Written & Directed by Allan Tong
Produced by Louis Mercier / Co-produced by Randy Shek
Grange Avenue Productions ~ 14 minutes ~ 2008
Produced by Louis Mercier / Co-produced by Randy Shek
Grange Avenue Productions ~ 14 minutes ~ 2008
Grange Avenue tells of a forbidden love affair between a male Chinese immigrant and a white woman set in 1954 Toronto. Julia MacMillan (Sarah Gadon) falls for student Raymond Lam (Richard Lee) after a racial attack outside his Grange Avenue rooming house. Lovers Raymond and Julia embark on a torrid affair until Julia’s pregnancy threatens to expose their interracial affair to a hostile society. Can their love survive?
BROADCASTS & AWARDS:
CBC "Reflections" in November 2008 and February 2009.
World premiere at the 2008 Okanagan International Film Festival.
The Dramatic Prize at the 2009 Motor City International Film Festival in Detroit.
Further information & photos: The Harmony Movement.
