SEA FRIENDS FEST: Southeast Asian American Journeys Screening
Concluding SEA FRIENDS FEST on Saturday, July 18, 2026 from 6-8 pm, SEA FRIENDS and Riche Dang proudly present the Canadian premiere of SOUTHEAST ASIAN AMERICAN JOURNEYS (2025) 🎞
Produced by Quyên Nguyen-Le, in association with the Center for Asian American Media and Southeast Asia Resource Action Center, this series of short films highlights stories of resilience, identity, land, and community spaces that reflect the complexity and vibrancy of Southeast Asian American experiences.
A docuseries in five parts:
🌳 The Market
🧵 Threads
🌱 Teb Chaw (Land)
📻 Muoz-Doic Mixtape
🌈 Between Us
Riche Dang is a Cambodian Canadian filmmaker telling Southeast Asian stories. Rooted in the communities he grew up in, his work is driven by its ability to tell stories that speak to its people, honour those who came before, and reach those who come after. Beyond his films, he is working to make filmmaking and cinema accessible, developing workshop programs and film programming.
SEA FRIENDS is a collective for Southeast Asians in search of more community, dialogue and activation in Toronto! They aim to collaborate with and empower Southeast Asian artists to explore their practice as a way to build community by giving them a public platform that celebrates them.
📍 St. Matthew’s Clubhouse at 450 Broadview Ave., which is a physically accessible building, with an accessible walk ramp out front, and an accessible washroom on site.
This event is presented and supported as part of East End Arts' ArtLabs 2026 program. ArtLabs sessions are independently run by emerging artists looking to practice their facilitation and/or event planning skills.