Festival Jury

Connor Yuzwenko-Martin (he/him) is a Deaf creator and a fourth-generation settler with ancestry in Ireland and Ukraine. Both nations have a long and complicated history of working alongside or against the Indigenous peoples of Treaty 6, which include the Tsuut’ina, Nehiyawak, Anishnaabe, the Nakota Sioux, and the Niitsitapi. Connor is a public relations specialist, actor, […]

Ebony R. Gooden is an emerging artist, filmmaker, and activist based in Calgary, Alberta. With a passion for storytelling and a commitment to social justice, Gooden uses film as a means of exploring and exposing the experiences of marginalized communities. Gooden received a BA in digital communication and visual/multimedia arts from Gallaudet University, a bilingual […]

Michelle Asgarali is the series producer and writer of Breaking Character, AMI’s new character-driven docuseries offering a candid look at disability in the entertainment industry. The 10-part series premièring April 27th, 2022, follows six performers with disabilities hustle to make their mark on stage, screen and the runway in Toronto- aka Hollywood North. Her big […]

Robyn Grant-Moran (Métis) is a Toronto based writer, artist, and podcaster. While studying classical singing at York University, Robyn became fascinated with Indigenous representation in opera which lead to studying theatre criticism. After graduating with her Bachelor of Fine Arts, Robyn began writing for theatre publications focused on elevating voices of those historically underrepresented and […]

Elspeth Arbow is the Docs For Schools Coordinator at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and holds a specialist degree in Cinema Studies from the University of Toronto. She cares about connecting all kinds of people to all kinds of films for the purpose of education, entertainment, and identification. As a person with a […]