Let's All Love Toronto

Posted by Ian
Filed in Film
May 31, 2007

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Remember waaaaaaaaay back in March and April when there was all that hype about the pseudo-documentary Let's All Hate Toronto? Although it had its flaws, I enjoyed the film, but since its premiere it hasn't been generating much in the way of news . . . until now.

Elevator Films, the people behind Let's All Hate Toronto, are planning a user-created sequel (of sorts) entitled Let's All Love Toronto. It's an open contest for video and photo submissions exploring the "real, emotional reasons [people] love Toronto." Anyone and everyone is encouraged to take pictures and shoot their very short films (30 seconds, tops), and the winning entries will be screened at the Bloor Cinema on June 28th, along with the original movie. There is a possibility the winning submissions will find their way on to the DVD later this year, too.

Interested in participating? First, join the Facebook group and check out the submission guidelines; second, upload your Toronto-loving films to the Let's All Love Toronto YouTube group. Given how poorly marketing firms brand Toronto, here's hoping we can do a better job and show them, along with everyone who has a Toronto-hating fetish, exactly what it is we love about this city.

Ryan C. on May 31, 2007 1:06 PM

Gonna have a hard time convincing us Montrealers. Seems everyone in the city hated Toronto while I was living there for, oh, 23 years.

What Toronto needs is a "Let's all Hate Montreal" movie. Even if Torontonians don't really seem to give a shit about La Belle Province's feelings toward them.

Brabnor G. on May 31, 2007 2:36 PM

I love it!

Steve Keys on May 31, 2007 3:26 PM

Saw it at HotDocs and it wasn't as good as their "Stupidity" docu.

Why does everything have a damn facebook group?

Chris Orbz on May 31, 2007 8:21 PM

Because that's the primary method of organizing people around topics on Facebook... what do you want, a bunch of Notes saying "please repost this Note to everyone on your list if you agree" ? That'd be horrendous.

Lorraine Tiffens on June 1, 2007 2:19 PM

I saw it at HotDocs and laughed and laughed. But I was NOT the woman who "pooped her pants laughing" thank god. But I think I heard it.

Robert T on June 4, 2007 9:50 AM

I think I heard it too. A very disturbing sound, the "pant-pooping" I mean.

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