Toronto 
Events Description
Toronto Outdoor Picture Show’s 15th anniversary When We Were Young programme will open at Fort York on June 12 with Baz Luhrmann’s hyper-stylized Romeo + Juliet, a highly influential take on the timeless tale of star crossed lovers featuring young Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. The six-night extended opening weekend at Fort York will also include Steve McQueen’s enthralling depiction of Black music and 1970s London youth culture in Lovers Rock, silver screen classic The Wizard of Oz, Alfonso Cuarón’s sultry Mexico-set road trip flick Y tu mamá también, Jane Schoenbrun’s trans coming-of-age chiller I Saw the TV Glow, and a 30th anniversary screening of Amy Heckerling’s timeless cult teen comedy Clueless.
All TOPS screenings feature pairings of feature films with local and Canadian short films united by theme and style. Opening weekend at Fort York will also include coming of age-themed pre-show programming every evening, such as vintage lawn games, chalk art painting, a celebratory photo booth, a costume contest, and more.
Who is it for?
All ages
WHEN & WHERE
Date & Time:
June 12 to 17, 2025
Gates @ 6:30pm / Showtime @ sundown (~ 9:00 pm)
Come early to enjoy lawn games, and a local DJ spinning tunes!
Thursday, June 12, 2025
- William shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet
Directed by Baz Luhrmann, 1996 - Short film – When Love Came To Kill Us, directed by Alicia K. Harris, 2020
Friday, June 13, 2025
- Lovers Rock Directed by Steve McQueen, 2020
- Short films – Nouvel An, directed by Marie-Ève Juste, 2015 & Motherland, directed by Jasmin Mozaffari, 2023
Saturday, June 14, 2025
- The Wizard of Oz
Directed by Victor Fleming, 1939 - Short film – Winds of Spring, directed by Keyu Chen, 2017
Sunday, June 15, 2025
- Y Tu Mamá También
Directed by Alfonso Cuarón, 2001 - Short films – July’s Wet Dreams, directed by Kara Blake, 2003 & Say Uncle, directed by James Cooper and written by Peter Knegt, 2022
Monday, June 16, 2025
- I saw the TV glow
Directed by Jane Schoenbrun, 2024 - Short films – Glow, directed by Nate Wilson, 2014 & Inkwo for When the Starving Return, directed by Amanda Strong, 2024
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
- Cueless
Directed by Amy Heckerling, 1995 - Short film – Hair!, directed by Sara Jade Alfaro-Dehghan, 2024
Venue & Address :
“Walled Fort” of Fort York National Historic Site – entry at west gates of 100 Garrison Road
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