“The festival touches hearts and changes lives. That’s what it’s about. A tight community is one of the fruits of doing this work.”

Reviews

Regent Park Film Festivalcommunity cinema from distant lands

by Frances Rooney | November 5, 2008

For decades, Toronto’s Regent Park has been considered one of the toughest neighborhoods in Canada. In 2003,a student teacher who had recently arrived from India lived just up the street from The Park. She had a pretty clear idea of the realities of her students’ lives. With the support of others, she founded the Regent Park Film Festival. The festival brings the world to Regent Park and puts The Park in the world. This year, it runs from today to Saturday November 8, 2008.  read more