After 18 months of preparation, Project SPOTLIGHT, BrokerTeam’s first corporate social responsibility program, was held from October 26-28 The event kicked off at the University of Toronto Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library with the screening of the short movie Myself Found with university students and members of the public in attendance. 

The next day saw the biggest event at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema with over 500 attendees including the movie’s artists and crew, corporate friends, NGO and government officials, BrokerTeam members and clients, and most importantly, about 200 visually impaired and their families, as well as friends of the Joy Beyond Vision Community (JBVC) who arrived by sponsored shuttle buses from around the GTA. The event marked the first inclusive screening of a Chinese movie in Canada. Thanks to locally-produced audio descriptions in Cantonese and Mandarin, the visually impaired were able to enjoy the movie, Dot 2 Dot with the rest of the audience. For some of the JBVC members, it was their first cinema experience with their loved ones in over a decade. ​

Napping Kid was screened exclusively on Sunday at Cineplex Empress Walk for about 300 students, JBVC volunteers, BrokerTeam members, clients, and guests. The thriller discusses an elaborate cybercrime which happens to correspond with the insurance industry’s latest focus on cyber risk for businesses. The original novel, written by Toronto-based novelist Mannshin who was in attendance, is set in Toronto. 

“For us at BrokerTeam, this movie weekend was an attempt at a more inclusive society that acknowledges differences and encourages involving everyone in our cultural life and the social dialogue,” said William Chan, President of BrokerTeam.