Date: Oct. 15, 2024
Event Synopsis:
Join us for Layered Lives: Gender Identities in Focus, a powerful screening of short films that brings to life the complex intersections of gender with other key aspects of identity, such as culture, race, disability, and indigeneity. These films provide an opportunity to move beyond theoretical discussions and to connect with the lived experiences of individuals navigating these overlapping identities.
In a series of new, original shorts that range in style (including dramatic narrative, animated, documentary and experimental shorts), local Canadian filmmakers consider personal stories that highlight the nuances often overlooked in professional and academic spaces. How do these identities impact how people navigate our economy, community and society at large? The screening will be followed by a dynamic conversation with the filmmakers, where we’ll explore the questions and themes raised by their work. This event is not just a showcase of artistic expression but a call to deepen our understanding of how gender intersects with other forms of identity in ways that shape lives, opportunities, and challenges.
After the screening, we invite you to join us for a reception celebrating these films and the 100th public event hosted by the Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE).
Featured films include:
Generations of Home by Chelsea Nyomi
Leveled by Sara Rangooni
Meteor by Atefeh Khademolreza
Miss Campbell: Inuk Teacher by Heather Campbell
Superhero Inc. by Elizabeth Whitmere and Christine Bélanger
Speakers:
Christine Bélanger, Co-Director, Superhero Inc.
Heather Campbell, Director, Miss Campbell: Inuk Teacher
Chelsea Nyomi, Director, Generations of Home
Sara Rangooni, Director, Leveled
Moderator:
Dr. Sonia Kang, Canada Research Chair in Identity, Diversity, and Inclusion; Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, UofT; Academic Director, Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE), Rotman School of Management
Event Logistics:
This event is available to attend IN-PERSON only.
Rotman Events is committed to accessibility for all people. If you have any access needs or if there are any ways we can support your full participation in this session, please email Mandi Gosling [events@rotman.utoronto.ca] no later than 2 weeks in advance of the event and we will be glad to work with you to make the appropriate arrangements.
After the screening, please join us for a reception celebrating these films and the 100th public event hosted by the Institute for Gender and the Economy.
General Admission: In-Person Ticket Details
- The event will be hosted at Innis Town Hall (2 Sussex Ave. Toronto, ON M5S 1J5). Your registration fee includes attendance at the screening and reception.
Cancellation/Refund Policy
- Refunds will only be issued for cancellations received in writing NO LATER than 24 hours prior to the event. Please email events@rotman.utoronto.ca for processing.
Questions: events@rotman.utoronto.ca, Mandi Gosling