Mayworks presents: West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty (1979)
Aboard a giant slave ship in an abandoned Citroën factory, the film traces the history of the West Indies through several centuries of French oppression. The story traverses the West Indies, Europe, and the Middle Passage; jumps across time to depict the effects of official French policy upon the colonized, the enslaved, and their descendants;… Continue Reading Mayworks presents: West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty (1979)
Mayworks presents: The Strike (2024)
The high-security Pelican Bay prison was designed for mass-scale solitary confinement, often for a decade or more, and with little due process. In 2013, 30,000 incarcerated people went on a hunger strike that spread into a feat of unity across California prisons. The Strike follows these solitary survivors who fought to abolish indefinite isolation. Followed… Continue Reading Mayworks presents: The Strike (2024)
Mayworks presents: I’m Still Here (2024)
Directed by Walter Salles and based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s memoir, I’m Still Here transports us to Rio de Janeiro in the early 1970s when Brazil’s dictatorship sought to exert its authority through detentions and disappearances. The film takes focus on Eunice Paiva, whose experiences transformed her into an activist, lawyer, and hero. Opening remarks will provide… Continue Reading Mayworks presents: I’m Still Here (2024)
Toronto Society of Architects, AZURE Magazine, and the Canadian Centre for Architecture presents: To Build Law: Screening & Panel Discussion
When it comes to shaping the built environment, most people assume it is design professionals like architects and planners who are leading the discussions of what our cities should look like. But ask any architect and you’ll soon find out that much of what we build (and how we build it) is actually shaped by… Continue Reading Toronto Society of Architects, AZURE Magazine, and the Canadian Centre for Architecture presents: To Build Law: Screening & Panel Discussion
Amoment Books presents: Like A Rolling Stone screening
Canadian Premiere! Danxi Bookstore brings you the feature film “Like A Rolling Stone”, directed by Yin Lichuan and starring Yongmei, Jiang Wu, Wu Qian, and Zhang Benyu! It’s in Toronto on April 19th and April 20th! Vancouver will also be available soon! The naïve and romantic Li Hong (played by Yongmei) has had many dreams… Continue Reading Amoment Books presents: Like A Rolling Stone screening
Amoment Books presents: Like A Rolling Stone screening
Canadian Premiere! Danxi Bookstore brings you the feature film “Like A Rolling Stone”, directed by Yin Lichuan and starring Yongmei, Jiang Wu, Wu Qian, and Zhang Benyu! It’s in Toronto on April 19th and April 20th! Vancouver will also be available soon! The naïve and romantic Li Hong (played by Yongmei) has had many dreams… Continue Reading Amoment Books presents: Like A Rolling Stone screening
Rotman Documentary Insights presents White Pines Pictures’ “Digital Tsunami: Big Tech, Big A.I., Big Brother”
Join the Rotman School of Management for the World Premiere of White Pines Pictures’ Digital Tsunami: Big Tech, Big AI, Big Brother, a gripping and timely new documentary that explores the darker side of our digital lives—from social media addiction and surveillance capitalism to the unchecked rise of artificial intelligence. Interweaving powerful commentary from leading thinkers… Continue Reading Rotman Documentary Insights presents White Pines Pictures’ “Digital Tsunami: Big Tech, Big A.I., Big Brother”
CINSSU & MUBI presents: Grand Tour screening
Post screening discussion with professors Eva-Lyn Jagoe & Carolina Sa Carvahlo. Free and open to all!
Innis College Choir: Spring Concert
Enjoy the Innis College Choir, “INN the Spotlight!” The Innis College Choir is holding its annual spring concert on April 6. The event is free, no registration is required, and all are welcome! Sunday, April 6, 3:30–5:30pm Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Avenue
Images Festival – But this is the language we met in
Communication is a mystified, mystifying, and highly engaged act…it is always, somewhere, absolutely clear and mysterious at one and the same time. And it is this cold heart I want to touch. —Hassan Khan, “An Aesthetics of Survival” [1] But this is the language we met in convenes six experimental shorts to explore the notion… Continue Reading Images Festival – But this is the language we met in