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Midnight dance party with Sook-Yin Lee and Buck 65 on Ossington

By Karon Liu
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Sook-Yin Lee and Buck 65 get friendly at Rolly's Garage (Photo by Karon Liu)
Sook Yin Lee and Buck 65 get friendly at Rolly’s Garage (Photo by Karon Liu)

Maybe it’s lack of hoops to jump through or three-hour waiting period to secure a viewing location, but parties thrown by Toronto filmmakers are always among the most enjoyable at TIFF. Last night’s Year of the Carnivore bash hosted by director and writer Sook-Yin Lee felt more like a wrap party than a calculated industry event. Set inside Rolly’s Garage—a small car repair shop-cum-gallery—and spilling on to its front steps, the open bar and swag table containing CDs, Crystal Castle T-shirts and Come As You Are gift packs created icebreakers.

In fact, just before Carnivore actor Mark Rendall and Buck 65 performed their sets, Sook-Yin was giving away Come As You Are gift baskets (leopard print dildos!) to the first person to come to the stage to tell a personal tale about their babysitting misadventures.

Buck 65’s story? “I was once babysitting a kid and he said he couldn’t sleep unless his mom rubbed his back. I felt weird about rubbing his back so I went to the kitchen and grabbed a ladle. I don’t need the gift basket but, in short, I ladled a boy’s back for 30 minutes so he could sleep.”

Sook-Yin sang a few a cappella tunes in Japanese and a folksy tune about milking cows before Buck 65 performed a song from Year of the Carnivore and a few of his head-bopping hits. Afterward, it became a giant house party as the DJ blasts the hits and everyone did a combination of mingling and dancing.

“More cock rings to give away as the night goes on,” announced Sook-Yin. How often do you hear that in Yorkville?

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