Geraldine Moriba, the Emmy Award–winning executive producer of CNN's In America, discussed her role in producing socially engaged documentaries for television. Read More
Julie Dash, director of the landmark independent film Daughters of the Dust, discusses her enduring cinematic legacy as a screenwriter, director, and producer of socially-engaged film and television. Read More
Susan Bradley, Film Titles Designer for Pixar Animation Studios, joined post-secondary students and faculty to discuss her experiences working on films such as the Toy Story trilogy, Ratatouille, WALL•E, and Up. Read More
The "Godfather of Zombiedom", George A. Romero joined post-secondary students and faculty to discuss his immeasurable contributions to the horror film genre and popular culture. Read More
Slavoj Žižek, the internationally renowned philosopher and cultural critic featured in the Sophie Fiennes-directed The Pervert's Guide to Ideology, delivered a lecture entitled "Welcome to the Desert of Post-Ideology" for students and faculty. Read More
Award-winning actress and comedy legend Andrea Martin discussed her expansive and diverse career: from the zaniness of SCTV's improv to her performances in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Breaking Upwards. Read More
Academy Award®-winning screenwriter, Roger Avary discussed the craft of screenwriting and his adaptation of author Bret Easton Ellis's The Rules of Attraction. Read More
Bestselling author of the A Song of Ice and Fire cycle, George R.R. Martin, joined students and faculty to discuss his celebrated novels' adaptation to the small screen as HBO'sGame of Thrones. Read More
Trends in contemporary African film production, film programming, and popular visual culture are examined through a panel discussion and screening of the short film Mwansa the Great. Read More
In celebration of Cannes' Critics Week's 50th anniversary, four film critics participated in a panel discussion focusing on the shifting definition of film criticism. Read More
Golden Globe and Academy-Award®-nominated actor Juliette Lewis joined students and faculty for a look back at her diverse career and entry into the music industry. Read More
Academy Award-Nominated® Canadian costume designer Monique Prudhomme discussed her creations for the Terry Gilliam-directed The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus with students and faculty. Read More
Richard Morrison, one of the world's leading film titles designers, joined post-secondary students and faculty for a Master Class, in which he discussed his creative methods and experiences working on over 150 title sequences. Read More
Legendary actress Gena Rowlands joined the Higher Learning audience for a Q&A following a screening of the John Cassavetes-directed Opening Night. Read More
Critically acclaimed director and producer Steve James answers questions from post-secondary students and faculty about the production and reception of his award-winning documentary Hoop Dreams. Read More
The Canadian Academy-Award®-winning writer, producer, and director Paul Haggis joins Higher Learning for a screening of his film In the Valley of Elah, followed by a Q&A. Read More
Film scholar and curator Aboubakar Sanogo presents a lecture for the Higher Learning audience on the work of the Lumière brothers in and on Africa and the resulting films they produced between 1896 and 1903. Read More
Following a screening of her film Modra, independent Canadian filmmaker, producer, writer, and actor Ingrid Veninger joined post-secondary students and faculty for a Q&A. Read More
Douglas Trumbull, the industry pioneer behind the special effects of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Blade Runner joins student and faculty to discuss his remarkable career in visual effects and his own directorial projects. Read More
Collaborative documentary duo D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus screened their latest documentary Kings of Pastry(2009) and discuss the challenges in documentary filmmaking with students and faculty. Read More
Director, producer, writer, animator, and artist Tim Burton joined post-secondary students and faculty to offer feedback on the work of animation students and to celebrate the medium of stop-motion animation. Read More
Multimedia artist DJ Spooky examines his 2008 film Rebirth of a Nation - a retelling and rescoring of D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915) - to emphasize the importance of sampling and remix in contemporary popular culture. Read More
After a screening of his film, Good Neighbours, Canadian filmmaker Jacob Tierney participates in a Q & A with the Higher Learning audience and addresses issues in Canadian and Québécois cinema. Read More
Film scholar Jacqueline Stewart delivered a lecture on the "Politics of Film Preservation", focusing on Spencer William's The Blood of Jesus, the films of Oscar Micheaux, and the Tyler Texas Black Film Collection. Read More
In the Higher Learning programme's inaugural event, legendary Canadian director David Cronenberg and his longtime editor Ron Sanders joined post-secondary students and faculty for a screening of the 1983 classic Videodrome. Read More