Amar Wala's debut film Shook is sort of like a Toronto version of Good Will Hunting
The Canadian filmmaker joins Q guest host Garvia Bailey to tell us why the racially-diverse and economically-challenged Toronto suburb of Scarborough is such a fantastic setting for a film.
In a Q interview, the Canadian filmmaker discusses his latest project
Amar Wala is a Canadian film director and writer whose debut film, Shook, follows a South Asian man named Ash who's navigating issues of love, family and identity in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough. Wala joins guest host Garvia Bailey to talk about the challenges of transitioning from documentary to narrative film, the personal parallels between the main character's journey and his own, and why the racially-diverse and economically-challenged Scarborough is such a fantastic setting for a film. Shook is out now in select theatres in Canada.
WATCH | Official trailer for Shook:
The full interview with Amar Wala is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power. Listen and follow wherever you get your podcasts.
Interview with Amar Wala produced by Ryan B. Patrick.