RIALIA

A gamer and his friend build the perfect virtual city but can’t escape their less-than-perfect relationships.

Director Biography – Suri Parmar, Nevin Douglas

SURI PARMAR is a Toronto-based filmmaker whose work has screened at film festivals around the world. In 2011, she was one of five writers from across Canada selected for the Canadian Film Centre’s prestigious screenwriting residency program. She is also an alumna of the Stonecoast MFA Program in Creative Writing and Reykjavík International Film Festival’s Transatlantic Talent Lab.

NEVIN DOUGLAS is a Toronto-based musician, recording artist, video editor, and producer. Through the creation of his animated web series, Playtime, he became a specialist in the world of “machinima”: the creation of original animated content filmed with video games. He has produced four seasons of Playtime, released seven studio albums, and filmed and edited music videos for himself and singer/songwriter Lisa Marie Kruchak. He has also played hundreds of concerts in and around the Toronto area as the guitarist of rock bands Debaser, The Withouts, and Habitat. Currently, he is working on a new solo album and raising his young daughter.