The 13th annual edition of the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival is almost here! It will happen November 11-15. Many of the films will take place at Innis College here on campus while the rest will occur at various theatres around downtown Toronto. There is also an industry series program to attend a variety of lectures by qualified guest speakers for those of you who are interested in The Art of Film Making. The industry pass is unbelievably inexpensive and let’s just say you get much more than you bargain for. Check out the full programming at www.reelasian.com

Here are the short descriptions of just a few of the great films that will be showing at the RA Film Fest:

OPENNING NITE GALA: OVERHEARD
A Hong Kong film about three cops torn between money and justice in the highly anticipated Canadian premiere of this suspenseful crime drama.

YANG YANG
An absorbing coming-of-age tale about a beautiful French-Taiwanese runner whose mother re-marries the father of her track-and-field rival. Winner of the Audience Choice Award, Special Jury Prize, Best Actress and Best Music at the Taipei Film Festival.

A SCHOOLGIRL’S DIARY
A North Korean story about the daughter of a national researcher provides a remarkably lucid window into the social fabric and cinematic culture of the contemporary DPRK.

BLIND PIG WHO WANTS TO FLY
A funny-sad film about a group of strange Chinese Indonesians post 1998, including a blind dentist and his firecracker-eating daughter. Winner of the FIPRESCI International Critics’ Prize at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.

WHITE ON RICE
A quirky comedy about Jimmy (Hiroshi Watanabe, Letters From Iwo Jima), a 40-year-old divorcé, who embarks on an enthusiastic mission to replace his ex-wife with someone better, but comes up against his suave friend Tim (James Kyson Lee, Heroes).

FISH STORY
A doomsday adventure about a Japanese punk song that rescues humanity—adapted from the acclaimed book by Kotaro Isaka. Winner of the Special Award for Best Pop Culture Rush at the New York Asian Film Festival.

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