Scarborough

Scarborough (2022)

Three kids in a low-income neighborhood find friendship and community in an unlikely place.

Date of release
2022-02-25
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (7)
Runtime
2h 18m
Genres
Drama
Director
Shasha Nakhai, Rich Williamson

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Scarborough
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 2

Scarborough is a 2021 Canadian drama film, directed by Shasha Nakhai and Rich Williamson. An adaptation of Catherine Hernandez's 2017 novel Scarborough, the film centres on the coming of age of Bing, Sylvie and Laura, three young children in a low-income neighbourhood in the Scarborough district of Toronto, as they learn the value of community, passion and resilience over the course of a school year through an after-school program led by childhood educator Ms. Hina.

Production

The film was shot primarily in the Galloway Road neighbourhood of Scarborough.

Hernandez indicated that she had received numerous offers from filmmakers to adapt her novel, but felt that many of the proposals were too slick and polished and not in keeping with the character of the community, so instead she approached Nakhai and Williamson due to their background as documentary filmmakers.

In advance of the film's premiere, a cast reading of the screenplay was staged as part of the 2020 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival. The film premiered on September 10, 2021 at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.

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