Q&A After Screening: Action/Crime/Mystery Toronto July 2025 Film Festival
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Question & answer session after the festival screening with filmmakers from the July 31, 2025 festival at the Carlton Cinemas, in downtown Toronto, Canada.
Conversation with directors:
Sohil Chhabra (OBSIDIAN)
Malcolm Jack (THE CALLBACK)
THE CALLBACK, 10min., Canada
Directed Malcolm Jack
ISAAC is one of several actors auditioning for the lead in the globally renowned action franchise: MAX STORM. Every actor has been invited into the audition room, which is empty aside from a table with a black covering. Suddenly, they’re greeted by the voice of director DEAN WEST over the intercom. “Do whatever it takes to secure the role.” The tablecloth comes off, revealing a massive collection of deadly melee weapons. Everyone is skeptical, but distrust is already growing.
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OBSIDIAN, 18min., Canada
Directed by Sohil Chhabra
David Smith, a deeply troubled detective grappling with a brutal murder case and the collapse of his personal life, finds himself spiraling into darkness—only to uncover a path to unexpected self-discovery.
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