Events & Gatherings
Diaspora Film Festival
Diaspora Film Festival: November 15-17
Friday, November 15th
- 7PM: Souleymane’s Story (2024 / Dir. Boris Lojkine / 94 mins)
Saturday, November 16th
- 1 PM: Inay (2024 / Dir. Thea Loo / 56 mins)
- 2 PM: FILCAS Community Discussion
- 4 PM: The Old Oak (2023 / Dir. Ken Loach / 113 mins)
- 6 PM: Community Discussion with Ali Abukar, Ahmad Majid, Wafaa Al Soua, and April Sora
- 7 PM: Diaspora Film Festival Social (Remai Modern Atrium)
Sunday, November 17th
- 1 PM: Champions of the Golden Valley (2024 / Dir. Ben Sturgulewski / 82 mins)
- 2:30 PM: 30 Birds Foundation Community Discussion
- 4 PM: Mongrels (2024 / Dir. Jerome Yoo / 106 mins)
- 6 PM: Festival Closing Remarks
Remai Modern is pleased to partner with Paivand to present the Saskatoon iteration of the Diaspora Film Festival (DFF), founded in Toronto by Shahram Tabe.
All film screenings and discussions for The Diaspora Film Festival are free and open to the public!
One of the massive issues affecting our world currently is human migration of epic proportions. Mass migrations from every part of the world to other parts are happening, some by choice, most by necessity and force of circumstances. These humans, when in other places, form the diaspora, and humanity is having collective new experiences.
Diaspora refers to the dispersion and migration of a people from their homeland and the communities they form in new lands.
The Diaspora Film Festival (DFF) provides audiences with an opportunity to experience the cultural mosaic of the present world through the medium of cinema. Diaspora refers to the dispersion and migration of a people from their homeland and the communities they form in new lands. The DFF explores themes of migration, immigration, and cultural diversity by showcasing works of both established and emerging filmmakers. The festival pays special attention to independent Canadian filmmakers from ethnic minorities.
Event/Exhibition meta autogenerated block.
When
November 16 at 1:00PM–9:00PM
Where
SaskTel Theatre
This year The Diaspora Film Festival and Paivand has partnered with the 30 Birds Foundation, the Korean Association of Saskatoon, the Filipino-Canadian Association of Saskatchewan (FILCAS), and the Saskatoon Open Door Society to program and organize the festivals screenings and discussions.
Paivand’s mission is to foster dialogue and elevate understanding and mutual respect among all cultures, with a special emphasis on human rights. In organizing this film festival, Paivand aims to promote this dialogue by highlighting the shared diasporic experience of people from different cultures. Our hope is that this event will encourage participants to share, interact and learn from each other.
The Saskatoon Diaspora Film Festival would like to thank the City of Saskatoon Diversity Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee, Saskatchewan Lotteries, and The Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan for their support in this year’s festival.