Saturday, March 29, 1:30 pm | Scotiabank Theatre Toronto
S K E E T
Directed by Nik Sexton
104 min | Drama | Toronto Premiere
Fresh out of prison, Billy Skinner returns to his transformed low-income neighbourhood, now populated by Syrian refugees. Struggling to overcome his dark past, Billy forges an unexpected bond with Mo, a compassionate Syrian immigrant determined to build a better life for his family.
Director: Nik Sexton
Writer: Nik Sexton
Executive Producer: Mary Sexton, Eyad Sakkar, Ed Riche
Producer: Mary Sexton
DOP: Nigel Markham
Production Designer: Martin Sexton
Editor: Kirk Ramsay, Aaron Van Domelen
Music: Andrew Staniland
Cast: Sean Dalton, Jay Abdo, Kate Corbett, Terry Ryan, Wendi Smallwood, Fadia Afashe, Sean Panting, Garth Sexton
Preceded by the short film:
CHAND 🇨🇦
6 min | Drama | Toronto Premiere
ONTARIO
In the wake of his father’s sudden death, Chand, an obedient teenage son, desperately struggles to connect with his mother whose grief has left her paralyzed, spiraling them into an emotional abyss where deeper relational truths begin to unravel.
Director: Arshad Mohamed
Writer: Ali A. Kazmi
Producer: Canadian Film Centre
DOP: Marco Cheng
Production Designer: Sydney Hayward
Editor: Maria Bykina
Cast: Ali A. Kazmi, Malika Mendez