MIDNIGHT DREAMERS
WORLD PREMIERE SYNOPSIS In the near future of a virus distraught society. Two brothers are forced to go on the run when they learn one of them might be immune. Trying to escape the tyrannical government and seek refuge west.
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STRONG SON
SYNOPSIS A former bodybuilder returns home to care for his aging father, trading independence for responsibility. As old wounds and unspoken emotions resurface, he struggles to reconcile the image of strength he has built for himself with the realities of caregiving.
TUM RAHE NA TUM
SYNOPSIS The film unfolds in a quiet hill town in Uttarakhand, India. Gaurav, a former police officer marked by a violent past, returns home after a forced resignation, carrying wounded pride and unresolved rage. His wife, Garima, once bound to him by love and hope, now finds herself silenced within a rigid marriage that denies […]
THE RIVER
Director Jean Renoir’s entrancing first color feature—shot entirely on location in India—is a visual tour de force. SYNOPSIS Based on the novel by Rumer Godden, the film eloquently contrasts the growing pains of three young women with the immutability of the Bengal river around which their daily lives unfold. Enriched by Renoir’s subtle understanding and […]
NO GOOD MEN
After opening the 2026 Berlinale, Shahrbanoo Sadat’s new film will open IFFSA Toronto 2026. SYNOPSIS Afghanistan, 2021, shortly before the Taliban’s return to power. Naru, the only camerawoman at Kabul’s main TV station, is struggling to retain custody of her three-year-old son. After leaving her serially cheating husband, she has become convinced that no good […]
IFFSA Toronto 2025 to Spotlight South Asian, Canadian and Afghan Voices Alongside Tributes to Guru Dutt and Peter Brook
IFFSA Toronto 2025 to Spotlight South Asian, Canadian and Afghan Voices Alongside Tributes to Guru Dutt and Peter Brook Toronto, September 9, 2025 — The International Film Festival of South Asia (IFFSA) Toronto returns for its 14th edition, October 9–19, 2025, reaffirming its place as a global stage for South Asian cinema in all its […]
Allegiance: The Quiet Force of Supinder Wraich and the Shifting Lens of Canadian Television
Allegiance: The Quiet Force of Supinder Wraich and the Shifting Lens of Canadian Television Written by Sunny Gill | Published by IFFSA Toronto In Allegiance, the police procedural sheds its familiar armour. What emerges is a measured, deliberate work in which the mechanics of investigation serve as scaffolding for a deeper inquiry—into cultural inheritance, the […]
Late Bloomer: Jasmeet Raina’s Breakthrough as a Screen Auteur
Late Bloomer: Jasmeet Raina’s Breakthrough as a Screen Auteur The former YouTube sensation transforms his digital fame into a nuanced, critically acclaimed series that redefines South Asian Canadian storytelling — with Season 3 already on the horizon. Written By Sunny Gill | Published by IFFSA Toronto In the noisy churn of the internet, few Canadian […]
A Rain of Sorrow, A Rain of Gloom – An Essay By Geet Chaturvedi On The Death of Guru Dutt
A Rain of Sorrow, A Rain of Gloom – An Essay By Geet Chaturvedi On The Death of Guru Dutt Translated from the Hindi by Ratik Asokan – Courtsey of The Criterion Collection This essay from 2007 is a fantasia on one of the most-speculated-upon events in Hindi film history: the death of Guru Dutt, […]
IFFSA Toronto 2024 to Celebrate 50 Years of Shabana Azmi with Special Guests Imtiaz Ali, Deepa Mehta, Boman Irani, and Anup Singh
IFFSA Toronto 2024 to Celebrate 50 Years of Shabana Azmi with Special Guests Imtiaz Ali, Deepa Mehta, Boman Irani, and Anup Singh Toronto, September 10, 2024 — The International Film Festival of South Asia (IFFSA) Toronto 2024 is set to honour one of Indian cinema’s most revered icons, Shabana Azmi, as part of its grand […]