Canada, 2023 Saturday October 21, 4 PM By TLN Studios In Spanish with English subtitles, 60 min Candombe, officially awarded the title of Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, originates from African slaves who were brought to Uruguay and found relief in music they could easily play in their daily lives. Intensely mesmerizing, it is a music… Continue Reading Toronto Latin American Film Festival: Candombe: Canciones de Libertad / Candombe: Songs of Freedom

Canada, 2022 Saturday October 21, 4 PM By TLN Studios In English, 66 min The Canadian Men’s National Soccer team first qualified for the World Cup in 1986. Ever since that historic moment, soccer in Canada has overcome numerous obstacles and decades of disappointment. With a new generation of players from diverse backgrounds and identities,… Continue Reading Toronto Latin American Film Festival: Heart of Goal: The Rise of Canadian Soccer

Canada, 2023 Saturday October 21, 6 PM By TLN Studios In Spanish with English subtitles, 60 min Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is arguably among the most important traditions in Mexican culture. Honoring the deceased in their life and beyond, its magical essence has made it to Canada, where it… Continue Reading Toronto Latin American Film Festival: Día de los Muertos / Day of the Dead

Canada, 2023 Saturday October 21, 6 PM By TLN Studios In Spanish, 60 min Latin American professionals are immigrating to Canada in droves, traveling up north and contributing to the world of sustainable energy in creative and innovative ways. This Spanish language project documents the unexpected impact this vibrant community is making on our country… Continue Reading Toronto Latin American Film Festival: Un nuevo norte: energía / A New North: Energy

Uruguay, 2021 Narrative Saturday October 21, 8 PM Directed by Manuel Nieto Zas In Spanish with English subtitles, 106 min Rodrigo is a young landowner who is in charge of one of his father’s fields in northern Uruguay. He is married to Federica and has a very young son with potential health problems. Faced with… Continue Reading Toronto Latin American Film Festival: El empleado y el patrón / The Employer and the Employee

Be part of the glitziest glammiestRed-Carpet Extravaganza...PIFF 2023! Sunday, October 22 2pm to 4:30pm Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Avenue Toronto, Ontario, Canada Representation of disability on the big screen is hard to find, so we took matters into our own hands. PIFF was founded in 2017 by Pegasus Community Project, a Toronto non-profit providing day… Continue Reading PIFF: A Festival Of Short Films Made By Adults With Developmental Disabilities

Speakers R. Bruce Elder Description AD HOC aims to rethink what an experience of cinema can be. We seek to reposition historical landmarks and buried treasures within the on-going tradition of experimental and other non- commercial modes of filmmaking, drawing on work from Toronto, throughout Canada, and internationally. Within these parameters, we aspire to diversity… Continue Reading AD HOC presents: A Man Whose Life Was Full of Woe Has Been Surprised By Joy

Birdsafe U of T presents: The Messenger

Screening and Q&A Enjoy a screening and Q&A of our Documentary ‘A Fateful Journey: The Untold Story of Famine Irish in Canada.’   This short documentary traces the path Irish Migrants made during 1847. From their quarantine in Grosse-Île to their end ports of Montreal, Kingston and Toronto, this is the story of those who… Continue Reading A Fateful Journey: The Untold Story Of Famine Irish In Canada

The Harold Innis Foundation and Innis College present the 2023 Harold Innis Lecture with author and award-winning journalist Robyn Doolittle. In “Secret Canada: A Threat to Democracy,” Doolittle examines the country’s broken Freedom of Information system. Following the lecture, Hamutal Dotan, award-winning editor, Innis alumna (HBA ’01), and William Southam Journalism Fellow, will moderate a… Continue Reading Harold Innis Lecture with Robyn Doolittle

CINSSU presents a mystery screening!

