News and reflections about “Village of Dreams – the Gerrard India Bazaar”

It’s A Wrap

Chandan and Sarabjeet Singh on the Suhaag runway with the Chandan Fashion models.     The Village of Dreams team led by director Nina Beveridge had a memorable summer filming in Toronto’s Gerrard India Bazaar. We are grateful for the cooperation we had from everyone in the Bazaar and in particular from our main characters and…

“What’s Your Bazaar Memory?” Contest Now Open!

  We are excited to announce the launch of our “What’s Your Bazaar Memory?” image and story sharing contest.  We were inspired to run this contest because of the richness of the stories, culture and history of the Gerrard India Bazaar. We hope to inspire all of you to sharpen your pencils , dust off your cameras…

From left to right: Gurnam Multani (Multani Village) unknown, Jasbir Singh (Miss India Fashion), Cookie Singh (Chandan Fashion) and Mirza Baig (Lahore Paan Centre).

Filming at the Festival of South Asia

From left to right: Gurnam Multani (Multani Village) unknown, Jasbir Singh (Miss India Fashion), Jatinder Pal Singh (Chandan Fashion) and Mirza Baig (Lahore Paan Centre).     We were excited to be in the midst of the action at the 2016 Festival of South Asia located in the Gerrard India Bazaar this past weekend, July 16…

Lahore Tikka House on Eid al Fitr

  On July 7th we lined up at Lahore Tikka House to partake in the festivities of Eid al Fitr. While filming the documentary, we met people who had come from far and wide to enjoy this bustling palace of food, and to celebrate and enjoy an Eid feast. This restaurant is a food mecca, known globally, and…

We’re getting ready to launch the Village of Dreams project!

  We are ramping up our production team for the coverage of the upcoming Festival of South Asia at Gerrard india Bazaar, July 16th and 17th. Our two film units will be documenting the event for our film, commissioned by TVO. Our social media team will be introducing festival visitors to our Story Sharing project entitled “What’s Your Bazaar Memory?” Check…