Canada International Children’s Film Festival
**Join Us for the Inaugural Canada International Children’s Film Festival!** Dive into a world of imagination at the Canada International Children’s Film Festival (CICFF), a vibrant celebration of films crafted for young audiences and their families. Set at the University of Toronto’s Innis Town Hall on August 23 & 24, 2025, this exciting event will… Continue Reading Canada International Children’s Film Festival
CSI 50th Anniversary Reunion
2025 marks 50 years since the Cinema Studies Program was first offered as a minor at Innis College. Since evolving into the Cinema Studies Institute (CSI) in 2007, our program has graduated 17 PhD, 194 MA, and thousands of bachelor’s degree students. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of CSI with a brunch and panel discussion at Innis College. Join… Continue Reading CSI 50th Anniversary Reunion
TAF2025 Screening: “Barzakh”
2024 | 84mins | Tunisia | Arabic DIRECTOR: Kays Mejri Unaware of the evil lurking around her, Farah makes the trip to the family farm to visit her uncle Rachid who has suddenly become very sick. Being that her uncle is her only surviving family, Farah plans to convince Rachid to return to… Continue Reading TAF2025 Screening: “Barzakh”
TAF2025 Shorts Programme: “Dysfunctional Destinies”
Blood Ties 2024 | 18mins | France | French DIRECTOR: Hakim Atoui A brother and a sister unable to confess a secret. A mother who blames them for their ingratitude and absence. A dysfunctional medical-assistance robot. Lunch is served, bon appétit ! If the sun drowned into an ocean of clouds 2023 |… Continue Reading TAF2025 Shorts Programme: “Dysfunctional Destinies”
TAF2025 Shorts Programme: “Place/Unmaking”
FILMS: I’ll Get Back To You 2024 | 8mins | Palestine | Arabic For the first time in decades, an exile arrives in Palestine and enters his family home. His mission is to […] Baq’a The Open Valley 2024 | 13mins | Canada | Arabic, English While struggling to understand his… Continue Reading TAF2025 Shorts Programme: “Place/Unmaking”
TAF2025 Screening: “Aïcha”
2025 | 123mins | France, Italy, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia | Arabic DIRECTOR: Mehdi M. Barsaoui Aya, thirty-year-old Tunisian, lives in Tozeur, a city in southern Tunisia, at the gates of the desert. Between social diktats, conservatism and disillusionment, Aya is not the happiest girl in the world. One day, a misfortune befalls… Continue Reading TAF2025 Screening: “Aïcha”
TAF2025 Screening: “Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo” + “Soft Coos of Forgotten Neighbors”
2025 | 105mins | Egypt | Arabic DIRECTOR: Khaled Mansour The story follows Hassan and his dog, Rambo, as they embark on a quest to save Rambo from Hassan’s vengeful landlord, whom the dog attacked. Through his challenging journey across Cairo to find a safe haven for Rambo, Hassan confronts his deepest fears… Continue Reading TAF2025 Screening: “Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo” + “Soft Coos of Forgotten Neighbors”
TAF2025 Screening: “Perfumed with Mint”
2024 | 113mins | Egypt, France, Qatar, Tunisia | Arabic DIRECTOR: Muhammad Hamdy Alaa is a 30-year-old doctor. In his clinic one day, he is visited by Mahdy, an old friend who needs help with a strange phenomenon afflicting him: mint is sprouting from his body. Alaa and Mahdy are without shelter. The… Continue Reading TAF2025 Screening: “Perfumed with Mint”
TAF2025 Shorts Programme: “Guerilla Greiving”
FILMS: Mango 2024 | 22mins | Egypt | Arabic, English During a hot August in Cairo, Nadia struggles to mourn her estranged father and his mango tree. I Lay for You to Sleep 2024 | 14mins | Qatar | Arabic Surrounded by grief-stricken women who wash him with care, Ali’s soul… Continue Reading TAF2025 Shorts Programme: “Guerilla Greiving”
TAF2025 Screening: “Arzé”
2024 | 93mins | Lebanon | Arabic DIRECTOR: Mira Shaib To find her stolen scooter, Arze drags her rebellious son on an adventurous journey across Beirut, navigating the city’s web of sectarianism with wit and courage while revealing to her son a long- overdue family secret.