Renuka Jeyapalan

Renuka Jeyapalan

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Renuka Jeyapalan is a Toronto, Canada-based writer/director. Her short films have screened at TIFF, TriBeCa, and the Berlinale. She has directed television episodes of Kim’s Convenience, Workin' Moms, Sort Of, and most recently Son Of Critch, as well as the Netflix original series Ginny & Georgia. Stay The Night is Jeyapalan's first feature film.

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The funny, heartfelt story of The Kims, a Korean-Canadian family, running a convenience store in downtown Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Kim ('Appa' and 'Umma') immigrated to Toronto in the '80s to set up shop near Regent Park and had two kids, Jung and Janet who are now young adults. However, when Jung was 16, he and Appa had a major falling out involving a physical fight, stolen money and Jung leaving home. Father and son have been estranged since.
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An elite squad of detectives investigate high-profile crime and corruption in metro Toronto.
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Stay the Night 2022 (6.4)

A failed work opportunity prompts chronically single Grace to pursue a one night stand with a stranger. Turns out he's an on-the-outs professional athlete in town with a problem of his own. Maybe they can help each other.