Streaming of this film and virtual panel is available to viewers worldwide.
- Available to stream online: Fri, Oct 16, 5:00pm to Sun, Oct 25, 5:00pm
- Virtual panel: Sun, Oct 18, 5:00pm
Malaika Athar, Hanna Donato, Manvinder Gill, Kitoko Kasiama, Jae Lew, Claudia Liz, Samyuktha Movva, Shubhi Sahni / Films: 90 min / Panel Discussion: 60 min
GENRE: SHORT FILM
TOPIC: YOUTH
TYPE: FILM
For the fourth consecutive year, If You Ask Me (IYAM) has supported emerging filmmakers with mental health and/or addiction experiences to create new work. This year’s program features eight shorts by filmmakers across Canada: Malaika Athar, Hanna Donato, Manvinder Gill, Kitoko Kasiama, Jae Lew, Claudia Liz, Samyuktha Movva and Shubhi Sahni.
These new films were developed in summer 2020 under the guidance of Gillian Muller and IYAM alumni and mentors Saba Akhtar, Erum Khan and James Knott. Over three months, filmmakers deepened their knowledge of film in the company of peers and industry guests. Rendezvous is excited to screen these distinctly personal works created during an unprecedented time.
Rendezvous would like to thank the following workshop guests: Linsey Stewart, Dane Clark, Kelly Fyffe Marshall, Carine Zahner, Ashley Iris Gill, Marcus Armstrong and Gagan Singh.
This program was made in partnership with BIPOC TV and Film and Trinity Square Video.
Plus a special screening of youth film competition winner from 2020 Singapore Mental Health Film Festival:
When Mirrors Had Meaning
Yuga J. Vardhan | 2020 | Singapore | Hindi and English with English subtitles | 10 minutes
When Mirrors Had Meaning presents the searing experience of 70-year-old Krishnan, as he sets off on a journey in search of a distant memory, leaving behind a letter to his family.
Courtesy Singapore Mental Health Film Festival (smhff.com)
ACCESSIBILITY
ASL Interpreted, Open Captions, Active Listener
An Active Listener will be available Sun, Oct 18 from 5-7pm to support this program.
Your active listener for this program is Kat.
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JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Filmmaking Now
The world changed dramatically between the initial planning of IYAM 2020 and now. This year’s cohort of filmmakers pivoted their practices to adapt to ever-changing conditions. Join the Q + A session to learn how recent events informed the production of their films and hear their predictions on how this time will shape the future of film.