Pleasure Dome is pleased to present New Toronto Works 2025, our annual program showcasing the vitality, range, and risk-taking spirit of Toronto’s film and moving-image communities. This year’s edition brings together twelve works that span intimate reflection, social commentary, sharp humour, and playful experimentation—works that respond to the urgencies of our time while reimagining the possibilities of the screen. Join us on Thursday, September 25 at Innis Town Hall for an evening that showcases fresh work by both new voices and established experimenters in Toronto.
Pleasure Dome is pleased to present New Toronto Works 2025, our annual program showcasing the vitality, range, and risk-taking spirit of Toronto’s film and moving-image communities. This year’s edition brings together twelve works that span intimate reflection, social commentary, sharp humour, and playful experimentation—works that respond to the urgencies of our time while reimagining the possibilities of the screen. Join us on Thursday, September 25 at Innis Town Hall for an evening that showcases fresh work by both new voices and established experimenters in Toronto.
Where: Innis Town Hall, Innis College, 2 Sussex Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 1J5
When: Thursday, September 25 at 7:00pm
– Doors open at 6:30pm, Screening will start promptly at 7:00pm
– This is a free, non-ticketed event. We recommend you arrive early.
Program:
Brian R Donnelly, Yonge Again, 2024 (1:00)
Sydnie Baynes, African American Express, 2024 (2:38)
Patricia Marcoccia & Maziar Ghaderi, Nonna’s Seeds, 2024 (4:00)
William Hunt, crack my heart open to the sky, 2024 (2:00)
Hala Alsalman, The Rod & The Ring, 2024 (9:00)
Adrienne Scott, Finding another entrance, trying the same door, 2024 (15:00)
Vivek Shraya & Christopher Sherman, My Daddy (Sex is Sex), 2024 (1:00)
Nathan Donovan, Blue Stomach, 2024 (4:00)
Mariana Grezova, Does It Remind You Of Something, 2024 (1:43)
Christina Dovolis & Tavis Putnam, Taking the Piss, 2024 (4:10)
JL Whitecrow, The First Indigenous Female Pornographer, 2024 (13:20)
Ian Keteku & Komi Olafimihan, Sankofa, 2024 (5:36)
The screening will be followed by a live Q&A with the artists
Estimated run time of the program: 1 hour, 7 minutes
Content warning: There are works in this program that contain graphic nudity and sexual content, including depictions of pornography. Recommended for audiences 18 years of age and older. Viewer discretion is advised.