30 Years with Kardeş Türküler
About the Event The Toronto Turkish Film Festival is proud to present the feature-length documentary 30 Years with Kardeş Türküler, a profound chronicle of a musical and political journey that began at the Boğaziçi University Folklore Club in 1993. More than just a documentary, this film is a testament to togetherness and a celebration of… Continue Reading 30 Years with Kardeş Türküler
Asian Heritage Month Film Festival 2026
Feature and short film programmed, followed by live Q & A with the Directors Description: Reelworld Screen Institute is honoured to celebrate 1g years of partnership with Asian Heritage Month. The Asian Heritage Month Film Festival, held in collaboration with Reelworld Film Festival, presents a curated program about families across borders. The event will feature a… Continue Reading Asian Heritage Month Film Festival 2026
Queer & Trans Negativity Symposium Keynote Address
Speakers Damon R. Young (University of California, Berkeley) Description The Jackman Humanities Institute Working Group on Queer & Trans Negativity is pleased to announce the Queer & Trans Negativity Symposium, a two-day symposium that will take place at Innis College and the Jackman Humanities Institute on April 30th-May 1st, 2026. Professor Damon R. Young (French… Continue Reading Queer & Trans Negativity Symposium Keynote Address
CSI presents: Judgement Against Itself: Negativity in The Green Ray
Speakers Kalling Heck (Louisiana State University) Description This talk will chart a path through discussions of negative aesthetic judgment, emphasizing in particular its use in enlivening democratic life. That is, this talk will ask what it means to dismiss, reject, even hate a film, and how this might be useful to democracy. It will proceed… Continue Reading CSI presents: Judgement Against Itself: Negativity in The Green Ray
Barker Fairley Distinguished Visitor screening of Aki
A screening of Aki (2025) directed by Darlene Naponse, arranged by Barker Fairley Distinguished Visitor at University College, Wanda Nanibush. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion. Set on Atikameksheng Anishnawbek (formerly known as Whitefish Lake), this visual art documentary follows the seasons in director Darlene Naponse’s home community in Northern Ontario.
Critical Function Workshop – a mock job talk with Meghan Romano
Critical Function workshop is excited to announce a mock job talk with Meghan Romano on Thursday, April 2nd from 3:00-5:00 PM in Innis 222E. The abstract for Meghan’s talk— “Charles Eames, Cinema, and Infrastructure at the ‘Crossroads of the World’”—is below. Right after, there will be a catered meal for those that attend in Innis 223E! There is no… Continue Reading Critical Function Workshop – a mock job talk with Meghan Romano
Sit. Walk. Listen. Repeat. — film premiere + experience
Film premiere + live meditation experience. What happens when sixty people stop talking for seven days? What happens when sixty people stop talking for seven days? Sit. Walk. Listen. Repeat. is a 30-minute documentary that takes you inside a seven-day silent meditation retreat — the restlessness, the racing thoughts, and then, around day four, something… Continue Reading Sit. Walk. Listen. Repeat. — film premiere + experience
Invited Speaker Workshop Susi Federici and Gianni Nebbiosi
We are deeply convinced that one cannot study the human soul and the human behaviour as “a thing”, that a discourse in third person will never equate a discourse in first person, and that not all the human communication is understandable and translatable into conceptual thought. We will illustrate this assumption in a review of… Continue Reading Invited Speaker Workshop Susi Federici and Gianni Nebbiosi
大濛》A Foggy Tale screening
動盪的大時代裡，最溫暖的光。 A warm light in a turbulent era. 《大濛》榮獲第 62 屆金馬獎 5 項大獎，將於 2026/04/06 在多倫多舉辦放映，邀請你一起在大銀幕觀看這部真摯動人的作品。 Winner of 5 awards at the 62nd Golden Horse Awards, A Foggy Tale will be screened in Toronto on 2026/04/05. We warmly invite you to experience this heartfelt film on the big screen. 第 62 屆金馬獎得獎（5 項） 62nd Golden Horse… Continue Reading 大濛》A Foggy Tale screening
The Grind presents: Covering the Struggle: Journalism in a Time of Crisis
Talks from the team behind The Grind about lessons learned from the last three years of publishing in Toronto, and what the future may hold.