Paradise Theatre: DOC NOW Festival
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Doc Now 2025 is Toronto Metropolitan University’s 17th annual Documentary Media Master of Fine Arts festival in June 2025.
This year, twenty student-made pieces spanning film, photography, and gallery installations will be presented. The works, which span from intergenerational strife and Indigenous research methodologies to the impacts of psychoanalysis on documentary practices, are expected to attract between 8,000 and 10,000 attendees.
There are 3 separate screening dates. We will attend as a group on June 16th (2nd showing)
All screenings are FREE, but your small contribution matters to them,
and to the longevity of this student-run festival for years to come.
Eventbrite ticket link is below...
Monday June 16 screening:
Stories of healing, resistance, and some next-level-decision-making.
Language: English, Arabic, Somali, Farsi, Mandarin, with English subtitles.
Content warning: Certain scenes contain nudity, not suitable for children.
:’) - dir. Misha
An exploration into the intertwining of tragedy and comedy in the lives of stand-up comedians, revealing how humor helps them cope, heal, and find redemption.
The Sea That No Longer Sings - dir. Amir Abdolizadeh
In Bandar Abbas, a southern Iranian city on the Persian Gulf, fishermen confront dwindling resources and economic pressures, battling not just for their livelihoods but for their very survival against unregulated foreign fishing that threatens their community's future.
Take Care, Till Springtime - dir. Yi Shi
After a Chinese medicine practitioner is brutalized by police at a recent protest, the community comes together in quiet acts of care.
So Long Tehran - dir. Kimia Khatibzadeh
Amid social turmoil, a young woman returns to Tehran after a year, using her phone as a travel notebook to capture the rhythm of daily life.
Departures - dir. Jessie Yang
In the aftermath of the pandemic, an international student explores reasons behind recent middle-class Chinese migration to Canada. Caught between different social environments and quality-of-life considerations, some choose to leave, some choose to stay, and some are still hesitating.
From Mindbender With Love - dir. Andy Lee
A Black Queer rapper and sex worker disrupts the conservative, homophobic Toronto hip-hop community by embodying sexual freedom, body positivity and new expressions of masculinity.
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Paradise Theatre: DOC NOW Festival