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Dona Nissangaratchie is a Toronto based documentary film director and sound artist whose work explores the intersections of politics, economics and everyday life. Originally from Sri Lanka, she draws inspiration from textures of her homeland,...
I started taking pictures because I liked paying attention to moments most people pass by. Over time, that turned into an interest in the camera and how images can quietly shape the way a story...
Hello, I am Maral Devedjinejad, a current fourth-year Media Arts student at York University. I was born in the USSR, where I grew up surrounded by a diverse mix of cultures and people. I began...
Hi, I’m Tiara, a multi-disciplinary artist working in videography and creating independent digital content with expertise in communications, film arts, and media studies. I aim to fill the gap in the videography field not just...
Antonio Zitona, born in 2005, is a Toronto-based media artist pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cinema and Media Arts at York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design. His creative path...
I’m Farhan Qazi, a Bachelor of Design (BDes) student at York University with a focus on photography, editorial visual storytelling, and experience-driven design. I’m drawn to image-making as a way of capturing emotion, identity, and...
Originally from Ottawa, Jeshua Hamel is a fourth-year Film Production student at York University and an emerging multidisciplinary artist with a focus on filmmaking. His creative interests extend beyond film into traditional and digital drawing,...
Zhaotong Pan is a movie and media critic, screenwriter and producer with a background in Cinema and Media Studies at York University. She attended an internship program in the Program Center of MGTV as a...
Hi, I’m Maria Moazen, and I’m currently in my third year as a Cinema and Media Arts major and a Psychology minor at York University. Being born and raised in Toronto, Canada, and a second-generation...
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