Casey Lun

Small city, big dreams: Hong Kong night at TIFF 2026

For such a tiny peninsula/island combo, Hong Kong is, weirdly, a big deal.  Growing up there and taking it for granted, it has always been a pleasant surprise when people beyond our tiny confines recognize our movies and our music, and cite to me the atmosphere in Wong Kar Wai’s In The Mood For Love, the humour in Stephen Chow’s Kung Fu Hustle, and the choreography in Wilson Yip’s Ip Man or any Bruce Lee film. So, it is unsurprising, but no less pleasurable, to stumble upon an evening dedicated to Hong Kong cinema and its future on the world…

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“The film of my life”: In conversation with Sink’s Zain Duraie, Clara Khoury, and Mohammed Nizar

Antler River Media’s Emmanuel Akanbi sat down with the director of Sink (2025), Zain Duraie, and the two leading actors Clara Khoury and Mohammad Nizar for an interview. It takes a lot of heart, insight, and a delicate touch to bring together a film such as Sink, but speaking with director Zain Duraie and leads Clara Khoury and Mohammad Nizar — who played a mother (Nadia) and son (Basil) struggling hand in hand through the heavy fog of mental illness — it was clear the cast and crew, forged into family through the film, had these qualities in spades.  Fitting…

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