La historia oficial / The Official Story Argentina, 1984 Narrative Saturday October 28, 5 PM Directed by Luis Puenzo In Spanish with English subtitles, 110 min The Consulate General presents the Argentine Film Night, as part of the celebration of 40 years of uninterrupted democracy in Argentina. Admission is free, subject to registration, as space… Continue Reading Toronto Latin American Film Festival: La historia oficial / The Official Story

Argentina, 1985 Argentina, 2022 Narrative Saturday October 28, 8 PM Directed by Santiago Mitre In Spanish. NO ENGLISH SUBTITLES. 140 min The Consulate General presents the Argentine Film Night, as part of the celebration of 40 years of uninterrupted democracy in Argentina. Admission is free, subject to registration, as space is limited. To register, please… Continue Reading Toronto Latin American Film Festival: Argentina, 1985

Description More information to come. AD HOC aims to rethink what an experience of cinema can be. We seek to reposition historical landmarks and buried treasures within the on-going tradition of experimental and other non- commercial modes of filmmaking, drawing on work from Toronto, throughout Canada, and internationally. Within these parameters, we aspire to diversity… Continue Reading AD HOC presents: Four Films by Curtis Harrington

Celebrate Japan's "ekinaka" phenomenon with our screening of the charming slice-of-life gem I WISH directed by the masterful KORE-EDA Hirokazu! I WISH tells the story of 12-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to their parents’ divorce. Koichi hears a rumor that the new bullet trains will precipitate a wish-granting miracle… Continue Reading I WISH screening

Old Dog Directed by Ann Marie Fleming Innis Town Hall Theatre Wednesday, November 1, 2023 7:00 pm Writer/director Ann Marie Fleming (Window Horses) makes visible the tender work of caretaking in her new animated short, Old Dog. All dogs (and people) should be so lucky and so loved.

The Eternal Memory Directed by Maite Alberdi Innis Town Hall Theatre Wednesday, November 1, 2023 7:00 pm Augusto and Paulina have been together for 25 years. Eight years ago, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Both fear the day he no longer recognizes her. The Eternal Memory had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance… Continue Reading Ageless International Film Festival: The Eternal Memory

When and Where Wednesday, November 01, 2023 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Deluxe Screening Room, IN-222E Innis College 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ON M5S 1J5 Speakers Daniele Iannucci Description CALLING ALL SPORTS FANS!!! On Wednesday Nov 1st, 7pm, CINNSU is proud to present Portraits and Passports, graduate seminar hosted by PhD candidate Daniele Iannucci. From video… Continue Reading CINSSU Graduate Seminar: Portraits & Passports

Vortex Directed by Gaspar Noe Innis Town Hall Theatre Thursday, November 2, 2023 7:00 pm Presented in split screen, VORTEX tells the story of an aging couple in a Paris apartment. With this film, Director Gaspar Noé (Enter the Void, Climax, Irreversible) delivers a career best, finding a level of compassion and tenderness that sacrifices… Continue Reading Ageless International Film Festival: Vortex

When and Where Thursday, November 02, 2023 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm Deluxe Screening Room, IN-222E Innis College 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ON M5S 1J5 Speakers Garrett Felber, Study and Struggle Description What can the life of Martin Sostre, a former political prisoner and the progenitor of Black anarchism, tell us about our own fight… Continue Reading “An Original Black Political Ideology”: Martin Sostre and the Birth of Black Anarchism.

Cinssu presents: Free Friday Film - Under The Silver Lake. Show Starts at 7pm, Free to all!

Tu te souviendras de moi Directed by Éric Tessier Innis Town Hall Theatre Saturday, November 4, 2023 1:00 pm Special Guest: Rémy Girard. The story of a growing friendship between a retired professor who is losing his memory and his caregiver who finds meaning to her life. Starring Rémy Girard. Nominated for two Canadian Screen… Continue Reading Ageless International Film Festival: Tu te souviendras de moi

Les Invasions Barbares Directed by Denys Arcand Innis Town Hall Theatre Saturday, November 4, 2023 4:00 pm A sequel to Arcand’s 1986 film, The Decline of the American Empire, the film continues the story of the character Rémy (Rémy Girard), a womanizing history professor now terminally ill with cancer. Won Best International Feature Film at… Continue Reading Ageless International Film Festival: Les Invasions Barbares

Contribute to the promotion of Albanian films and culture. Our upcoming events in Toronto will feature acclaimed films from both emerging and established Albanian directors, producers, and actors, giving you access to an array of genres from drama to comedy.   Join our community of cinema lovers! At our events, you'll have the opportunity to… Continue Reading Albanian Movie Night: Love

Ikiru Directed by Akira Kurosawa Innis Town Hall Theatre Sunday, November 5, 2023 2:00 pm This film is part of a double feature highlighting two films Ikiru (1952) and its UK remake Living (2022). Mr. Watanabe suddenly finds that he has terminal cancer. He vows to make his final days meaningful. His attempts to communicate… Continue Reading Ageless International Film Festival: Ikiru

