ACTRA Toronto members are in the spotlight again at the 2023 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival!
From October 17-22 (Toronto) and October 23-29 (online), imagineNATIVE will showcase one ACTRA Toronto feature film and two short films across various genres.
Below you’ll find a round-up of ACTRA Toronto productions at this year’s festival and the talented casts of ACTRA Toronto Members who bring these stories to life.
CAFÉ DAUGHTER
Based on the play of the same name by Kenneth T. Williams, and inspired by true events, Café Daughter is a coming-of-age story about Yvette Wong, a young Chinese Cree girl in 1960s Saskatchewan, who explores and embraces her Cree identity after the passing of her mother. Her journey to reconnect is further bolstered by Maggie Wolf, a part Mi’kmaq girl, who encourages her to take pride in who she is and where her family comes from. When Yvette’s ancestry is revealed, the attitudes of her fellow students and teachers soon turn to discrimination against her and her dreams of going to medical school. In the face of all of this, Yvette chooses to persevere and succeed.
Featuring: Joanne Boland, Blair Lamora, Evan Lau, Sera-Lys McArthur, Billy Merasty, Star Slade and Tommy Chang (stunt coordinator).
Premieres October 19, 2023, at 1 p.m. There is also a sensory-friendly screening on October 21, 2023, at 9 p.m.
REDLIGHTS
A woman vigilantly trails the cops who pick her friend up after a night out. She doesn’t know where they are taking her, but she knows she will not become a victim. Adult themes, coarse language, violence.
Featuring: Ellyn Jade, Scott Baker and stunt performers Jason Lee Bell, Stephannie Hawkins, Adam Winlove-Smith.
Part of Short Film Program 4: Staying Vigilant. Premieres October 19, 2023, at 4 p.m.
THROUGH BROWN GLASS
A son and grandfather share a parting glass as their bootlegging business goes down the drain.
Part of imagineNATIVE Originals program. ACTRA Toronto is a proud imagineNATIVE Originals Partner. Premieres Friday, October 20, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. Note: All film screenings on Friday, October 20, 2023 are FREE. Tickets can ONLY be collected on October 20, 2023 at the in-person imagineNATIVE Box Office located at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. No advance booking available. There is a limit of TWO tickets per person.
Photos and capsule descriptions courtesy of imagineNATIVE.
