Seagrass

I received this info from Winnie at Wonder Wong PR about some upcoming screenings of the film ‘Seagrass’.

Japanese Canadian writer-director Meredith Hama-Brown’s awarding-winning feature debut SEAGRASS’s theatrical release will begin on February 23 in select theatres across Canada:
Cinéma du Parc, Montréal, QC
Cinéplex Forum, Montréal, QC
TIFF Lightbox, Toronto, ON
5th Ave Cineplex, Vancouver, BC
Snakebite FF, Penticton, BC
Winnipeg Cinematheque, Winnipeg, MB (March 8-13th)
Grand River FF, Cambridge ON (March 8th)
Sudbury Indie Cinema, Sudbury, ON (April 4th)
*More theatres to be announced.

SEAGRASS stars Ally Maki (Shortcomings) as Judith; a Japanese Canadian woman who brings her family to a self-development retreat after the recent death of her mother. When Judith and Steve (Luke Roberts, Ransom) befriend another interracial couple (played by Chris Pang, Crazy Rich Asians and Sarah Gadon, Maps to the Stars) who seem to have the perfect marriage, Judith begins to recognize how irreparably fractured her relationship is. When their distressed relationship begins to affect the children’s emotional security, the family is forever changed.

Leah Lum scores her first goal for PWHL Montreal

Chinese Canadian Leah Lum signed with the Montreal team of the PWHL, the new professional women’s hockey league. She plays both forward and defense. For Montreal she plays as a defender. She scored her first goal and point of the season against New York.

Ru now screening in cinemas!

Montreal based Vietnamese author Kim Thuy‘s award winning novel Ru has been adapted into a feature length French language film that is currently screening in Montreal. It stars Chloé Djandji in what I believe is her first film role.

Leylah Fernandez wins her match to lead Canada to its first-ever Billie Jean King Cup win

Montreal born Leylah Fernandez helped Canada win its first ever Billie Jean King cup by beating Italy in the finals.

Philip Kim wins Pan Am gold in breaking

Breaking was added as a sport at the Pan Am games for the first time and Asian Canadian Philip Kim (from Vancouver) won gold and qualified for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

Riceboy Sleeps – film review

Riceboy Sleeps (2022)
Director & Writer: Anthony Shim
Cast: Choi Seung-yoon, Ethan Hwang, Dohyun Noel Hwang

A single mother immigrates to Canada with her young son. She tries to raise him the best she can. Her son faces his own difficulties growing up and eventually becomes frustrated with his mother’s unwillingness to talk about his father.

Bruce Liu performs Chopin tonight @ Place des Arts

Pretty late on this but I literally just discovered this talented pianist, Bruce (XiaoYu) Liu, born in Paris but grew up from a young age in Montreal. He won a prestigious international Chopin competition in 2021 which gained him much praise and attention.

He has two performances today, one in the morning and another tonight with an orchestra at Place des Arts.

Riceboy Sleeps screening @ Cineplex Forum starting Friday, March 17, 2023

The Canadian drama film, Riceboy Sleeps, was directed by Vancouver based director and actor Anthony Shim about a Korean single mother who moves to Canada with her son for a better life. The story is partly based on the director’s own upbringing in the 90s. It was filmed in Vancouver with some filming done in South Korea. The majority of reviews I’ve briefly skimmed online are quite positive about the film. It will have screenings at Cineplex Forum starting this Friday, March 17, 2023.