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Canadian premiere of FOUND at TIFF | Toronto | Sept. 15, 17, 18
By Nikki Reimer
"Souvankham's story is one of many immigrant stories, but what makes it stand out is the sense that we are not supposed to know about this one. " (emphasis mine)
Torontonians, take note: The Toronto International Film Festival will present the premiere screening of director-producer Paramita Nath's FOUND, an impressionistic, and based on the trailer, beautiful, translation of Toronto poet Souvankham Thammavongsa's work. FOUND, the movie, is based on Thammavongsa's book of the same name (Pedlar Press), which in turn is based on a scrapbook kept by her father during his time in a Thai refugee camp. Thammavongsa found the book when her dad threw it away. Huffington Post calls the movie "searing."
Find out for yourself at the following screenings:
15 September 2009: 5:00PM (AMC 2 theatre)
17 September 2009: 6:15PM (AMC 7 theatre)
18 September 2009: 1:00PM (Jackman Hall, AGO)
Souvankham Thammavongsa was born in Nong Khai, Thailand in 1978. She is the author of two poetry books. Her first book, Small Arguments won the ReLit prize for poetry and was praised for its "beautiful jeweller's-eye lyrics".
Director Paramita Nath was born in Shillong, India. She is also a painter and has a Bachelor's degree in Music from Memorial University and an M.A. in Interdisciplinary Fine Arts from York University, Toronto. FOUND is Paramita's debut short film.
More: FOUND the film | tiff home | 12 or 20 questions with: Souvankham Thammavongsa | The Journal Interview | Desk Space | Pedlar Press on Facebook | Found trailer after the jump
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