Living Directed by Oliver Hermanus Innis Town Hall Theatre Sunday, November 5, 2023 5:00 pm Overwhelmed at work and lonely at home, a civil servant's life takes a heartbreaking turn when a medical diagnosis tells him his time is short. Influenced by a local decadent and a vibrant woman, he continues to search for meaning… Continue Reading Ageless International Film Festival: Living

The Death of David Cronenberg Directed by David Cronenberg Innis Town Hall Theatre Sunday, November 5, 2023 7:30 pm World premiere of the short film, originally released as a NFT. Directed by David & produced by his daughter Caitlin. “The Death of David Cronenberg” is a short 1-minute film written by and starring filmmaker, screenwriter,… Continue Reading Ageless International Film Festival: The Death of David Cronenberg

Strange Way of Life Directed by Pedro Almodóvar Innis Town Hall Theatre Sunday, November 5, 2023 7:30 pm Strange Way of Life had its world premiere at Cannes 2023. Pedro Almodóvar, winner of 2 Academy Awards is 74 years old. After twenty-five years Silva rides a horse across the desert to visit his friend Sheriff… Continue Reading Ageless International Film Festival: Strange Way of Life

Join us for a film screening and panel discussion moderated by Ingrid Buday, Founder of No More Noise Toronto.

Diaspora Film Festival 23 Get ready for the ultimate film extravaganza celebrating diverse cultures and captivating stories—Diaspora Film Festival 23 is here to blow About this Event Diaspora Film Festival 23Come join us at the Innis Town Hall Theatre for an exciting and diverse film festival celebrating the power of diaspora stories! Get ready to… Continue Reading Diaspora Film Festival

Diaspora Film Festival 23 Get ready for the ultimate film extravaganza celebrating diverse cultures and captivating stories—Diaspora Film Festival 23 is here to blow About this Event Diaspora Film Festival 23Come join us at the Innis Town Hall Theatre for an exciting and diverse film festival celebrating the power of diaspora stories! Get ready to… Continue Reading Diaspora Film Festival

Diaspora Film Festival 23 Get ready for the ultimate film extravaganza celebrating diverse cultures and captivating stories—Diaspora Film Festival 23 is here to blow About this Event Diaspora Film Festival 23Come join us at the Innis Town Hall Theatre for an exciting and diverse film festival celebrating the power of diaspora stories! Get ready to… Continue Reading Diaspora Film Festival

When and Where Monday, November 13, 2023 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm TBA Speakers Mireille Miller-Young, University of California, Santa Barbara Angelica Pesarini, University of Toronto Jessica Whitehead, Cape Breton University Description On November 13, there will be a screening of a 35 mm print of Emanuelle in Bangkok from the Mastrangelo Collection. After the… Continue Reading Emanuelle in Bangkok screening and discussion

The 27th edition of the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival is fast approaching! Running from November 8–19, 2023, watch Asian cinema and enjoy events featuring pan-Asian filmmakers and media artists. Tickets go on sale for members on Wednesday, October 18 and to the public on Saturday, October 21.

The 27th edition of the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival is fast approaching! Running from November 8–19, 2023, watch Asian cinema and enjoy events featuring pan-Asian filmmakers and media artists. Tickets go on sale for members on Wednesday, October 18 and to the public on Saturday, October 21.

When and Where Thursday, November 16, 2023 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Deluxe Screening Room, IN-222E Innis College 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ON M5S 1J5 Speakers Finley Freibert, Southern Illinois University

CINSSU presents a Free Friday Film Double Feature: Kiss Me Deadly & Lost Highway. Starts at 7pm, Open To All.

The 27th edition of the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival is fast approaching! Running from November 8–19, 2023, watch Asian cinema and enjoy events featuring pan-Asian filmmakers and media artists. Tickets go on sale for members on Wednesday, October 18 and to the public on Saturday, October 21.

