Wexford Plaza

{{Short description|2016 Canadian comedy-drama film}}

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| name = Wexford Plaza

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| director = Joyce Wong

| producer = Harry Cherniak
Matt Greyson
Joyce Wong

| writer = Joyce Wong

| starring = Reid Asselstine
Darrel Gamotin

| music =

| cinematography = Maya Bankovic

| editing = Darby MacInnis

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| distributor = levelFILM

| released = {{Film date|2016|11|23|Torino}}

| runtime = 80 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = English

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Wexford Plaza is a 2016 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Joyce Wong and starring Reid Asselstine and Darrel Gamotin.[https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/movies/a-near-miracle-of-writing-wexford-plaza-breathes-life-into-a-scarborough-strip-mall "A near-miracle of writing, Wexford Plaza breathes life into a Scarborough strip mall"]. National Post, December 1, 2017.

The film centres on Betty (Reid Asselstine), a lonely young woman who takes a job as a security guard at a strip mall in the Scarborough area of Toronto, and becomes attached to Danny (Darrel Gamotin), a bartender in the mall.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/review-joyce-wongs-promising-wexford-plaza-is-subtle-clever-and-sobering/article37145953/ "Review: Joyce Wong’s promising Wexford Plaza is subtle, clever and sobering"]. The Globe and Mail, November 30, 2017. Midway through, however, the film shifts to Danny's perspective, retelling the building of their relationship from his side.[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-wexford-plaza-review-20171026-story.html "Shifting perspective, clever writing and direction drive 'Wexford Plaza'"]. Los Angeles Times, October 26, 2017.

The cast also includes Francis Melling, Ellie Posadas, Mirko Miljevic, Mitchell Jaramillo and Ann Paula Bautista.

Although the mall in the film is similarly named to Toronto's real-life Wexford Heights Plaza, the film was actually shot at a closed strip mall in North York.[https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/11/24/big-screen-glamour-touches-scarborough-strip-mall.html "Big screen glamour touches Scarborough strip mall"]. Toronto Star, November 24, 2017.

The film premiered at the Torino Film Festival in 2016,[http://xl.repubblica.it/articoli/tutti-i-segreti-delle-ragazze/48382/?refresh_ce "TUTTI I SEGRETI DELLE RAGAZZE"]. La Repubblica, November 23, 2016. and screened at several film festivals throughout 2017 before having its commercial premiere in Canada in November 2017. The Toronto Film Critics Association named the film as a finalist for the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2017.[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2017/12/10/the-florida-project-named-best-picture-by-toronto-film-critics-association.html "The Florida Project named Best Picture by Toronto Film Critics Association"]. Toronto Star, December 10, 2017. It was a finalist for the John Dunning Discovery Award at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards. It won the Best Narrative Feature award at the San Diego Asian Film Festival 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://pacarts.org/sdaff-award-winners/|title=SDAFF Award Winners {{!}} Pacific Arts Movement|website=pacarts.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-27}}