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Noah Berc is a filmmaker, curator, and researcher pursuing an MA in Screen Cultures and Curatorial Studies at Queen’s University. His research examines transgressive bodies and the politics of degradation in contemporary North American horror cinema, building on his Joint Honours BA in Film and English from Queen’s. Noah’s work bridges scholarship and practice: he curated the film series Beyond the Flesh, which explored Queer, theological, and abject theory in body horror cinema, and directed the short film Pimple Patch, which has screened at festivals in the UK, Austria, the US, and across Canada. As a Dene (Deninu Kųę́, Treaty 8) scholar, he has also contributed to public history as the commissioned writer of Unmarked Waters, an Indigenous history tour for the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes. Alongside his academic work, Noah is a professional actor with ACTRA Toronto and a core board member of the Cinema Society of Kingston, where he programs and introduces screenings.

Alice Brisbin (she/her) is an MA student in the Screen Cultures and Curatorial Studies program, previously graduating from �鶹��վ's Film and Media with a BAH. Her research interests include archival remediation, narrative and documentary filmmaking, and power structures in archival practices.

Ying Cui completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Film and Media at �鶹��վ and is now pursuing an MA in the Screen Cultures and Curatorial Studies program. Her research interests focus on contemporary East Asian queer studies and diaspora media. With an interest in cultural studies, Ying explores social power structures and gender equality at a deeper level by analyzing the portrayal of film characters.

Skyler James is an MA student in Screen Cultures and Curatorial Studies and holds a BAH in Media and Performance Production from �鶹��վ. As a multimedia artist, their work and research revolves around utilizing methods of digital transhumanism and postgenderism within performance and installation art to expand, obscure, and escape the gender binary. They are also a professional theatrical designer and technical director, specializing in projection, lighting, and sound.

Yujing Ma comes from a filmmaking, multidisciplinary art production, and artistic research background. Her practices and research focus on mass urbanization, fractured and precarious narrative, systemic hierarchy, as well as the entangled relationship between human and non-human existence. She views research as a process of investigation and thinking, which inspires her creative reflections. Most of all, she cares about the impact of social progress on individual identities, as well as the instability of geographical and psychological belonging. Yujing is an MA student in Screen Cultures and Curatorial Studies. She completed her BFA in Film, Video, New Media, and Animation from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

I am an MA student in the SCCS program with a specialization in Media and Performance production. My main research and interests include advocating for mental health through experimental and narrative media, serving as outlets to cope with these issues. Alongside this, I am also interested in integrating part of my Latin American culture through my projects, paying homage to my Mexican roots and exploring immigration effects via mental health disorders. 

Paris-Marae Smith is an MA student in Screen Cultures and holds a BAH in Film and Media at �鶹��վ. She has experience as a director and producer with her production company, Her Siren Cinema. As a practising artist and filmmaker, her work is driven by feminist perspectives and a commitment to addressing women's and queer issues. Her research as an academic explores divine feminine prehistory and its reflection, symbolism, and impact on modern feminist communities and activism within film and media culture. 

Chutong Yu is an MA student in Screen Cultures and Curatorial Studies and an interdisciplinary artist specializing in immersive media. Holding a BAH in Film and Media and a BEd from Queen’s University, Chutong examines how VR, AR, and MR transform storytelling, identity, and curatorial practices.