On the scene at the opening night of the Reel Artists Film Festival with the world premiere of Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace. From left: Craig Fletcher, artist Kehinde Wiley, studio manager Meghan Clohessy, editor Ana Veselic, Rahsaan Gandy, and producer Jessica Chermayeff. Photo: Emma McIntyre.
The Reel Artists Film Festival opened in Toronto last night (February 19) with a world-premiere screening of Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace, the first major film focusing on the work of renowned American painter Kehinde Wiley.
In attendance at the gala evening was Zoomer editor Suzanne Boyd, who interviewed Wiley following the screening; Phil Lind, executive vice-president at Rogers; blogger Anita Clarke; editor Ana Veselic; producer Jessica Chermayeff; and UK filmmaker Jared Schiller, among other luminaries.
Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace will have an encore screening on February 21 at 7 p.m. at TIFF Bell Lightbox. Tickets are $12 for the general public and $8 for students and seniors. Following the screening, Wiley will discuss his work with Julie Crooks, doctoral candidate at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
There are also 18 other art documentaries screening at RAFF this year, many of them with post-screening talks. To get our picks for photo fans, eco-sensitive creators, curators-in-training and more, check out this list or visit canadianart.ca/raff.
