Hello Everyone,

This week at the AGO we hosted a couple of events for the Toronto community.

On Tuesday, the AGO hosted “Art with Heart,” a fundraiser in support of Casey House, a specialty hospital in our city that cares for people living with HIV. It felt amazing to gather again with Casey House supporters after a two-year hiatus.

On Wednesday, we hosted a private event in partnership with The UN Refugee Agency and Henriquez Architects, which relates to the installation on view in The Annex. One of the panelists was Maxine Bailey, Executive Director, Canadian Film Centre. Below is a list of films that she recommends everyone see.

Take care,

Stephan

Films About the Refugee Crisis and Experience

• Human Flow (2017, dir. Ai Weiwei)
• Beasts of No Nation (2015, dir. Cary Joji Fukunaga)
• Capernaum (2018, dir. Nadina Labaki)
• Flee (2021, dir. Jonas Pher Rasmussen)
• Thank You For The Rain (2017 dir. Kisilu Masya/Julia Dahr)
• Climate Refugees (2010 dir. Michael Nash / Justin Hogan)
• Simple as Water (2021, dir. Megan Mylan)
• Stateless (2020, dir. Michèle Stephenson)
• Born in Syria (2016, dir. Hernán Zin)
• Peace by Chocolate (2021, dir. Jonathan Keijser)
• There’s No Place Like This Place, Anyplace (2020, dir. Lulu Wei)
• The Swimmers (2022, dir. Sally El Hosaini)