Event Categories: Alumni

Mile End Kicks Screening and Q&A

The Canadian Film Forum presents a special screening of the award winning coming-of-age film, Mile End Kicks (2026), with writer-director Chandler Levack (HBA ’11 Innis, Cinema Studies). After the screening, Chandler will be joined by Cinema Studies instructor Adam Nayman (BA ’05, MA ’09 Cinema Studies) for a Q&A. Mile End Kicks tells the story… Continue Reading Mile End Kicks Screening and Q&A

Innis Ignites: Peter Knegt

What does it take to turn a film screening into a thriving community event? Join us online for a lightning talk by Innis College and Cinema Studies alumnus Peter Knegt (HBA ’06). In this quick but engaging talk, discover how film can spark conversation, connection, and community. Peter will share the story behind the Queer… Continue Reading Innis Ignites: Peter Knegt

Innis Ignites: Anne Maggisano

Over the next decade, Canadian women are expected to inherit more than $1 trillion in wealth, marking a profound shift in who holds, manages and makes decisions about capital. As women take on a greater role in stewarding wealth, the implications extend beyond their own financial well-being to their families, communities and the generations that… Continue Reading Innis Ignites: Anne Maggisano

2026 Innis Alumni Reunion

Come back to Innis College on Saturday, June 20! Reconnect with fellow alumni, friends, and family and enjoy refreshments in the Innis Residence Quad. We will also honour grads from the Classes of 2001 and 1976 with our first-ever 25 and 50-year pin ceremonies. This event is open to Innis College alumni and friends, Cinema Studies alumni, Writing & Rhetoric alumni, and alumni of previous Innis Academic Programs. Saturday, June 20 at… Continue Reading 2026 Innis Alumni Reunion

Aki Screening and Q&A

University College, Innis College, and the Cinema Studies Institute present a special screening of Aki (2025) on April 26. This visual art documentary follows the seasons in Director Darlene Naponse’s home community in Northern Ontario. The film captures soundscapes, the natural world, and the generations of inhabitants and all types of creatures calling this territory home. A panel discussion… Continue Reading Aki Screening and Q&A

2026 Innis Alumni Lecture

On March 3, Professor Jeremy Adelman (BA ’84 Innis) will deliver the 2026 Innis Alumni Lecture, titled “Depending on Strangers: Love, Fear, and the Making of the Modern World (with some help from Harold Innis).” Assistant Professor of Contemporary International History, Cindy Ewing, will moderate the Q&A after the lecture. With the end of globalization… Continue Reading 2026 Innis Alumni Lecture

Black History Month Trivia Night

On February 11, Innis and Woodsworth will come together to host our first Black History Trivia Night. Gather your friends and put your knowledge to the test as you compete for College merch, exciting prizes, and bragging rights in this friendly trivia competition. Expect a mix of questions that revolve around Black history, pop culture,… Continue Reading Black History Month Trivia Night

Dinner With Friends Screening and Q&A

On February 4, Innis College, the Cinema Studies Institute, and the Innis College Student Society present a special Canadian Film Forum screening of Dinner With Friends in recognition of Black History Month. Actor Leighton Williams and producer Tania Thompson will join for a post-screening Q&A, moderated by TIFF’s director of programming, Robyn Citizen. The Canadian indie film… Continue Reading Dinner With Friends Screening and Q&A