'Water' to Open TIFF

  • Posted by Staff
  • Filed in Film
  • June 29, 2005

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The long awaited and troubled project that is Deepa Mehta's Water is set to open the 30th Toronto International Film Festival taking place September 8 to 17, 2005.

The Indian-born Canadian director started shooting Water more than 4 years ago in holy city of Varanasi, but the project was stopped by an extreme hindu mob who destroyed the set. 2 films and 4 years later, she restarted the shoot in Colombo instead of Varanasi. Water is the third in Mehta's trilogy. Sounds like a great choice for the festival.

The Passes and Coupons will go on sale for this year's TIFF on July 18th. Mark your calendar.

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Awesome. I've heard great things about this film. Look forward to seeing it at TIFF.

Congrats to the filmmakers!

Posted by: Denis Logan at June 30, 2005 9:04 AM

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