Curated by Alexis Kienlen

May is Asian heritage month and I am delighted to be the curator of Metro Cinema’s first Asian Canadian film series. In a time when we are talking the whitewashing of Hollywood, and #Oscarssowhite, it is even more important to showcase Asian Canadian films and Asian-Canadian stories. As a person of mixed Asian descent, I grew up seeing very little of my extended family’s culture or history reflected on screen. It is my hope that this film series will introduce you to homegrown talent, educate you, make you laugh, scare you, and encourage you to talk about Asian Canadian history and identity. Special thanks to: Mari Sasano, Suzette Chan, Kathryn Lennon, Erin Fraser and Nathan Smith.

One Big Hapa Family

• May 4 @ 7pm

After a realization at a family reunion, half Japanese Canadian filmmaker, Jeff Chiba Stearns, embarks on  a journey of self-discovery to find out why everyone in his family married inter-racially after his grandparents’ generation.