About E.E.I.F.A.

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E.E.I.F.A. is a forum for Canadian film professionals of Eastern European descent involved in Independent Filmmaking to find resources, brainstorm and, ultimately, showcase their own work. E.E.I.F.A. seeks to present new films to the world by helping to create, to import and to promote films targeted to, or made by, individuals of Eastern European descent. E.E.I.F.A.'s core function is to act as a spring board for artists by providing a comprehensive collection of experts and resources, all dedicated to assisting new filmmakers in showcasing their work.

The Eastern-European Nights Out series are unique events. Each promises to be an assortment of film, theatre, music (classical, jazz or blues) and visual arts – through which we seek to unveil the common stylistic thread recognizable in each ethnic descent. Because our mandate is to promote the artists outside of their original countries, the films showcased are English and, occasionally, subtitled in English. We feel this policy is an important step toward market accessibility and integral to the process of establishing ethnic artists within the Canadian cultural mainstream.

This groundbreaking approach to cinema represents the experience of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation ethnic Canadians. This is representative of a new cultural tradition of new Canadians who are influenced by multi-culturalism, Canadian culture and their own traditional heritage.

Visit us at www.EEIFA.com

Russian Night Out - May 22, 2009

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Russian Night Out (TM)
(an assortment of Canadian film, music and visual arts with a Russian flavor)
In collaboration with NTV Canada (Luba Cherny)

Friday, May 22, 2009 @ 7:00 P.M. (Doors @ 6:30 P.M.)

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Cayle Films Presents "I AM HOME" (1998)
Produced and Directed by Cayle Chernin
www.cayle.ca

From Toronto to Tel Aviv, from Brooklyn to Borisov, Beilorussia, I Am Home is a story of rediscovery and a family finding each other after being divided by historical persecution.

In the summer of 1991, Canadian actress Cayle Chernin received a letter from Russia containing an early photograph of her father, Great Grandmother, and a man who was identified as her Grandfather's youngest brother, Great Uncle Boris Chernin, believed dead after his incarceration in Siberia during World War II.

The letter would take Cayle on a personal journey from a family reunion in Cape Breton, where Her Grandfather Louis Chernin emigrated in 1911, to new found cousins in Brooklyn, to Israel, where one branch of the Russian family had gone, and finally to far away Borisov, the home of the Chernin ancestors.

This is the story of immigrants, forced from one county to take up residence in a New World. It is the story of a craving for roots. It is the story of what happens when walls come tumbling down and borders change, which celebrates heritage and survival in spite of the odds.

This personal journey reflects the experience of people worldwide. We find and lose each other, over and over. This is a story about finding ourselves.

First public screening Oct. 1997 Cape Town International Film Festival, South Africa
Broadcast: Vision TV, WTN, SCN Sask.
48 min.

Yaniko Productions Presents "DRINK TEA OUTSIDE" (2008)
Produced and Directed by Yan Krupnik
www.drinkteaoutside.com

The Story:

Sasha Polikov (Andrey Kistitsin) is a street performer from Russia, he is free spirited, and unconventional.
When he arrived in Canada, he discovered that the cultural clash is much greater than he could have ever foreseen.
While falling in love with Maria (Katy Torgovnikov), Sasha attempts to find balance between what he must do and what he wants to do to survive in his new environment.

The Making Of:

While performing twice a day, 6 days a week, at Cirque Avaia in the summer of 2007 in Niagara Falls, the film crew was simultaneously in production in Toronto for "Drink Tea Outside". The crew consisted of people currently residing in Canada, Russia and Belarus. Since the majority of the crew were performers at the shows, they coordinated stunts, constructed sets, and designed most of the wardrobe themselves. It was shot in over 30 locations, 3 cities and features 14 original soundtracks created for the film in Canada and Russia.

Film screenings are held in Toronto (Canada) and Novosibirsk (Russia).
66 min.

FISHEL PUSTILNIK
Composer and Musician

www.easyhitsmusic.com
Fishel Pustilnik, composer and musician plays piano, sax and violin. For many years successfully worked in Russia as a musical director with a very famous pop group, "True Friends." His compositions were constantly performed on radio and television. In Toronto he organized and established music studio "F&N Enterprise" where gifted children take piano, keyboard and saxophone instruction.

MAXIM GRUNIN
Visual Artist

www.MaximGrunin.com
Born in Russia, Maxim Grunin began to study fine arts there. He continued art education in Israel and Canada. His dedication earned him scholarships and grants, among which was the Ontario Graduate Scholarship. Today he holds a masters degree in Fine Arts.

Reena Green
Fashion Designer

www.ReenaGreen.com
Reena Green has a unique mix between jewellery and fashion design, which combine fashion with her respective skills and vision.

RED SQUARE
Restaurant

www.redsquarerestaurant.com
You could instantly win a free dinner at RED SQUARE Restaurant
1027 Finch Avenue W. #7
North York, ON
Phone: (416) 739-9797

Tickets can be purchased online, by phone, and in person:
7 Hart House Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H3

General Admission: $20
Discounts available for Students, Seniors and Groups

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Russian Night Out - May 22, 2009