Akin Omotoso's VAYA Selected for Toronto International Film Festival - Watch Trailer

Akin Omotoso's VAYA has been selected for the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival. Omotoso is making his mark in the film world with well received films like God is African, Man on Ground and the award winning romantic comedy Tell Me Sweet Something, his latest film Vaya has been selected alongside some of Hollywood's greatest, for the Toronto International Film Festival. Based on real stories, Vaya weaves three separate plots that intersect in a gripping, edgy and deeply moving story about coming to the city and struggling to survive. It's about strangers who never meet, but share a moment when all their lives explode and change forever.

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As Toronto International Film Festival Artistic Director Cameron Bailey notes: "They are strangers to one another, yet bound by interlocking destines and a shared naivette. Imagine a South African spin on Amores Perros and you are partway there. Shifting effortlessly between scenes of intimacy and of bracing violence, Vaya exudes compassion for each of these small town characters but does not hold back from plunging them into the urban snakepit that awaits. Many filmmakers have ultilised the network narrative to relay broad social commentary, Omotoso, bolstered by brilliant performances and Kabelo Thathe's sizzling camerawork, wisely focuses on tension, character and milieu, leaving the conclusions up to us."

Vaya is produced by Robbie Thorpe, Rethabile Mothobi, Harriet Perlman and Ronnie Aptekeer. Executive produced by Matthew Moodley, Cecil Barry and Jan du Plesis. The film was financed by The South African Department of Trade and Industry, MNET, Mvest Media, The Gauteng Film Commission, Ford Foundation, Raith Foundation, Red Pepper Films, Ladies and Gentlemen and The National Film and Video Foundation.

Vaya can be seen at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9th at 3:30pm at Scotiabank 2 (476), September 11th at 3:30pm at Scotiabank 9 (189) and on September 16th at 9:15pm at Scotiabank 4 (386).

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