Join us at the Rio Theatre for Korean-born, B.C.-raised filmmaker James Yoo’s Maple Ridge-shot first feature, MONGRELS, a film that explores both grief and the immigrant experience through a visionary approach to surreal imagery.

In rural Canada in the 1990s, a Korean family, a widower, his teenage son, and young daughter, attempts to find footing in a new land while navigating the dark forests of grief. Sonny has been hired to eradicate the feral canines plaguing the town, while sensitive Hajoon figures out what it means to be a man. Finally, young Hana, missing her mother, dreams up ways to make her return.

“‘Mongrels’ [is] both an exciting first feature and one worth seeking out. “ (That Shelf)

“Jerome Yoo has emerged as one of Vancouver’s most exciting new voices in film. His debut feature, ‘Mongrels‘, premiered to a sold-out audience at the Vancouver International Film Festival last fall, drawing widespread acclaim for its heartfelt storytelling and vivid imagery. The buzz around ‘Mongrels’ has only grown since, with Yoo recently winning an award at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia.” (Georgia Straight)

Sunday, May 25
Doors 3:30 pm | Movie 4:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Tickets HERE

MONGRELS (Jerome Yoo, 2024 / 107 mins / NR / Korean with English subtitles) The howling of wild dogs through the windows of a summer evening… In the middle of the night, a man talks to his dead wife on a disconnected telephone… Airplanes are swallowed up in the sky.