FRI, NOV 19 / 7:30 pm
DIR. SRINIVAS KRISHNA | 1992 | CANADA | 105 MIN
FREE ADMISSION
CAMERON BAILEY INTRODUCES: MASALA
Acclaimed by the New York Times as “an audacious comedy,” the wildly entertaining Masala garnered rave reviews and was named awarded the ‘Best South Asian Film of the 20th Century’ by the British Film Institute. An international hit, Masala explores the life of young South Asians living in Toronto as they juggle their modern lives in the west with the traditional values of their families. In this hilarious, furious, genre-bending classic, a young rebel defies family, culture and tradition, only to discover the bittersweet taste of going home. Krishna, a recovering drug addict who lost his entire family in a plane crash, is released from rehab and heads for his Uncle Lalu Bhai’s home. Immediately Krishna finds himself in a strange world where old values clash with new, and where the Hindu god, Lord Krishna, carries on a sarcastic communication with mortals via the VCR.
Currently Co-Director of the Toronto International Film Festival, Cameron Bailey has a wealth of experience in the Canadian film community. He has been a programmer for TIFF for more than 12 years, and has been responsible for the annual selection of films from Africa, South Asia and the Philippines, hosted the highly successful subscription series Reel Talk, and headed the Perspective Canada Series. He has also served on awards juries at film festivals in Canada, South Korea, Greece, Burkina Faso and Tanzania. As a journalist, Bailey reviewed films for Toronto’s NOW Magazine, CBC Radio One, and CTV’s Canada AM. As a writer, Bailey has written articles for publications such as The Globe and Mail, Village Voice, CineAction! Screen and the Banff Centre anthology Territories of Difference.
