1999 part of ReelWorld festival in Toronto: to be screened April 9

When the Toronto-made movie 1999 made its debut at the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) in October, the Tamil Canadian community praised it for its “rare and powerful story” about the violence that swept Sri Lankan immigrants living in Scarborough in the late 1990s. 1999 was ranked as one of the top ten films at VIFF and also won best film award at the Oslo Tamil Film Festival this year.

It will be hitting the screen once again at the 10th annual ReelWorld Film Festival in Toronto. The five-day festival, which runs from April 7 to 11, screens full-length features, shorts, documentaries and animation pieces made by members of multi-racial communities.