John Bousfield Public Lecture Series Presents Counter-Insurgency Urbanism — Presented by Ted Rutland. Join us at Innis Town Hall (Innis College) on Tuesday, November 21st from 7:00 - 10:00pm — reception with refreshments to follow discussion. About Ted Rutland Ted Rutland is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, Planning, and Environment at Concordia University. An interdisciplinary urban scholar, his work focuses on the… Continue Reading John Bousfield Public Lecture Series: Counter-Insurgency Urbanism

Description More information to come. AD HOC aims to rethink what an experience of cinema can be. We seek to reposition historical landmarks and buried treasures within the on-going tradition of experimental and other non- commercial modes of filmmaking, drawing on work from Toronto, throughout Canada, and internationally. Within these parameters, we aspire to diversity… Continue Reading AD HOC presents: Josephine Massarella Retrospective

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence are recognized globally from November 25th to December 10th. November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and December 10th is International Human Rights Day. In honour of these 16 Days, the Community Safety Office (CSO), in partnership with our equity offices… Continue Reading 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence: What Love Got To Do With It?

Speakers Mohammad Ali Atassi Rania Stephan Stefan Tarnowski Description The Arab Spring was linked to an explosion of creativity from a young generation that didn’t see themselves reflected in the art and politics of the past. Responding to this rupture, Bidayyat assembled emerging filmmakers, mentors, and media activists, young and old, to produce films that… Continue Reading Bidayyat: Smugglers Between Generations

For this week’s FFF, we are teaming up with @mubicanada to watch Decision to Leave (2022) dir. Park Chan-Wook! There will also be a Q+A with Professors Charlie Keil and Michelle Cho.

A Musical Film by Lynn Lynn.

Double-screening of 2 documentaries directed by Jonathan Balazs.

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence are recognized globally from November 25th to December 10th. November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and December 10th is International Human Rights Day. In honour of these 16 Days, the Community Safety Office (CSO), in partnership with our equity offices… Continue Reading 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence: Moana

Description More information to come. AD HOC aims to rethink what an experience of cinema can be. We seek to reposition historical landmarks and buried treasures within the on-going tradition of experimental and other non- commercial modes of filmmaking, drawing on work from Toronto, throughout Canada, and internationally. Within these parameters, we aspire to diversity… Continue Reading AD HOC presents: Hans Richter’s “Dreams That Money Can Buy”

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence are recognized globally from November 25th to December 10th. November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and December 10th is International Human Rights Day. In honour of these 16 Days, the Community Safety Office (CSO), in partnership with our equity offices… Continue Reading 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence: Women Talking

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence are recognized globally from November 25th to December 10th. November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and December 10th is International Human Rights Day. In honour of these 16 Days, the Community Safety Office (CSO), in partnership with our equity offices… Continue Reading 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence: Our Dance Of Revolution

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence are recognized globally from November 25th to December 10th. November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and December 10th is International Human Rights Day. In honour of these 16 Days, the Community Safety Office (CSO), in partnership with our equity offices… Continue Reading 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence: Encanto

This week’s President’s Choice Free Friday Film is TAMPOPO (1985)! Alongside this FFF we are having a holiday food drive! All donations of non-perishable foods are going to the Parkdale Community Food Bank

A documentary film screening and an exhibition featuring the work of Amani Al-Ali, one of Syria's few female cartoonists.

Q&A and discussion to follow screening with Director Karl Talla after the screening.

From Boat People to Our Time Will Come, from family struggles to anti-Japanese history, Venice Career Golden Lion-winning auteur Ann Hui finally films a topic she holds most dear – poetry.   Through her personal encounters with some of Hong Kong’s most notable poets, including Yam Gong, Wai Yuen, Deng Ah Lam, York Ma, Xi… Continue Reading Elegies screening

Mountains on Stage is back in Toronto! Experience a great time full of adventure and inspiration with the best mountain movies of the year! Mountains on Stage is a film festival that aims to bring the mountains into cities with a selection of the world's best films related to mountain sports such as skiing, mountaineering,… Continue Reading Mountains On Stage: Winter Edition

Description More information to come. AD HOC aims to rethink what an experience of cinema can be. We seek to reposition historical landmarks and buried treasures within the on-going tradition of experimental and other non- commercial modes of filmmaking, drawing on work from Toronto, throughout Canada, and internationally. Within these parameters, we aspire to diversity… Continue Reading AD HOC presents: Phantom Ride

About Celebrating 11 years the Toronto Shorts International Film Festival is the largest short film festival in Canada.  ​ Toronto Shorts has screened more short films than any other film festival in Canada. ​ Toronto Shorts is a non-profit organization that provides a showcase for the best short films and their creators from around the… Continue Reading Toronto Shorts International Film Festival

