14th Annual Regent Park Film Festival: SCHOOL PROGRAM
Date and time
Location
Daniels Spectrum
585 Dundas Street East Toronto, ON M5A 2B7 CanadaDescription
Reserve seats for your class to attend the Regent Park Film Festival's School Program! This program is FREE of charge to all schools interested in taking part.
Seating is limited, so please book early!
The Regent Park Film Festival’s School Program provides media-literacy programming to students in Grades 1-12 across the GTA. Not only do we offer a fun film festival experience specifically tailored to young people, our programming also engages crucial social issues affecting Toronto's diverse student population. A unique and thought-provoking outing for your students, not to be missed!
Simple and effective lesson plans to help get your class ready for the festival will be provided in October.
Please be sure to book seats for all individuals attending, including teachers, parent chaperones and students. Daniels Spectrum is an accessible venue.
If you have any accessibility concerns, or any other questions, please contact email us at education@regentparkfilmfestival.com or call us at 416.599.7733.
***If you are interested in booking a screening that is sold out, please email education@regentparkfilmfestival.com directly with the date and time period you wish and we will put you up on our waitlist.***
Grades 1-3
Feeling out of place is something many of us experience, but sometimes we find friends in unlikely places or at unexpected times! This program teaches us how to embrace difference and creativity, while not forgetting the people, places and things that are important to us.
Tuesday, November 22 from 9:00-11:00am Sold Out
Wednesday, November 23 from 1:00-3:00pm
Grades 4-6
Through heroic journeys, altered realities and supernatural powers, these films help us challenge negative stereotypes about our identities, cultures and communities.
Tuesday, November 22 from 1:00-3:00pm
Wednesday, November 23 from 9:00-11:00am
Friday, November 25 from 1:00-3:00pm
Grades 7-8
The brave characters of these films come up against power and authority in various ways, whether it be institutional, societal or psychological. Let’s engage in conversations about boundaries, colonialism, policing and mental wellness.
Thursday, November 24 from 1:00-3:00pm
Friday, November 25 from 9:00-11:00am Sold Out
Grades 9-12
Follow the stories of characters who face adversity with resilience and consider how urbanization, technology, institutional racism and trauma impact the experiences of young people across various cultures and identities.
Thursday, November 24 from 9:00-11:00am
Organized by
We are Toronto’s longest running free community film festival. We are dedicated to showcasing local and international independent works relevant to people from all walks of life, with a focus on inviting those of us from low income and public housing communities. The films we present break stereotypes and show that no one place or person has just one story.