Riceboy Sleeps Screening and Q&A
Innis College and the Cinema Studies Institute present a special screening of Riceboy Sleeps on November 27. Actor Ethan Hwang, from Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy, will join for a post-screening Q&A, moderated by Assistant Professor and Associate Chair of U of T’s Department of East Asian Studies Michelle Cho. Riceboy Sleeps follows So-young, a Korean single… Continue Reading Riceboy Sleeps Screening and Q&A
2024 Harold Innis Lecture
On November 12, Helga Stephenson will deliver the 2024 Harold Innis Lecture titled “Hopes and Dreams: Life Inside Film Festivals.” Helga will talk about her time as the director of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the CEO of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, and now her more recent involvement with Human Rights… Continue Reading 2024 Harold Innis Lecture
Deep Blue Screening and Q&A
Join the Urban Studies Program for a screening of Deep Blue—a poignant film about a community’s fight to preserve their once-protected and sacred wetlands against commercial destruction. A portion of ticket proceeds will be directed to transitional living programs at Borden Place Inc. (BPI), a Toronto-based charity providing supportive and transitional housing to marginalized folks… Continue Reading Deep Blue Screening and Q&A
Peggy Book Launch
Join us on October 10 to celebrate the life and work of Innis alumna Rebecca Godfrey (1967-2022) and to launch her instant-bestselling novel, Peggy. Following a reading from Peggy by award-winning Canadian actress Christine Horne, an esteemed panel will discuss Peggy Guggenheim and the ways authors and artists can excavate women’s stories through literary and historical fiction. Panelists… Continue Reading Peggy Book Launch
Hey, Viktor! Screening and Q&A
On September 30, Innis College and the Cinema Studies Institute present a special screening of Hey, Viktor! in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Director and lead actor Cody Lightning and executive producer Samuel Miller will join for a discussion and Q&A after the screening, moderated by TIFF’s International Programmer Kelly Boutsalis. In this comedy,… Continue Reading Hey, Viktor! Screening and Q&A