On December 8, please join us for the seventh annual Innis College Refugee Student Fund Benefit Concert, featuring dance and musical performances by students, staff, and alumni of Innis College. All proceeds from this event directly support resettled refugees in their upper years of study at Innis College. A donation to the Innis College Refugee… Continue Reading Refugee Student Fund Benefit Concert

About Celebrating 11 years the Toronto Shorts International Film Festival is the largest short film festival in Canada.  ​ Toronto Shorts has screened more short films than any other film festival in Canada. ​ Toronto Shorts is a non-profit organization that provides a showcase for the best short films and their creators from around the… Continue Reading Toronto Shorts International Film Festival

About Celebrating 11 years the Toronto Shorts International Film Festival is the largest short film festival in Canada.  ​ Toronto Shorts has screened more short films than any other film festival in Canada. ​ Toronto Shorts is a non-profit organization that provides a showcase for the best short films and their creators from around the… Continue Reading Toronto Shorts International Film Festival

About Celebrating 11 years the Toronto Shorts International Film Festival is the largest short film festival in Canada.  ​ Toronto Shorts has screened more short films than any other film festival in Canada. ​ Toronto Shorts is a non-profit organization that provides a showcase for the best short films and their creators from around the… Continue Reading Toronto Shorts International Film Festival

Join us for a Rotman Documentary Insights Series presentation of "After Work" followed by a Q&A with film director Erik Gandini.

* Hamid Farokhnejad will attend the screening Synopsis: "Barkhos" are people who sit in front of the customs house in the coffee shop, and when a smuggler's cargo is caught, they go and confess it instead, going to jail or getting whipped, in exchange for money. The entry of a bloodhound type dog from Germany… Continue Reading Cyrus International Film Festival: Major

* The screening of Shahre Ghese will be preceded by Split Ends by Alireza Kazempour Synopsis: "Davood is a cinema projectionist and loses his job at the onset of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The revolutionaries burn down the theaters and Davood who loves action movies is forced to set up a home theater in… Continue Reading Cyrus International Film Festival: Shahre Ghese

Synopsis: "Nicknamed Achilles, Farid (Mirsaeed Molavian), a former filmmaker, now works nights as an orthotist in Iran’s capital. Broken by the only political system his generation has ever known, he is consumed by anger and sorrow. One night, after a colleague’s devastating revelation of losing her son and additionally suffering 26 days before authorities permitted… Continue Reading Cyrus International Film Festival: Achille

* Jahangir Kosari will attend the screening Synopsis: "Forough Farrokhzad, one of Iran’s greatest modern poets, provoked uproar by daring to write of female sensuality in the face of society’s traditional values. Her awakening found expression in poetry, theatre and cinema, enabling art, as she saw it, to be a ‘window through which we see… Continue Reading Cyrus International Film Festival: I Am Forough

Synopsis: Forty-year-old Roshan is totally broke! He has paid all he had for a flat in a complex whose construction does not seem to end! His wife Maryam thinks he is passive about life and his family, even about Maryam’s affair with a close friend! When Maryam asks for a divorce and the court awards… Continue Reading Cyrus International Film Festival: Bright House/Roshan

Synopsis: "Ali, a blind man, is attempting to commit suicide when he is interrupted by the concierge of his building. He is informed that the police is in search of a woman who has escaped and hidden somewhere in the building. Little by little, Ali finds out that the fugitive woman, Leila, is inside his… Continue Reading Cyrus International Film Festival: Beyond The Wall

* Hamid Farokhnejad will attend the screening Synopsis: "Barkhos" are people who sit in front of the customs house in the coffee shop, and when a smuggler's cargo is caught, they go and confess it instead, going to jail or getting whipped, in exchange for money. The entry of a bloodhound type dog from Germany… Continue Reading Cyrus International Film Festival: Major

* Jahangir Kosari will attend the screening Synopsis: “Forough Farrokhzad, one of Iran’s greatest modern poets, provoked uproar by daring to write of female sensuality in the face of society’s traditional values. Her awakening found expression in poetry, theatre and cinema, enabling art, as she saw it, to be a ‘window through which we see… Continue Reading Cyrus International Film Festival: I Am Forough

Synopsis: "Terrestrial Verses follows everyday people from all walks of life as they navigate the cultural, religious, and institutional constraints imposed on them by various social authorities, from school teachers to bureaucrats. These stirring vignettes, humorous and affecting, capture the spirit and determination of people amidst adversity, offering a nuanced portrait of a complex society."… Continue Reading Cyrus International Film Festival: Terrestrial Verses

* Jahangir Kosari will attend the screening Synopsis: "Forough Farrokhzad, one of Iran’s greatest modern poets, provoked uproar by daring to write of female sensuality in the face of society’s traditional values. Her awakening found expression in poetry, theatre and cinema, enabling art, as she saw it, to be a ‘window through which we see… Continue Reading Cyrus International Film Festival: I Am Forough

We're Still Breathing, Amhara Genocide in Ethiopia is a short documentary about the systemic silent genocide of the Amhara people.

