05/06/2026
Friday, May 8 ๐ฌ
Opening for the screening of Shining Light: A Vietnamese-Canadian Legacy
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐?
๐๐ฒ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฐ is a striking short film that explores the emotional pull of memory, perfection, and the stories we tell ourselves to reshape the past.
At its heart is a powerful motherโdaughter dynamic, brought to life by Jenifer Villaverde, a Stratford resident and familiar face on the Stratford Festival stage, whose performance adds depth and authenticity to this intimate, beautifully crafted piece. (๐ฅ๐ช๐ณ. ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ข ๐๐ข๐ท๐ข๐ด๐ค๐ข)
โค ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด: ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ด | ๐ณ:๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐
Opening for ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐: ๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ-๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฐ๐.
Includes an in-person appearance and interview with ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ Story Consultant and Producer Gary J. Smith, Producer Peter Raymont and Elizabeth Heatherington, who was involved in Operation Babylift.
We're offering this special screening as ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐น๐น, however ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ and ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐-๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐-๐ฌ๐ผ๐-๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ are always welcome!
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