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🎬 Free Screening Alert! 🍿 🚨 SPECIAL GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT! 🚨 We are thrilled to partner with National Canadian Film Day (@canfilmday ) to bring you a special screening of the powerful new film, Young Blood, followed by an exclusive live talkback! 🏒✨ We are honored to welcome the film’s star, Ashton James (@ashtonmjames ), for an in-person conversation! The session will be moderated by the incredible L.A. Wade (@thisislawadeinc ). Get the inside scoop on bringing this reimagined Canadian hockey classic to life, from the Oscar-nominated director Hubert Davis (@hubert.davis.director ), to the powerful performances by Blair Underwood (@blairunderwood_official ) and Shawn Doyle (@shawnydoyle ).The film explores identity, representation, and the drive for greatness on and off the ice. Join the Toronto Pan Afrikan Film Festival (@tpafforg ) for a night of community and Canadian cinema! 🗓 Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 (National Canadian Film Day) ⏰ Time: 7:00 PM (Talkback to follow screening) 📍 Location: Imagine Cinemas Carlton — 20 Carlton St., Toronto 🎟 Tickets: FREE! (visit the link in our bio or TPAFF.com for tickets) Don’t miss this chance to meet the talent behind one of the year’s most talked-about Canadian films and Black excellence in Canadian sports. Tag your movie crew below! 👇 @youngbloodmovieofficial @canfilmday #TPAFF #CanFilmDay #YoungBlood #TorontoEvents #BlackCinema BlackExcellence LiveTalkback CanadianFilm SupportLocalFilm @trfmedia @theblacklenssociety

@tpafforg , @thisislawadeinc and @trfmedia presents: Sacred Water: Men’s Edition After a sold-out women’s screening, the men asked for their own space. Join us Thursday Dec 4th 6:30 - 10 PM for a private screening and talk-back with @mic_truth and Myka Kandake, Mastering My Magic. We will be exploring identity, intimacy, and cultural truth.
 Free registration. Limited seats. Register at ThisisLAWade.com/events Link in my bio

What it do tho? Detroit showed UP at the 6th @detblackfilmfest Shout out to @mello.one of @trfmedia and @loribeazer of @topanafrikanff my travel partners to the festival. 
From a 6 AM makeup call and a gala fitting with @f.a.b.boutique_ to crossing the Ambassador Bridge, our road trip to the 6th Annual Detroit Black Film Festival was unforgettable.
Powerful films. Soul-stirring connections. Late-night laughs over good food. Read the full blog to see how Detroit welcomed us with open arms, bold stories, and that Motor City magic: ThisisLAWade.com/blog
 Tag someone you’d road-trip to a film festival with. #DetroitBlackFilmFestival #StorytellingAcrossBorders #BlackVoicesInFilm #TorontoToDetroit #LittleJamaicaToTheWright #FilmFestivalSeason #ThisisLAWade #TRFMedia #SipAndRead #CreativeHealing

The Toronto Pan Afrikan Film Festival @topanafrikanff | ThisisLAWade Inc. @thisislawadeinc | and TRF Media @trfmedia present Sip, Screen & Chat, a new film club for meaningful conversation and community healing. November 13, 2025 | 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM | FREE | Only 14 seats available. We open with the acclaimed Rwandan documentary Sacred Water (56 min), exploring cultural traditions around feminine pleasure and the ritual of sacred water. 💦 After the screening, L.A. Wade hosts a talk-back with Myka Kandake, founder of Mastering My Magic, to discuss Black women’s entitlement to joy, sensuality, and radical self-love. This intimate first gathering of 14 women will be a safe, healing-centered circle where film, ritual, and dialogue intersect. Date: November 13, 2025 Time: 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Cost: Free | Limited seating Reserve your spot now at thisislawade.com/events before seats are gone.

