Toronto International Film Festival Movies in Fort Erie

​Our feature film is Riceboy Sleeps!

 

​Riceboy Sleeps is a Canadian drama film, written, produced, edited, and directed by Anthony Shim. Based in part on Shim's own childhood, the film centres on So-Young (Choi Seung-yoon), a Korean immigrant single mother raising her teenage son Dong-Hyun (Ethan Hwang) after moving to Canada to give him a better life. It has been described by critics as "an emotionally impactful portrait of familial love, Riceboy Sleeps sees writer-director Anthony Shim reaffirming that the most personal stories are often the most universal.

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SPECIAL GUEST- We will be hosting a Q&A with Ethan Hwang, Lead Actor in the film after the screening of Riceboy Sleeps.

 

Ethan Hwang is a Canadian-Korean performer based in Toronto. He began his career booking small roles on projects such as Titans, Nirvanna the Band the Show, the independent short film Being Brave and the dramatic feature Dancing Through the Shadow. Later transitioning to larger opportunities, Ethan landed a recurring role on the series 2nd Generation. He then went on to book the role of Young Ben in the widely acclaimed Netflix hit The Umbrella Academy. In addition to acting, Ethan is a natural athlete who excels at hockey.

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Please join us at The Meridian Centre for the Arts located in the Greater Fort Erie Secondary High School 1640 Garrison Rd, Fort Erie. Tickets are $10 cash at the door. The doors open at 6:00pm and the movie starts at 7:00pm.

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Movie review by Variety Riceboy Sleeps

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