Event Categories: Town Hall

TJFF presents: All I Had Was Nothingness

A critically-celebrated documentary straight from its premiere at Berlinale 2025. Claude Lanzmann spent 12 years creating Shoah (1985), a groundbreaking film that redefined Holocaust representation. 40 years later, filmmaker Guillaume Ribot explores 220 hours of unreleased footage. Lanzmann’s quest to capture the reality of the Holocaust led him to interview victims, witnesses, and perpetrators from all over… Continue Reading TJFF presents: All I Had Was Nothingness

TJFF presents: Al Khet

WORLD PREMIERE OF RESTORATION AND NEW TRANSLATION Out of circulation for generations, Al Khet marks the film debut of comedy duo Shimon Dzigan and Israel Schumacher and one of the very first Yiddish sound films made in Poland. Set in a small Jewish town during World War I, the film follows a rabbi’s daughter who becomes pregnant… Continue Reading TJFF presents: Al Khet

TJFF presents: Most People Die on Sundays – Los domingos mueren más personas

Official Selection, Cannes ACID 2024. “A marvel, chaotic, sweet and sour, emotional and purely detailed.” (Spanglish Cinema) This endearing first feature tackles family dysfunction and grief with a healthy dose of black comedy. David, a gay, Jewish millennial returns to Buenos Aires from studying abroad to attend his uncle’s funeral only to discover that his… Continue Reading TJFF presents: Most People Die on Sundays – Los domingos mueren más personas

TJFF presents: Nobody Swings On Sunday

Renowned filmmaker Harry Rasky (The Song of Leonard Cohen; Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love) lends his consummate storytelling abilities to paint a portrait of Depression-era Toronto when antisemitism ran rampant and the city was under the purview of Christian conservatives. Rasky’s anecdotes are laced with warm memories of his Jewish family and community as… Continue Reading TJFF presents: Nobody Swings On Sunday

Queer Cinema for Palestine

Queer Cinema for Palestine is: A pledge. More than 300 queer filmmakers have pledged not to screen at the pinkwashing, Israeli government-sponsored TLVFest, in response to calls from Palestin­ian queers. A global event. This year, Queer Cinema for Palestine, under the slogan “No Pride in Genocide,” has curated a 90-minute program of 8 stellar new short films, to be presented by groups/partners in… Continue Reading Queer Cinema for Palestine

Amoment Books – First Movie Festival screening

3 live-action short films, animated short films, and ultra-short films directed by young Chinese directors, pre-screening theme exhibition, and post-screening director Q&A   Live-action short films “Girl Goku”, “Novelist”, “City Mushroom Generation Guide”, “Boxing Day”, “Before 6 o’clock” Animated short films “Buddha’s Hand”, “Ice Rink”, “Winding” Ultra-short film “Legend of Beixian”, “Crime Rehearsal”, “Epilogue”, “Playing Home”, “Lin Caihong”… Continue Reading Amoment Books – First Movie Festival screening

Dalla Lana School of Public Health presents: Indigenous Health in Indigenous Hands

In partnership with CBC Ideas, Kathy Loon will explore the innovative ways in which Indigenous health leaders are now working to embed Indigenous cultures in Canadian health care – both for the benefit of their patients and to heal a broader health care system in crisis. Ms. Loon, from Slate Falls First Nation, is Vice… Continue Reading Dalla Lana School of Public Health presents: Indigenous Health in Indigenous Hands

Asian Heritage Month Concert 2025

Asian Heritage Month Concert 2025 Date: May 8, 2025, 7pm Venue: Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto, 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto. FREE ADMISSION | Please register here. Artistic Directors: Professor Chan Ka Nin, Ms Alice Ping Yee Ho, Dr. Vania Chan MC: Dr. Vania Chan Land Acknowledgement Welcome speech Mr. Justin Poy, Honourary Patron, Asian… Continue Reading Asian Heritage Month Concert 2025