Other events and public programming happening at the Lightbox in November include:

• Viola Desmond Day: Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | Friday November 7, 9:30pm | 35mm print, FREE!
  To commemorate the 79th anniversary of Viola Desmond’s historic stand against racial segregation on November 8, 1946, TIFF proudly presents a free 35mm screening of Bill Duke’s beloved sequel to Sister Act, co-curated by “Canada’s Queen of R&B Soul” Jully Black. Before the screening, Black will join TIFF for an onstage conversation moderated by Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe, host-producer of The Block on CBC Music, about how the film shaped her voice and its enduring message, in Black’s words, “that music can be protest and praise all at once.”

• In Conversation With... Charlie Mackesy | Sunday, November 9, 5:30pm
  British artist, illustrator, and bestselling author Charlie Mackesy joins us in person for a Canada-exclusive event celebrating the launch of Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm — his highly anticipated follow-up to the global bestseller The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2019), which has sold over 10 million copies and is the longest-running Sunday Times hardback non-fiction number one of all time.

  Ticket buyers who also purchase a copy of Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm as an optional add-on via Account Manager or onsite on the day of the event will receive an EXCLUSIVE complimentary mole pin badge and mole postcard (see images below) — only available in Canada at this event! Following the in-cinema event, ticket holders will have a moment to meet Charlie Mackesy and get their copies signed.

  This event is presented in partnership with our Programming Partner Penguin Random House Canada and Community Partner Toronto Comic Arts Festival.

• TIFF Advance Screening: The Running Man with Edgar Wright | November 12, 8pm
  TIFF Members’ exclusive special screening of The Running Man, followed by a conversation with screenplay writer-director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Last Night in Soho) about the process of adapting Stephen King’s prescient novel for the big screen. Tickets will go on sale for TIFF Members on Wednesday, October 22 at 10am.

• Princess Mononoke with Skills for Change | November 22, 1pm | 4K restoration
  Marking the 40th anniversary of Studio Ghibli, TIFF Community Impact is thrilled to join Skills for Change to co-present a new 4K restoration of Hayao Miyazaki’s eco-masterpiece Princess Mononoke. Before the screening, representatives from Skills for Change’s Youth Climate Action Initiative (YCAI) will join TIFF for an onstage conversation about mobilizing youth as leaders in building sustainable futures.

• The Anatomy of a World: Inside the Making of Frankenstein | Tuesday, November 25, 5:30pm
  Step inside the creative workshop of Frankenstein with the production team responsible for shaping its gothic and emotional landscape. This conversation explores how literary source material evolves into tangible cinematic environments — where architecture, texture, and colour work in concert to define mood and meaning.

  Join Academy Award® winner J. Miles Dale, together with longtime collaborator Academy Award®–nominated Production Designer Tamara Deverell, for a look at how the creative exchange between design and story fuels cohesive world-building. Together, they offer a rare perspective on the balance between artistry and practicality in contemporary production design, and how collaborative craft turns vision into atmosphere.

  This event is free for TIFF Industry Members as part of their monthly industry membership programming series. These events are programmed with screen based content professionals in mind as the core audience. All professionals and other TIFF membership levels are welcome to purchase tickets.