13 movies with a Toronto connection you'll want to watch at TIFF 2022 Toronto TIFF22
is one of the most important in our city's history, so the director's return with his most recent Scarberian saga is a welcome one.
Based on David Chariandy’s novel about two Trini-Canadians in the 1990s, this tale of brotherhood, kindness and violence is one of the premiere showcases of this year's slate.Joseph Amenta's debut promises to pull no punches with this coming-of-age film set in the GTA. A tale of young LGBTQ+ classmates that find strength in each other as they look to help out a friend, this looks to be a raw yet remarkable debut feature from a filmmaker to watch.
The tale of a Dentist who becomes a crusader for the truth about a Ukrainian airline that was shot down by Iran, this tale of tenacity looks to be pretty terrific.Music docs have long found a home at TIFF, and this celebration of the sensational Tanya Tagaq promises a fair share of some local elements as she brings her music to her rapturous fans.
Of course, this singer uses her voice for more than performance, and her calls for justice are equally resonant in this sympathetic portrayal.Another exciting debut focusing on an LGBTQ+ story, Luis De Filippis tale of Ren and her sister takes place just outside the city, bringing a very different lens onto the local Italian community that has long been a part of our city's fabric.
Her latest film about a Colombian-Canadian who cannot outrun her past looks to be both bittersweet and extremely compelling.V.T. Nayani's debut stars Priya Guns and the ever extraordinary Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs in a love story between an Iranian-Canadian and a Kanien’kehá:kan woman, providing a profound, polyglot look in to the complexity of both love and the city both characters have found themselves living in.