Nermin Bezmen Conversation and Book Launch Event

We’re excited to celebrate our library’s 25th anniversary in 2025! To mark this special occasion, we will be hosting our first event of the year on January 18. At our opening celebration, we will welcome miniature artist, printmaker, decorative artist, restorer, and author Nermin Bezmen as our guest. She will be introducing her two books, “TEO” and “TOLGAMA HASRET MEKTUPLARI”.… Continue Reading Nermin Bezmen Conversation and Book Launch Event

Kanaval Screening and Q&A

Innis College and the Cinema Studies Institute present a special screening of Kanaval on February 20 in recognition of Black History Month. Filmmaker Henri Pardo will join after the screening for a discussion and Q&A. Kanaval is the story of one young boy’s journey from a small port town on the coast of Haiti in 1975, during the town’s… Continue Reading Kanaval Screening and Q&A

KOTATSU 2025

Our annual winter film showcase is returning to Innis Town Hall! This year’s edition offers a perfect blend of five contemporary Japanese films, running from morning to night on Saturday, January 25. We open and close with stunning anime films, with a diverse selection of hidden indie gems in between. The kotatsu (炬燵 or こたつ) is a signature… Continue Reading KOTATSU 2025

SEEN Toronto Dance & Film Showcase

Join us for the first-ever SEEN TO Dance & Film Showcase, an innovative event that bridges the worlds of dance and film, spotlighting the incredible talent of Toronto’s dance community. SEEN TO stands for *Showcasing Expressive & Energetic Narratives* and this one-of-a-kind showcase brings choreographers’ visions to life on the big screen, offering an immersive… Continue Reading SEEN Toronto Dance & Film Showcase

CSI 50th Anniversary Screening Series: Selections by Bart Testa and Adam Nayman

The Cinema Studies Institute celebrates its 50th anniversary with a screening series of films picked by notable CSI alumni. Screenings will be followed by a discussion between the alumni and a CSI faculty member. A selection of films chosen by Bart Testa and Adam Nayman will be screened including: Battleship Potemkin (Eisenstein 1925) Windows (Greenaway 1975) Narrows Inlet (Rimmer… Continue Reading CSI 50th Anniversary Screening Series: Selections by Bart Testa and Adam Nayman

CSI 50th Anniversary Screening Series: Bastion Point: Day 507 & Incident at Restigouche

The Cinema Studies Institute celebrates its 50th anniversary with a screening series of films picked by notable CSI alumni. Screenings will be followed by a discussion between the alumni and a CSI faculty member. Bastion Point: Day 507 is a 1978 New Zealand documentary by Merata Mita, Leon Narbey and Gerd Pohlmann about the eviction of Ngati Whatua… Continue Reading CSI 50th Anniversary Screening Series: Bastion Point: Day 507 & Incident at Restigouche