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Thank you to all those who attended our opening night screening of Reza Dahya’s (@afilmbyrez) BOXCUTTER (@boxcutterfilm). We were thrilled to host a packed theater for this nuanced and joyful story about our evolving city. We were joined after the screening by director Reza Dahya, producer Soko Negash, and actors Ashton James, ZOE, and Viphusan Vani for a beautiful conversation on working together, capturing Toronto’s gentrification, and the film’s resonance with Regent Park and communities like it. (@socacola @itiszoe @ashtonmjames @viphusan) Thank you to Adiel Golot for sharing their short film BONNARIEN (adiel.officiel @postgenresproductions) before BOXCUTTER for its Canadian premiere! Thank you to our co-presenters @_liftfilm and @csvtoronto See more photos from the night on Flickr at the link in our bio! Photos by Wendy Zhao

DAY 1 of #RPFF2024! Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate our opening night with @boxcutterfilm We have another three days of free films and programming get your tickets at rpff.ca/2024

Contest alert 🚨 We are giving away 2 pairs of tickets to the sold out screening of @regentparkfilm’s opening night film BOXCUTTER. The screening will take place this Thursday at 7:30pm at Daniel’s Spectrum. To enter, just tag a friend below! ✨

Rush tix available on Thursday night!

We’re ONE week away from #RPFF2024 ! Follow us on Letterboxd @regentparkfilm to see the full festival lineup, add films to your watchlists and let us know in the comments what you’re most excited to see! Note: We will have a rush line for all sold out programs in case ticket holders do not show up and seats become available! FREE tickets at rpff.ca/2024 (linked in bio)

Thank you @reelworld for giving us the Outstanding Feature Film Director award (cc: @afilmbyrez ) 🥹💐 It’s been such an honour to be a part of this year’s festival. A special thank you to all our cast, crew, funders, and supporters — this award is for all of you.

Growing up in Regent Park, the stakes were pretty high for children of immigrants like me to find success. It was always a choice between following my heart towards the arts or choosing a path that promised security. Somehow, I held onto my dreams since I was a kid, and now, that journey has brought me to an incredible milestone - my acting debut as part of the opening night film at the @regentparkfilm festival. It’s a blessing to share this work with the community, as it couldn’t be more full circle than this. Our film is a love letter to Toronto, painting an artist’s journey on a vibrant canvas filled with moments of doubt, fear, and a search for belonging. I’ve seen Regent Park evolve over the past two decades, and despite all those changes, dreams have a way of surviving through it all. To all the dreamers in Regent Park and beyond, I hope this story tugs at your heart. Thank you for welcoming our film home, right here where I was raised. Get your FREE tickets for @boxcutterfilm screening on Thursday, November 28th at Daniels Spectrum at 7:30pm!

Join us for our opening night feature BOXCUTTER (@boxcutterfilm), directed by Reza Dahya (@afilmbyrez). playing on November 28th at 7:30pm in Ada Slaight Hall (585 Dundas St. E.) Stay after the screening for a talkback with the director and members of the film’s cast and crew! BOXCUTTER will be preceded by the Canadian Premiere of short film BONNARIEN directed by Adiel Goliot (adiel.officiel @postgenresproductions) Free tickets are available online at rpff.ca/2024 and are linked in bio. Thank you to our co-presenters @_liftfilm and @csvtoronto After his laptop is stolen, an aspiring rapper goes on a quest across the gentrifying streets of Toronto to recover his music in time for a potentially life-changing meeting with a Grammy Award-winning producer. Reza Dahya is known for his work as a host and producer of OTA Live on FLOW 93.5 FM in Toronto. He transitioned into filmmaking with his short films ESHA, FIVE DOLLARS, and THE WORST PART and recently completed his debut feature, BOXCUTTER. Mauricette Bonnarien, a dock worker at the French Guiana port of Dégrad-des-Cannes, is a slam poet who is determined to change her last name from the colonial name that was imposed onto her ancestors. Struggling against the inefficiency of French bureaucracy, Mauricette instead uses her craft of slam poetry to begin the process of healing this long-standing generational trauma. Adiel Goliot is a French screenwriter, filmmaker and slam poetry artist. Goliot was the French slam-poet winner in 2020 and a semi-finalist in the 2021 Slam World competition. He also gives writing and slam workshops in prisons and schools and is currently developing a new short film about the world of incarceration. BONNARIEN is his first short film.

Our Toronto premiere at @reelworld was a dream come true. Toronto just know @boxcutterfilm is for you first. Rest of the world is just gravy. Info on the next screening coming soon!

Thank you to everyone that bought a ticket for @boxcutterfilm TORONTO PREMIERE tomorrow night @reelworld. Can’t wait to share our film with you! For the rest of y’all…keep an eye out for another Toronto screening announcement in coming weeks!

Hear from the director of @boxcutterfilm, @afilmbyrez, before the Reelworld Film Festival! 🎞️ ••• Boxcutter will have its Toronto premiere at the Paradise Theatre (1006c Bloor St W, Toronto, ON) on October 26 at 8:30 pm. Don’t miss your chance to experience it on the big screen! 🎟️ Secure your tickets now by visiting our website—link in bio! This film is co-presented by @reelasian #reelworldfilmfestival #cdnfilm #torontofilmfestival #representationmatters #reelworld #featurefilm #torontopremiere #reelasian #boxcutterfilm #musicproducer #musicfilm #torontoproducer #torontomusicscene #flow987fm #hiphop #rezadahya

🎥 Get your tickets now and join us alongside @reelasian for the co-presentation screening of @boxcutterfilm, directed by @afilmbyrez, at the Paradise Theatre (1006c Bloor St W, Toronto, ON) on October 26 at 8:30 pm ***After his laptop is stolen, an aspiring rapper goes on a quest across the gentrifying streets of Toronto to find his music in time for the event that could change his life — a meeting with a Grammy Award-winning producer.*** Don’t miss your chance to experience it on the big screen! 🎟️ Secure your tickets now by visiting our website—link in bio! #reelworldfilmfestival #cdnfilm #torontofilmfestival #representationmatters #reelworld #featurefilm #torontopremiere #reelasian #boxcutterfilm #musicproducer #musicfilm #torontoproducer #torontomusicscene #flow987fm #hiphop #rezadahya