of Patois & Bar Mignonette on food, family, and providing during the pandemic.

“Like Min, I also had the experience of being an outsider and maybe feeling even more like a foreigner in Korea than in America—which I think is a very common experience for a lot of Americans who are the children of immigrants,” says the author.

“It’s difficult to leave at the height of your career in order for self-care and growth. And while I’m saddened by the news of their break, perhaps it’s something we try for ourselves too,” writes Samantha Lui.

On making history at Hallmark, the importance of visibility, and rediscovering her Indian roots later in life.

The ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ star on navigating the ‘Real Housewives’ clout, reclaiming Asian food and the toxic beauty standards she proactively protects her children from.

On the cultural duality of navigating life as a gay Chinese American, the cardinal importance of chosen family for queer people and the definition of comedy through the lens of a comic beloved by the world.

The actress and comedian on the erasure of Asian American history, Canadian weed, and the illusion of safety in queer spaces.

On the lack of visibility of Asians in the media and LGBTQIA+ community and learning to be vulnerable about their Asian-American and gender identity.

The three-part Canadian series sheds light on the shared experience as a way of highlighting unconscious biases toward the Asian diaspora, while illustrating the identity and acceptance issues encountered by those who grew up in two different worlds.