Cultural memory and diversity in Canadian film festival programming

“Cultural memory and diversity in Canadian film festival programming” will work with the Kingston Canadian Film Festival and the Vulnerable Media Lab at Queen’s University to research best practices related to film and video preservation, media digitization, and public programming. Specifically, interns will investigate the role of historic films made by diverse Canadians – including women, Indigenous and Métis, Inuit, and LGBT2Q+ people – within national film festivals, considering the social roles that these films and their screening cultures play. Through researching, archiving, and digitizing a selection of films made by marginalized Canadians, interns will work with the Kingston Canadian Film Festival to diversify their screenings and preserve their own archive.

Faculty Supervisor:

Susan Lord

Student:

Sylvia Nowak;Hiba Ali

Partner:

Kingston Canadian Film Festival

Discipline:

Cultural studies

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Queen's University