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Brishkay Ahmed's Story of Burqa: Second Screening!

By Gayatri Bajpai

If you didn't catch Story of Burqa: Case of a Confused Afghan the first time round, here's your chance.

VWIFF 2012 | Hopes, Dreams & Schemes

By Gayatri Bajpai

The second instalment of my Vancouver Women in Film Festival reviews is in! Read on for my thoughts on the shorts I saw under the Hopes, Dreams & Schemes section on Sunday afternoon.

VWIFF 2012 | Films from the Yukon

By Gayatri Bajpai

Check out reviews of some of the top shorts the Vancouver Women in Film Festival had to offer this year!

VAFF 2011 | Raju

By Illimani Ferreira

Raju is the prototype of the individual after the American Dream whose hard work is sure to be rewarded. An undocumented Indian immigrant, Raju finds his niche in New York City working for a broker specializing in "debt relief". However, just when he seems close to achieving his dream, he is faced with a tragic moral conundrum.

RAIFF 2011 | PIERCING I

By Robert Parungao

Youth angst is a common theme in films. From 1950s Rebel Without a Cause to Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), American Beauty (1999) and countless others, dissent from society and place (often the suburbs) have been go-to themes in Hollywood.

Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival | Manori's Picks

By Manori Ravindran

In its fifteenth year, Canada's largest Asian film festival, Reel Asian, continues to be one of Toronto's most popular fall festivals. Showcasing works from the Asian diaspora, the festival presents films and videos from East and Southeast Asian artists the world over. 'Surrogate Valentine' and the Trailblazers program are events to look for at this year's Reel Asian Film Festival.

Profile on Lily Eng: Reel Asian Canadian Woman Warrior

By Genie MacLeod

Lily Eng's filmography is the subject of the spotlight event, Lily Eng: Reel Asian Canadian Woman Warrior, on Thursday November 10th at the Reel Asian International Film Festival in Toronto

Profile on Randall Okita: Director of No Contract

By Genie MacLeod and Vinnie Yuen

Randall Okita's No Contract will be featured at the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival on November 8 - 13 in Toronto.

Profile on Michael Fukushima: Producer of Muybridge's Strings

By Genie MacLeod and Vinnie Yuen

Producer of Muybridge's Strings, Michael Fukushima, tells us a bit about the film and the film-making process. The film will play at the Toronto Reel Asian Festival.

Profile on Shasha Nakhai and Rich Williamson, Directors of The Sugar Bowl

By Genie MacLeod and Vinnie Yuen

In light of the Toronto Reel Asian Festival coming up on November 8 - 13, Schema Magazine brings you a quick profile on Shasha Nakhai and Rich Williamson, directors of the film The Sugar Bowl.

VAFF 2011 | The House

By VAFF Correspondent Illi Ferreira

Desiree Lim's film The House makes a clever usage of the haunted house concept (and its consequences for the viewer), even if it starts off conventionally, like many movies with similar themes.

Win tickets to Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival 2011!!

By Jordana Mah

Schema is proud to support the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival by hosting a special giveaway! We are giving away a pair of FREE tickets to 2 select films!

VIFF 2011 | Here There

By VIFF Correspondent Malin Dunfors

Three stories, three locations: China's frigid northern border, Shanghai, and Paris. Director Lu Sheng intertwines three distinct narrative threads in this original and highly accomplished feature.

VIFF 2011 | Belkibolang

By VIFF Correspondent Illimani Ferreira

Characters as different as young adults in love, commuters, and sexual workers set in a variety of locations (downtown streets, slums lanes, the intimacy of a bedroom), come together through the composite that is Belkibolang in a beautiful and apparently unintentional affinity between the narratives of its parts: short films that all tell tales of individuals who, lost in the physical and symbolic night, happen to bump into other individuals in chance encounters.

Film Festival Reviews

Brishkay Ahmed's Story of Burqa: Second Screening!

VWIFF 2012 | Hopes, Dreams & Schemes

VWIFF 2012 | Films from the Yukon

VAFF 2011 | Raju

RAIFF 2011 | PIERCING I

Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival | Manori's Picks

Profile on Lily Eng: Reel Asian Canadian Woman Warrior

Profile on Randall Okita: Director of No Contract

Profile on Michael Fukushima: Producer of Muybridge's Strings

Profile on Shasha Nakhai and Rich Williamson, Directors of The Sugar Bowl

VAFF 2011 | The House

Win tickets to Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival 2011!!

VIFF 2011 | Here There

VIFF 2011 | Belkibolang

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