NEWS RELEASES

Oct 21 '23 6:30 PM – 7:55 PM (TBLB 3 - TIFF Bell Lightbox)
Feature
In Inky Pinky Ponky, co-directors Damon Fepulea’i and Ramon Te Wake form a portrait of hope, pride, and persistence in the face of intolerance. Anchored on a magnetic performance by Faletau-Prescott, Te Wake and Fepulea’i bring us into Lisa’s world, a reality of pain and joy, and show that the latter will always win out.
Oct 18 '23 8:45 PM – 10:28 PM (TBLB 3 - TIFF Bell Lightbox)
Feature
I'm Just Here for the Riot is a feature-length documentary that dives into the mob chaos and dramatic aftermath of Vancouver’s shocking 2011 Stanley Cup riot.
Oct 19 '23 1:00 PM – 2:55 PM (TBLB 3 - TIFF Bell Lightbox)
Oct 23 -29 (Virtual)
Feature
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. This screening is supported by Telefilm.
Oct 22 '23 1:30 PM – 3:15 PM (TBLB 1 - TIFF Bell Lightbox)
Oct 23 -29 (Virtual)
Feature
WaaPaKe (Tomorrow) explores how children of Indian Residential School survivors — including three generations of director Dr. Jules Koostachin’s own family — are moving beyond the burden of intergenerational trauma and into healing.