Band Four screening and Concert with Kings & Queens!!!

Isthmus Join us for the premiere of "Isthmus," the first English film by the talented Abdolreza Kahani, a well-known Iranian director. It dives into the tough topic of spousal sexual assault, shedding light on the untold stories of women caught in challenging relationships. Be part of this impactful screening!

Get Red On Blue Monday.

Book launch of Jaivet Ealom's Escape from Manus Prison: One Man's Daring Quest for Freedom (Penguin Random House Canada, 2022). Moderated by Elizabeth Wijaya, the roundtable features Jaivet Ealom, Thy Phu, Maral Aguilar-Moradipour, Matthew Walton, and Palita Chunsaengchan.

CINSSU presents Free Friday Films. This week: Mishima - A Life In Four Stages.

Praveen Kumar is debuting in Canada with his "Family Man Returns" after the stupendous success of his US Tour! About this Event Praveen Kumar (PK), known for his highly successful tamil stand up comedy shows such as "36 Vayathiniley", "Kancheepuram Mapla," and "Family Man," is set to captivate the audience in Toronto with his "Family… Continue Reading Family Man Returns

A panel discussion on the transformative power of public art and creative mediums in urban design to engage and empower youth.

n 1994, in the successful tutorial class of higher education and banning love, the youthful Zhang Zhengheng, Cheng Xiang and monk were the headaches of the class. Their friendship, thanks to the addition of the class flower Chen Si, begins to produce subtle changes. Zheng Heng secretly loves Chen Si, but Chen Si thinks Zheng… Continue Reading Pride Asian Film Festival presents: After School

With filmmakers Alexa-Francis Shaw and Jim Shedden, in person.

CINSSU presents a Free Friday Film: Beau Travail. Show starts at 7pm and is open to all.

We are back with our annual January film showcase! This year we are bringing contemporary Japanese cinema to Innis Town Hall to warm your hearts and keep out of the cold with our soul-stirring lineup of films. The kotatsu (炬燵 or こたつ) is a signature piece of furniture and the centre of Japanese homes during cold seasons. The modern… Continue Reading KOTATSU: Japanese Cinema

n January 31, please join us for a screening of the award-winning documentary Someone Lives Here — the story of one man’s inspiring response to Toronto’s housing crisis. This special Canadian Film Forum event is presented by Innis College, the Cinema Studies Institute, and the Urban Studies Program. A panel discussion will follow the screening with documentary… Continue Reading Someone Lives Here Screening and Panel Discussion

AD HOC #52: Valie Export: Invisible AdversariesInnis College, Room 222January 31, 2024, 7PMFree admission A schizophrenic artist, Anna, believes that alien doubles, Hyksos, are invading the earth. In Export’s first feature film, Anna’s crisis, whether one of illness or of prophecy, becomes an occasion for exploring the relationship between body and reflection. “…a tour de… Continue Reading AD Hoc presents: Invisible Adversaries

This talk critically examines how and why contemporary trans-of-color subjects might prioritize aesthetic, rather than medical, technologies for articulating trans embodiments. Through an analysis of Canadian Asian artist Be Heintzman Hope’s 2021 queer workout video “Poetics to Activate the Technology of the Body,” I develop a trans-of-color intervention, and expansion, of Cáel Keegan’s call to… Continue Reading Eccentric Technologies: Be Heintzman Hope and the Trans-of-Color Workout Video

The CSGSU, in partnership with the Cinema Studies Institute, Archive/Counterarchive, The Department of Italian Studies, the Jackman Humanities Institute, the Centre for the Study of the United States, and the Asian Institute at the Munk School is happy to announce the details of our upcoming annual graduate student conference, themed Fragmentation. Please join us at… Continue Reading Fragmentation: 2024 Annual Cinema Studies Graduate Student Conference

UC Follies presents The Rocky Horror Picture Show.