posted Tuesday, November 17, 2015
The Regent Park Film Festival is Toronto’s only free-of-charge multi-cultural community film festival, dedicated to showcasing local and international independent works relevant to inner-city communities across Toronto. The Festival aims to reach isolated communities throughout Regent Park and beyond, providing a forum for people from all walks of life to engage in critical dialogue on […]
posted Wednesday, November 4, 2015
This year the Rendezvous With Madness (RWM) symposium is called “Transfixed: Addiction and TV“, addressing the fact that these days you can’t’ turn on a TV show without confronting addiction. The symposium includes three panels throughout the day that address the symbiotic relationship between digital media and addiction. Hosted and moderated by critic, author and […]
posted Tuesday, October 13, 2015
The first and largest mental health film festival in the world, Rendezvous with Madness (RWM), presented by Workman Arts (WA), returns to TIFF Bell Lightbox alongside the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema and Workman Theatre from November 6 – 14 for its 23rd edition. The nine-day festival showcases 20+ programs with almost 40 feature and short […]
posted Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Filmmaker Sheen Starr is working on her second feature, a short film about the experience of aging in the LGBTTQ community. See below on how you can help support the making of this important documentary. Older Than What? is a short film about LGBTQ identity and aging. It promises to be a quippy, honest, surprising, […]
posted Sunday, September 6, 2015
Unless you have been living under a rock of late, you should by now have seen, heard or come across the hashtag “DeliciouslyDisabled“. The hashtag is part of a bigger movement, the recognizing and accepting of the disabled community. I reached out to the founder, Andrew Morrison-Gurza, to further discuss this movement, the reason behind […]
posted Friday, July 3, 2015
While there are many celebrations throughout the year, Toronto’s pride parade for me is perhaps the most special of them all. I invited many to join us for INspired Media, though quite a few said that the weather was a deterring factor. For myself, however, I would not miss the parade for the world. I […]
posted Wednesday, June 24, 2015
As a city, Toronto is proud enough of its own performers to give as many locals the stage as possible, but sometimes we like to bring in special talent from south of the border just to keep our locals on their toes. Hailing from Pittsburgh, Kitt Kavanaugh, Mr Pittsburgh 2015 himself, will be performing as […]
posted Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Hailing from New Zealand, I’ve had a lot of experience with Aussie queens from across the Tasman. Those girls love to talk. When I moved to Toronto I didn’t think I’d ever have to suffer through that Aussie twang again, until I met Carrie Glamshaw. Just kidding! She’s sounds lovely, and she’ll be performing as […]
posted Monday, June 22, 2015
The Clean, Sober and Proud stage happens every year at Pride Toronto. but seems to be one of the least popular stages at the festival. I think the name says it all for most who see Pride as a day to go out an let loose mainly by having a few too many. After all, […]
posted Saturday, June 20, 2015
What you may not know about me, young and virginal as I seem, I happen to be the mother of a very handsome and agile young man – he’s just not allowed to call me “mother” in public. Drag isn’t just for queens, and this prince of the people is just one of the many […]
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