Directing

Renuka Jeyapalan

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.

Known For

Big GirlBig Girl · 2005
Big Girl
★ 7.02005
MovieDrama
Playfully competing with Mom's new boyfriend, nine-year-old Josephine learns that letting people in can lead to wonderful things.
Stay the NightStay the Night · 2022
Stay the Night
★ 6.92022
MovieRomanceDrama
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.
Ordinary DaysOrdinary Days · 2017
Ordinary Days
★ 6.82017
MovieDrama
A college student disappears for five ordinary days.
A Bicycle LessonA Bicycle Lesson · 2016
A Bicycle Lesson
2016
MovieDrama
When a call from home interrupts her fun weekend plans, Sabrina travels to the suburbs to visit her mom, Ruby. Ruby welcomes her impatient daughter with a home cooked lunch and a request: teach her to ride a bicycle. Sabrina begrudgingly obliges. Together mom and daughter struggle through a bicycle lesson that becomes increasingly humorous as personalities clash and frustrations mount. But when Sabrina cuts the lesson short and returns the bicycle to the garage, she discovers a disturbing secret that her mother has kept from her. A secret that not only forces them to deal with their broken relationship but also has promise to bring them closer in a way that neither of them expected.
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal IntentLaw & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent · 2024
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
★ 7.52024
SeriesCrimeDrama
An elite squad of detectives investigate high-profile crime and corruption in metro Toronto.
Kim's ConvenienceKim's Convenience · 2016
Kim's Convenience
★ 7.72016
SeriesComedy
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.
North of NorthNorth of North · 2025
North of North
★ 6.92025
SeriesComedy
A young Inuk woman wants to build a new future for herself after a spontaneous and extremely public exit from her marriage. It won't be easy in a small Arctic town where everybody knows your business.
Son of a CritchSon of a Critch · 2022
Son of a Critch
★ 6.82022
SeriesComedy
A coming-of-age story set in St. John’s, Newfoundland of 11 year-old Mark, much older on the inside than his 11 years, who uses comedy to win friends and connect with people in his limited world.

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