Authoritarianism takes shape through gradual erosion of artistic freedom, individual rights, and institutional independence.
SFU scholar Evan Freeman points out that attacks on cultural heritage and institutions are sometimes part of democratic backsliding.
TIFF has presented the world premiere of the Turkish auteur’s Djinn Wedding, one of 12 films selected for the juried Platform program.
Gazelle revolves around a beloved music teacher who leaves his wife and daughter behind in Türkiye to seek political asylum in New York.
Baldari, a University of Michigan scholar, demonstrates how to re-imagine armaments with Resonant Transmutations.
In a wide-ranging interview, Khatami also speaks about how he plays with versions of himself in the film.
Sümbültepe, a Turkish Canadian teacher, shares thoughts about her mother on the second anniversary of a deadly 2023 earthquake in Türkiye.
Arts for Canadians Tomorrow Society created Toronto Spark to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
Arts for Canadians Tomorrow Society is grateful to be held on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, that is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We acknowledge our privilege to be gathered on this land, and commit to work with and be respectful to the Indigenous peoples whose arts and stories inspire us to bring communities together.