Thank you to @fkbmedia for booking @mello.one and I for our first interview together as life and business partners @thisislawadeinc and @trfmedia had a fabulous story by the talented @andria.case.parkinson for @ctvtoronto talking about our very first production as a couple, a SMALL Book. We’re a talented, passionate duo with skill sets that perfectly complement each other and this project is proof. 📢 Important update: Regrettably, @topanafrikanff Film & Media Brunch is cancelled due to the Air Canada strike. The panel discussions will be postponed until we can choose a new date and time. Stay tuned for more culturally relevant programming from the Toronto Pan Afrikan Film Festival — we’re just getting started. Shout out to @f.a.b.boutique_ for outfitting me for all my looks during the festival. 😘 But the good news? Next Friday (Aug. 22) my Sip+Read is ON! 6:30–8:30 PM Blackhurst Cultural Center inside @adfrntbooklist (Bathurst & Bloor, Toronto) Join me for wine, words, and community healing. Let’s keep the stories flowing. 🍷📖 #ASmallBookFilm #TRFMedia #ThisisLAWadeInc #OwnOurStories #TPAFF2025 #BlackFilm #CulturalStorytelling #SipAndRead #LetYourLivingBeYourHealing #LetTheAdventuresBegin #professorjamessmall

Big shout out to my #publicist @fkbmedia who hooked your girl up with an appearance on @breakfasttelevision Your girl @ThisisLAWadeInc + @loribeazer stepped onto @breakfasttelevision repping The Toronto Pan Afrikan Film Festival @topanafrikanff in style – thanks to the magic of @f.a.b.boutique_ for making sure we showed up looking like the best versions of ourselves. It’s not too late to grab FREE tickets to the screenings happening this weekend at TPAFF.com! Let’s come together to celebrate, connect, and create. Reserve your free spot now: TPAFF.com #TPAFF2025 #PanAfrikanFilmFestival #ThisisLAWadeInc #FABBoutiqueStyle #BlackFilm #OwnOurStories #PanAfrikanUnity #BreakfastTelevision #TorontoEvents #ASmallBookFilm

DARE TO DREAM BIG. When I was growing up, the TV was my safest babysitter—and my earliest teacher. Through it, I learned to dream about human connection, love, purpose, and the power of story. A couple of weeks ago, @jenniferconleyimages caught a candid shot of me laughing, truly in my element—with my director notes in hand during the Dare to Dream Big Conference. That moment reminded me just how much I love what I do. With my partner @mello.one , we’ve built @trfmedia to do exactly that—shape stories that matter. Human stories. Stories that help people see themselves and feel seen. Thank you, @chessiconsciousmeglobal , for trusting us with your vision. I can’t wait for you to see what we captured. And to our team @iambluefrog + @jenniferconleyimages you already know. Love you @wearekinhouse for the gifts you continue to give us through your mission and those of us who fellowship there. If you have a story to tell, a brand to build, or a vision to bring to life… Book us. Let us help you dream big—and show the world who you really are. #DareToDreamBig #TRFMedia #StorytellingMatters #FilmmakerLife #CreativeHealing #PurposeDrivenBrands #DreamItDoIt

Have you ever asked yourself the question, "Who am 1?" I'd like to take you on a small journey to learn a bit more about yourself, come and watch our documentary film called, 'a SMALL book: Black Mythology and African Retentions' at the Toronto Pan African Film Festival @topanafrikanff Now Playing Toronto Pan African Film Festival August 17th 2024 See you all there! #torontopanafricanfilmfestival #shortfilm #documentary #filmfestival #trfmedia

We're now accepted into the following Film Festivals:  Toronto Pan African Film Festival @topanafrikanff Toronto Film Awards @torontofilmawards Thank you to those who voted for us during the Toronto Lift-Off Film festival and thank you @liftoffglobalnetwork for choosing our film. a SMALL book Black Mythology and African Retention A Documentary Short Film Embark on a journey into Black mythology and African retentions with ‘a SMALL book,’. Led by Professor James Small, exploring cultural narratives. Created and Written by:  L.A. Wade Executive Producers:  Professor James Small L.A. Wade Tiku Roemello Fisher Directed and Produced by:  L.A. Wade @thisislawadeinc Tiku Roemello Fisher @mello.one Edited by:  Tiku Roemello Fisher @mello.one Mitch Benjamin @moviemakermitch TRFMEDIA Production @trfmedia & Get Yo Hand Out My Pocket Films Thank you: @boukan.to @group793inc @troycrossfield @jensdesignedlife #filmfestival #shortdocumentary #africanretention #blackmythology