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On Life Support: Eco-Dystopian Cinema in the Long 1970s

PhD alum publishes book on 1970s Eco-Dystopian Cinema

April 15, 2026

Matthew I. Thompson, who completed a doctorate at CSI in 2020, has a new book, On Life Support: Eco-Dystopian Cinema in the Long 1970s. You can order the book through University of Minnesota Press and use code MNUTPS26 for a 30% discount.

9 Temples to Heaven

Elizabeth Wijaya's film selected for Directors' Fortnight

April 15, 2026

9 Temples to Heaven, a feature film co-produced by CSI faculty member, Elizabeth Wijaya has been selected for the 2026 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des cinéastes), an independent sidebar at the Cannes Film Festival.

A scene from UNION.

Brett Story's Union nominated for Best Documentary Emmy

April 07, 2026

CSI faculty member, Brett Story's documentary, Union has been nominated for a Best Documentary Emmy.

Angelica Fenner

Angelica Fenner presents findings from JHI Faculty Research Fellowship

April 02, 2026

Remediating Women’s History Across Time, Space, and Embodied Memory is a presentation by Professor Angelica Fenner (A&S Germanic Languages & Literatures and Cinema Studies), a 6-month JHI Faculty Research Fellow in 2024-25. The talk is part of the JHI Alumni Research Lecture Series.

Permanent Tourist

CSI alum programmers behind Eastern Promises

March 26, 2026

On Friday, March 27, Eastern Promises presents Permanent Tourist at the Paradise Theatre, the debut feature of Canadian filmmaker, Alex Lo. It is the first in a slate of screenings that will include:

Alberto Zambenedetti, Atom Egoyan, Brett Story

Atom Egoyan is the 2026 Screenwriter in Residence

March 24, 2026

We are pleased to welcome a University of Toronto alumnus back as the 2026 Universal Screenwriter in Residence. Atom Egoyan is one of the most preeminent directors of the Toronto New Wave. He emerged during the 1980s and made his career breakthrough with Exotica (1994), a hyperlink film set in a strip club.

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CSI plays host to impromptu reunion of Nelvana animators

March 05, 2026

A community of accomplished animators from storied Canadian studio Nelvana gathered at Innis Town Hall on January 29, 2026, to celebrate the work of Dale & Dave Cox, longtime creative forces at the company.

Your Emergency is Not My Emergency | NFC Doctoral Fellow Kanika Lawton

PhD Candidate gives Northrop Frye Centre Doctoral Fellow lecture

February 12, 2026

Cinema Studies PhD candidate and Centre for the Study of the United States (CSUS) / Northrop Frye Centre (NFC) Doctoral Fellow, Kanika Lawton will deliver a NFC Doctoral Fellow Series talk titled, "Your Emergency is Not My Emergency: The Reinscription of (White Female) Violence in Claudia Rankine and John Lucas' Situation 11"

Cinema as Poetic Experience: John Ashbery’s Poetry of Cinemagoing

PhD Candidate leads CSUS Grad Student Workshop

February 10, 2026

CSI PhD Candidate, Thomas Quist will lead a Centre for the Study of the United States Graduate Student Workshop titled, "Cinema as Poetic Experience: John Ashbery's Poetry of Cinemagoing."

This in-person workshop will take place on February 25, 4:00-5:30pm in 208N, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto.

Theo Cuthand directs on set of kwêskosîw (She Whistles), his award‑winning short film about an Indigenous lesbian superhero, fire, and the search for missing loved ones from her community.

Through film and video games, Theo Cuthand explores Indigenous identity, resistance and lived experiences

February 05, 2026

Theo Cuthand is an accomplished storyteller who uses multiple mediums to entertain as well as inform audiences about the nuances of Indigenous identity.

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