TIFF and Bell’s Media Crave chats & screenings
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TIFF + Bell Media’s Crave virtual chats and screenings for Stay-at-Home Cinema experience
In case, you are looking for some fun content, look no further. Check out the experiences provided by TIFF and Bell Media Crave. TIFF + Bell Media’s Crave announce virtual chats and screenings for Stay-at-Home Cinema experience.
Stay-at-Home Cinema will take place on Wednesday, April 8, Friday, April 10, and Sunday, April 12.
WEDNESDAY
On Wednesday, April 8, Academy Award-nominated actor Viggo Mortensen takes over the @CraveCanada Instagram page at 7 pm to 7:20 pm EDT for a virtual Q&A with TIFF Artistic Director and Co-Head Cameron Bailey. Following the chat at 7:30 pm EDT, audiences are invited to screen Captain Fantastic on Crave. TIFF + Bell Media’s Crave
![Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. (/ˈviːɡoʊ ˈmɔːrtənsən/; Danish: [ˈviko ˈmɒːtn̩sn̩]; born October 20, 1958) is a Danish-American actor, author, musician, photographer, poet, and painter. Born in New York to a Danish father and American mother, he was a resident of Venezuela and Argentina during his childhood.](https://i2.wp.com/whatonwhatsgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ViggoMortensen.jpg?resize=640%2C361&ssl=1)
FRIDAY
On April 10, audiences can enjoy the multiple Academy Award-winning film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, (Best Foreign Language Film, Best Original Music Score, Best Production Design, and Best Cinematography), with guest to be confirmed. TIFF + Bell Media’s Crave
SUNDAY
In addition, on April 12, Bailey will interview the director and TIFF Share Her Journey Ambassador Amma Asante before inviting audiences to screen her film Belle on Crave.
![Belle Asante has developed film projects in both the UK and US. Her second feature film, Belle (2013), is a sub-genre of both feminism and racism.[19] The film is based on Dido Elizabeth Belle, and depicts an illegitimate mixed-race daughter of an enslaved African woman and a British navy captain. They placed the girl with his uncle (and Belle's great-uncle) Lord Mansfield and his wife in late 18th-century London.[20] In this film, Dido was being raised by a white aristocratic family and acquired many intellectual skills. She uses her personal experiences to debate the social and structural issues of her time, such as the patriarchy and lack of representation for visible minorities.[19] Dido's role in the film has been said to be "a way that is usually denied to historical black women".[19] The film touches on the Zong marine case, where the Captain falsely claims damages from his insurer for the loss of his 133 enslaved Africans.[19] The Captain was not able to get compensated, so his case was escalated to the higher court, where Lord Chief Justice Mansfield (Dido’s great-uncle and guardian) had charge of the trial. The film stars Academy Award nominees Tom Wilkinson as Lord Mansfield, who as a justice, ruled on two important cases related to slavery; Emily Watson as his wife and Miranda Richardson, alongside rising stars Sarah Gadon, Tom Felton, and Sam Reid, with Gugu Mbatha-Raw as the eponymous Dido Elizabeth Belle. Belle was the third project to receive investment from Pinewood Studios as part of its Pinewood Films initiative, established to help fund and support British independent films.[21][22] The film was shot on location in the Isle of Man, London and Oxford. It was distributed through Fox Searchlight Pictures.[23] A special screening of the film took place at the United Nations headquarters in New York on 2 April 2014, as part of the UN commemorative events on slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. Asante and star Gugu Mbatha-Raw attended the screening at the United Nations headquarters.[24] The same week, Asante was honoured by BAFTA in both Los Angeles and New York as a "Brit to Watch", where special screenings of Belle were held to celebrate her work.[25] At the 2014 Miami International Film Festival, Asante was awarded The Signis Award as director of Belle. Amma Asante MBE is a British filmmaker, screenwriter, former actress, and Chancellor at Norwich University of the Arts, born in London to parents from Ghana. Her love for the film industry started when she received her first role in BBC's Grange Hill](https://i1.wp.com/whatonwhatsgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Amma-Asante-009.jpg?resize=638%2C383&ssl=1)
The Stay-at-Home Cinema experiences on April 10 and 12 begin with a virtual Q&A on TIFF’s Instagram (@tiff_net), featuring the guest of honour and Bailey (7 pm to 7:20 pm EDT) via Instagram Live. At 7:30 pm EDT, audiences can view the film through Crave (app, web, on-demand) and continue the conversation on Twitter (@tiff_net) during their home screening.
For more information, please see crave.ca and tiff.net
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