Randall Okita

Luxembourg City Film Festival - Luxembourg

Canadian Release - January 11th

International Release - January 7th

2021

Calgary International Film Festival - Calgary, Canada

Vancouver International Film Festival - Vancouver, Canada

BFI London Film Festival - London, England

Cinéfest Sudbury Virtual - Ontario, Canada

Fantasy Filmfest - Berlin, Germany

Film Fest 919 - North Carolina, USA

Lund Fantastic Film Festival - Lund, Sweden

Denver Film Festival - Colorado, USA

Leeds International Film Festival - Leeds, England

PHI Centre - Montreal, Canada

Exploring The Book of Distance with Randall Okita

Powell Street Festival - Vancouver, Canada

Powell Street Festival - Vancouver, Canada

VR Film Lab - Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Tribeca Film Festival - New York, USA

Les Ailleurs - Paris, France

Case Study: The Book of Distance

Harvard Graduate School of Education - VR Club

Beyond the Frame Festival - Japan

Possibilities Felt by New Creators of VR Films - Differences in Expression Between Live-Action, Animation, and VR

The University of British Columbia

Personal Storytelling and Innovation

Art Gallery Ontario Next - Toronto, Canada

AGO Next: Practice Pivot with Vonny Lorde and Randall Okita

Games for Change Festival - New York, USA

APIA Narratives to the Front: Creating a Unique Legacy in Telling our Stories

2020

Sundance Film Festival - Utah, USA

Venice International Film Festival - Lido di Venezia, Italy

Tribeca Film Festival - New York, USA

Fipadoc - Biarritz, France

London Film Week - VR Showcase - London, UK

IDFA Doc Lab - Spotlight - Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Ottawa International Animation Festival - Ottawa, Canada

New Images Festival - Paris, France

Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) - Bucheon, South Korea

Tribeca Virtual Arcade @ Cannes XR - New York, USA

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival - Toronto, Canada

Vancouver International Film Festival - Vancouver, Canada

Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal - Montreal, Canada

Kaohsiung Film Festival - VR - Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

The FWA Awards - United Kingdom

Japan Prize - Digital Media Division - Tokyo, Japan

XR Awards - Melbourne, Australia

THE ARTS+: How New Technologies Can Drive Narratives and Communities Forward (Presented by Telefilm Canada)

Frankfurter Buchmesse - Frankfurt, Germany

University of Calgary

Festival Mobilities: Films and Professionals on the “Circuit”

Canadian Civil Liberties Association - Toronto, Canada

Canadian Civil Liberties Association Borovy Conference Session: Randall Okita: Sharing Stories: Past, Present, and Future

2018

Embassy of Canada Prince Takamado Gallery - Tokyo, Japan

Solo Exhibition

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2017

CAAMFest - San Francisco, USA

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival - Los Angeles, USA

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2016

Art Gallery of Ontario, Midnight Massive Party group presentation - Ontario, Canada

Be Here Now

San Diego Asian Film Festival - San Diego, USA

Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival - Toronto, Canada

West Virginia International Film Festival - West Virginia, USA

Vancouver International Film Festival - Vancouver, Canada

Festival du Nouveau Cinema - Montreal, Canada

Tacoma International Film Festival - Washington, USA

Buffalo International Film Festival - New York, USA

Sudbury Cinefest - Ontario, Canada

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2015

Robert Kananaj Gallery, RA Canadian Spotlight Artist - Toronto, Canada

Things I Can’t Tell You

Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival - Toronto, Canada

Retrospective on Randall Okita: Five Celebrated Films

Sunday Drive Contemporary Arts Festival

Once Right Now Just Then

LA Shorts Fest - Los Angeles, USA

NY Shorts Fest - New York, USA

FilmFest Dresden - Dresden, Germany

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2014

Format Court - Paris, France

Festival du Nouveau Cinema - Montreal, Canada

Toronto International Film Festival - Toronto, Canada

Vancouver International Film Festival - Vancouver, Canada

Calgary International Film Festival - Calgary, Canada

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2013

Toronto International Film Festival - Toronto, Canada

LA Shorts Fest - Los Angeles, USA

Clermont - Ferrand International Short Film Festival - Clermont-Ferrand, France

TED x OCAD - Toronto, Canada

Things I Can’t Tell You

Propeller Gallery - Toronto, Canada

Things I Can’t Tell You

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2012

Yorkton Film Festival - Yorkton, Canada

Festival du Nouveau Cinema - Montreal, Canada

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2011

Arthur Ganson: Kinetic Mandala - Kresge Gallery, New Jersey, USA

Atlantic International Film Festival - Halifax, Canada

Vancouver International Film Festival - Vancouver, Canada

Festival du Nouveau Cinema - Montreal, Canada

Reel Asian International Film Festival - Toronto, Canada

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2010

Seattle International Film Festival - Seattle, USA

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Vancouver International Film Festival - Vancouver, Canada

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Houston Worldfest Film Festival - Houston, USA

Transmission

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2009

Toronto International Film Festival - Toronto, Canada

Atlantic Film Festival - Halifax, Canada

Festival du Nouveau Cinema - Montreal, Canada

San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival - San Francisco, USA

Yorkton Film Festival - Yorkton, Canada

Brooklyn International Film Festival - Brooklyn, USA

Calgary International Film Festival - Calgary, Canada

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2008

CFC's World Wide Shorts - Toronto, Canada

Brooklyn International Film Festival - Brooklyn, USA

Toronto International Film Festival - Toronto, Canada

Atlantic Film Festival - Halifax, Canada

Calgary International Film Festival - Calgary, Canada

Vancouver International Film Festival - Vancouver, Canada

Festival du Nouveau Cinema - Montreal, Canada

Tehran Short Film Festival - Tehran, Iran