Board
ANGUS O MACDONALD
Co-Chair & Secretary
Angus O Macdonald is a film archivist and preservationist with a long history of supporting local art events. He is a member of the Association of Moving Image Archivists and a researcher for the Archive/Counter-Archive project, advocating for the re-emergence of under-recognized and unorthodox films by way of artist interventions and curated screenings. He is currently a board member of the8fest small gauge film festival and has aided with film screenings and installations in Peterborough, Ottawa, and Toronto.
EMA WALTERS
Co-Chair & Treasurer
Ema is a visual artist, filmmaker and props master. Exploring the intersection between art and social commentary, they have a BA in Media Studies specializing in Journalism, a diploma in Mass Communications and further studies in Sociology and Political Science. Captivated by the natural world and motivated by community, they run their own creative outlet by the name of Eachother, focused on harmonizing the “We” and the “I”.
JORDAN HUFFMAN
Board Member
Jordan Huffman is a Toronto-based producer and writer, with a BFA in Visual Arts from Emily Carr University. She is the Director of Operations at Makwa Creative, an Indigenous-owned production company that produces unscripted film and audio projects. Recent projects include: a CSA-nominated episode of The Nature of Things with David Suzuki: WAR FOR THE WOODS (CBC); NI-NADAAMAADIS: RED POWER RISING (documentary channel/ APTN); and the documentary series, THE KNOWING (CBC), which had its world premiere at TIFF 2024.
DHVANI RAMANUJAM
Board Member
Dhvani Ramanujam is a Toronto-based emerging curator and writer pursuing a PhD in Cinema and Media Studies at York University. Her research looks at the curatorial practice and phenomenological experience of experimental moving image at the intersection of theories of queer and feminist aesthetics, counter-archives, and the body/subject. Her writing has appeared in BlackFlash Magazine, Public Parking, and in the anthology collection Imagining Futures of Experimental Media (Pleasure Dome, 2023). She is a research assistant at Archive/Counter-Archive and Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts & Technology, and recently co-curated “The Rituals of a Roving Body,” an ongoing 16mm archival dance film program.
GHISLAN SUTHERLAND-TIMM
Board Member
Ghislan Sutherland-Timm (they/she) is an artist, film curator, and cultural worker based in Tkaronto / Toronto. Sutherland-Timm holds a BFA in Integrated Media from OCAD University and are an alum of the Independent Imaging Retreat: Film Farm and Black Women Film! Canada. Previous works of Sutherland-Timm’s has been featured at Sankofa Square, InterAccess, Xpace Cultural Centre, and Images Festival.
DYLAN ADAMSON
Board Member
Dylan Adamson is a film and video critic, curator, and preservationist based in Toronto. His writing can be found at the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, Filmmaker Magazine, The Walrus, Senses of Cinema, and many other outlets. His curated programs have played at TIFF Cinematheque, Anthology Film Archives, the San Francisco Cinematheque, and elsewhere. He is currently employed as Technical and Collections Manager at Vtape, the Canadian video art distributor.
WILLOW LOKER
Board Member
Willow Loker (she/her) is a film archivist and scholar based in Toronto. She holds an Honours BA in Film Studies from York University, and completed her MA at Toronto Metropolitan University in Film Preservation & Collections Management. She has worked with V Tape and Retrontario, helping facilitate video digitization and exhibition projects. She is passionate about analog experimental film, matters of archival access and activation, and exploring the junction of queer, experimental, and genre media. She is currently the Membership & Collections Coordinator at CFMDC, maintaining their collection of Super-8, 16mm, and 35mm films.
PABLO RINCON DIAZ
Board Member
Pablo Rincon Diaz is a Toronto-based filmmaker and sound designer from Bogotá, Colombia. He is interested in exploring the intersection of documentary and experimental approaches, and seeks possible evocations of the ineffable that can be accessed through image-making and collaborative practices, while remaining rooted and affected by the conditions and chance operations of each instant. He completed his MFA in Documentary Media at Toronto Metropolitan University.