A coming-of-age movie set in Scarborough and an immigrant story that’s been successful on the awards circuit are among the many Toronto International Film Festival’s high alternatives of the 12 months.
TIFF’s annual Canada’s Top Ten checklist contains Clement Virgo’s newest venture “Brother,” primarily based on David Chariandy’s novel about two Trinidadian-Canadian brothers rising up in Nineties Scarborough, a neighbourhood in Toronto.
Also making the checklist is “Black Ice,” by director Hubert Davis, a documentary that explores the position race performed in hockey by means of a set of first-hand accounts from gamers previous and current.
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Another decide associated to id is “Riceboy Sleeps,” primarily based on Korean Canadian director Anthony Shim’s experiences rising up in British Columbia within the Nineties, which has picked up awards at movie festivals in Toronto, Vancouver and Windsor, Ont.
TIFF says the Canada’s Top Ten alternatives will display Jan. 26 to 29 at TIFF Bell Lightbox.
It says the checklist is chosen by programmers in session with trade panellists, filmmakers and pageant programmers from throughout Canada.
The different options that made the checklist are: “Cette Maison” by Miryam Charles, “Crimes of the Future” by David Cronenberg, “I Like Movies” by Chandler Levack, “Something You Said Last Night” by Luis De Filippis, “To Kill a Tiger” directed by Nisha Pahuja, “Rosie” by Gail Maurice, and “Viking” by Stéphane Lafleur.
