These are fifteen short films you shouldn’t miss at the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival which will take place in cinemas and online from November 9 – 20, 2022.

A feller cuts down a forest until he arrives at the last tree standing. The tree confronts the feller. (ReelAsian2022)

Trapped in his past, an old man steals an army uniform to chase away the ghosts that terrorize his long nights.(ReelAsian2022)

Following the death of her mysterious amah (grandma), Kat is haunted during her first night of dinner service at a high-pressure Michelin-star kitchen.(ReelAsian2022)

Battery Dad is in charge of every corner of the house from children’s toys to remote controls and door locks. What can Battery Dad do when a sudden downpour floods the valley?(ReelAsian2022)

As the flashy life of the influencer 33 becomes more intense, the canker sore inside her lower lip keeps growing larger…(ReelAsian2022)

Why should I make dinner if we are both in love? A story of gendered roles and the ethics of care.(ReelAsian2022)

Amid the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Montreal, Leila, who has been keeping a secret from her family, finds herself in a predicament after her father falls ill and she is called back home.(ReelAsian2022)

Indigenous Bunong siblings spend one last day in their rural village in northeastern Cambodia, before an impending move to the capital city in search of a more prosperous life.(ReelAsian2022)

Nur’s husband, who had previously left for Malaysia as a migrant worker, returns home in an unexpected condition.(ReelAsian2022)

Maggie and Celine meet in the bathroom of a Chinese restaurant while having dinner with their respective families.(ReelAsian2022)

As Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, a lonesome young Chinese immigrant finds comfort in a whirlwind romance with a mysterious hometown queer crush who seems too good to be true.(ReelAsian2022)

Xue-Lan, a striving actress, is invited to a mysterious gourmet club only to discover that her competition has prepared a horrifying banquet.(ReelAsian2022)

Lynn leaves her family behind and traverses the harrowing roads of the Cordilleran highlands to try her luck in the city as a country singer.(ReelAsian2022)

Sura is a young boy who lives in a fishing village. One day he finds a broken sex doll washed ashore and tries to fix it.(ReelAsian2022)

Following three separate stories, four average Singaporeans encounter a sexual situation in the course of their day.(ReelAsian2022)

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