Event Categories: Town Hall

CSI presents: Labour – Panel Discussion: Release: Towards an unburdening

This conversation will delve into the powerful themes and artists showcased in Labour, an exhibition that includes text, film, and installation works of panelists Tanya Lukin Linklater, La Tanya S. Autry and Chantal Gibson, alongside Natalie Asumeng, Tony Cokes, Kosisochukwu Nnebe, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, and Martine Syms. Together, they will explore critical questions such as: What… Continue Reading CSI presents: Labour – Panel Discussion: Release: Towards an unburdening

Japan Foundation Toronto presents: Before The Coffee Gets Cold screening

Before the Coffee Gets Cold コーヒーが冷めないうちに Café Funiculi Funicula Saturday, September 28, 3:00PM (ET) Doors open 2:30PM | Film Screening | In-Person | Innis Town Hall (2 Sussex Ave.) | Free Admission Directed by TSUKAHARA Ayuko • 2018 • Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi • 116 minutes • Presented in Japanese with English subtitles • Trailer Urban legend has it that you can return… Continue Reading Japan Foundation Toronto presents: Before The Coffee Gets Cold screening

Ad Hoc Fall Series 2024

We will follow up with more information on individual screenings shortly. In the meantime, we look forward to seeing you on Monday, October 7, 8pm at Innis Town Hall for the first screening of the fall season, films by Jean Painlevé, presented by University of Toronto Cinema Studies Institute scholar James Cahill. We have two presentations by filmmaker… Continue Reading Ad Hoc Fall Series 2024

JHI presents: A Smile Split by the Stars

You’re invited to a special lecture by the JHI’s 2024-25 Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Katherine McKittrick—A Smile Split by the Stars: On nourbeSe philip’s Revolutionary Intention. McKittrick is Professor of Gender Studies and Canada Research Chair in Black Studies at Queen’s University in Kingston. A reception with light refreshments will follow.

The IECS Fall Series Presents: Communicating Fire: A Lecture by John Valliant

Join us for the highly anticipated launch of the Climate Communication After Climate Denialism series, featuring award-winning author John Vaillant (The Golden Spruce, The Tiger). Launching our three-part series, Vaillant will share insights from his latest work, Fire Weather, by unpacking the devastating Fort McMurray wildfires and their connection to our fossil-fueled world. The discussion will be moderated by Adrienne… Continue Reading The IECS Fall Series Presents: Communicating Fire: A Lecture by John Valliant

Cinematic Movie Nights: Moebius

Ride into another dimension with Argentine sci-fi/thriller film, Moebius, to kick off our first Movie Night presented with Fields Institute.

Deep Blue screening

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 impacted by homelessness,… Continue Reading Deep Blue screening