Ali Weinstein | CANADA | 90 min
In partnership with CFRU 93.3 FM
Feature Film Screening: Ontario Place, Toronto’s iconic modernist waterfront park, is claiming its last year as public space before being redeveloped into a private spa. Populated by a compelling and eccentric cast of characters who use and care for this magical—partially forgotten—yet once celebrated urban park, offering an intimate glimpse into a moment of transition, shedding light on the shifting values of our generation, and the people who find meaning in this place.
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Ali Weinstein is a documentary filmmaker from Toronto, Canada whose work often centres on people searching for community and a sense of belonging. Her films include Mermaids (2016), The Impossible Swim (2019), and #BLESSED (2020). She is also the producer of There’s No Place Like This Place, Anyplace (2020), which was nominated for two Canadian Screen Awards and won an Audience Choice Award at the (2020) Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival. Ali holds an MFA in Documentary Media Studies from Toronto Metropolitan University.
