On Friday, March 27, Eastern Promises presents Permanent Tourist at the Paradise Theatre, the debut feature of Canadian filmmaker, Alex Lo. It is the first in a slate of screenings that will include:
Thu Apr 23rd - NACHO LIBRE (dir. Jared Hess)
Sun May 31st - SANSHO THE BAILIFF (dir. Kenji Mizoguchi)
Sat June 13th - THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT (dir. Justin Lin)
Thu June 25th - HE’S A WOMAN, SHE’S A MAN (dir. Peter Chan)
Thu July 30th - TO LIVE (dir. Zhang Yimou)
Eastern Promises is dedicated to showcasing the best of East Asian cinemas, from beloved classics to hidden gems. Eastern Yoo and Thomas Chan cast a wide net with their programming, often juxtaposing core films of the East Asian canon with off-kilter picks that seek to expand and explode what is considered to be canon. Ultimately, their core mandate is to “promise” the viewer a good time.
Eastern Promises was started in 2017 by Cinema Studies Institute alumnus, Eastern Yoo as a monthly series focused on East Asian cinema at the Royal Cinema in Toronto. Having taken a pause at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the screening series was revived at the Paradise Theatre in collaboration with fellow CSI alumnus, Thom Chan.
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