Festival 2024: Line-Up & Schedule

MulanIFF Fifth Edtion: August 9th – 17th | Toronto, Canada

44 Films in 9 Days. Meet the future of pan-Chinese cinema here.

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All other programmes Individual Ticket: $20 + processing fee

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OPENING NIGHT

LOVE IS A GUN
愛是一把槍爱是一把枪
LEE Hong-Chi

7:30 PM, FRI, AUG 9
Innis Town Hall
Canadian Premiere

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CLOSING NIGHT

Carefree Days
逍遥·游
LIANG Ming

8:00 PM, SAT, AUG 17
Innis Town Hall
Canadian Premiere

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FOUNTAINHEAD

The Fountainhead programme celebrates and promotes emerging talents and their works with creative originality.

Fountainhead Shorts Screening: See all the following short films in our 2024 Fountainhead Programme Official Selection and vote on your favorites! There will also be a post-screening Q&A with directors.

7:30 PM, WED, AUG 14 @ Innis Town Hall

May the Lord Protect Us
天书
JIANG Geng

Zoom Q&A with Director
World Premiere

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A Year Apart
新年舊日新年旧日
Ocean CHIN

Zoom Q&A with Director
North American Premiere

Chan Is Fishing
尋魚寻鱼
Jacqueline CHAN

Zoom Q&A with Director
Canadian Premiere

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Two Suns
两个太阳
LAI Yuqing

16mm to Digital
In-Person Q&A with Director
North American Premiere

Redacted
四牲六道
YU Chih-Chieh

Zoom Q&A with Director
International Premiere

Sojourn to Shangri-La
是日访古
LIN Yihan

Zoom Q&A with Director
North American Premiere

All About Shaochang
少昌
XU Peiyao

Zoom Q&A with Director
North American Premiere

Summer Knows
知了
ZHONG Hongshi

In-Person Q&A with Director
North American Premiere

Fountainhead Features Screening

A Journey in Spring
春行
WANG Ping-Wen
PENG Tzu-Hui

8:15 PM, SAT, AUG 10
Innis Town Hal
S16mm to Digital
Zoom Q&A with Director
Canadian Premiere

Guián
奶奶
Nicole Chi Amén

3:45 PM, SUN, AUG 11
Innis Town Hall
In-Person Q&A with Director & Producer
Canadian Premiere

Dreaming & Dying
好久不见
Nelson YEO

6:00 PM, SUN, AUG 11
Innis Town Hall
Canadian Premiere

Another Day of Hope
又是充满希望的一天
LIU Taifeng

5:30 PM, MON, AUG 12
Innis Town Hall
16mm to Digital
Zoom Q&A with Director
North American Premiere

Borrowed Time
人海同游
CHOY Ji

5:30 PM, TUE, AUG 13
Innis Town Hall
Zoom Q&A with Director
North American Premiere

LILI VS. LEVIATHAN

The Lili vs. Leviathan programme serves to advance the appreciation of female filmmakers’ and actresses’ endeavours, as well as to recognize the identity and power of female protagonists in films.

Shorts: Whispers in the Flowing Light: Screening of Shorts in the Yin and Yang & Lili vs. Leviathan Programme

12:00 PM, SAT, AUG 10 @ Innis Town Hall

Braided
缠
ZHANG Chenxi

Innis Town Hall
Toronto Premiere

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A Throwing Forth
投掷
ZHANG Xiao

Innis Town Hall
Canadian Premiere

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Under One Roof
同一屋檐下
WANG Yu

Innis Town Hall
North American Premiere

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Something Blue
在好久好久以前
SONG Jinsui

Innis Town Hall
Canadian Premiere

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Lili vs. Leviathan Feature Screenings

Elegies
詩诗
Ann HUI

5:30 PM, SAT, AUG 10
Innis Town Hall

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The Arch
董夫人
Cecile TANG Shu Shuen

4:15 PM, THU, Aug 15
Innis Town Hall

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This Woman
这个女人
Alan ZHANG

6:15 PM, THU, AUG 15
Innis Town Hall
Zoom Q&A with Director
Toronto Premiere

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YIN AND YANG

The Yin and Yang programme is dedicated to films that reflect on social issues related to gender inequality, gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation, thereby advocating equality and solidarity.

Shorts: Whispers in the Flowing Light: Screening of Shorts in the Yin and Yang & Lili vs. Leviathan Programme

12:00 PM, SAT, AUG 10 @ Innis Town Hall

DIANA
黛安娜
PAN Luo-Bing

Innis Town Hall
Canadian Premiere

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Manting
曼婷
CHEN Shuyao

Innis Town Hall
Toronto Premiere

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Tanjong Rhu (The Casuarina Cove) - Film Still

Tanjong Rhu (The Casuarina Cove)
丛林湾
BOO Junfeng

Innis Town Hall
Toronto Premiere

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To Write from Memory
默
Emory CHAO JOHNSON

Innis Town Hall

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Baby Gay
Arielle Frances Bagood

Innis Town Hall

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Yin and Yang Features Screening

This programme is co-presented by Gal Pal Society.

Who’ll Stop the Rain
青春並不溫柔青春并不温柔
SU I-Hsuan

3:00 PM, SAT, AUG 10
Innis Town Hall
North American Premiere

All Shall Be Well
從今以後从今以後
Ray YEUNG

8:15 PM, SUN, AUG 11
Innis Town Hal
Recorded Q&A with Director

Green Night
绿夜
HAN Shuai

6:30 PM, FRI, AUG 16
Innis Town Hall
Canadian Premiere

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A Song Sung Blue
小白船
GENG Zihan

5:30 PM, SAT, AUG 17
Innis Town Hal

RETROSPECTIVE

The Retrospective programme provides a vantage point to delve into the ebb and flow of history, society, culture, and the spirit of the times. Through these cinematic wonders, we embark on a journey upstream, seeking the essence of being Chinese, of being of Chinese descent, and of the Chinese cultural heritage.