FILMSLove Intersections
Co-founder - Creative Director COMMUNITY MATTER(S)CURRENT: Feminist Electronic Art Symposium Mentorship Program Facilitator (2019) F-O-R-M: Festival of Recorded Movement Artistic Committee (2019) "TROUBLEMAKERS" LGBTQ2S Intergenerational Filmmaking Project (2017-present) CampOUT! Advisory Committee member (2014-present) |
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Megaphone Magazine (2019)
Vancouver Courier (2019)
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🔗 On air interview with Andrew Chang: "Same-Sex Marriage Coming to Asia", CBC News Vancouver, May 25, 2017 |
STORYTELLING
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Selected Talks
ETHOS
"Jen's Lens" by D’Arcy Hamilton (2013)
"Radicalizing Intimacy in Queer Asian Canadian Youth" by Joanna Yang and Stephanie Fung (2014) "Lessons from a 500 sq ft Urban Jungle: A Fire Tiger's tale of living with a million houseplants," Interesting Vancouver (2017) |
PAYCHEQUELove Intersections
Co-founder - Creative Director June 2014 – present Produce film content that highlight intersectional and intergenerational stories from underrepresented communities. Provide consultations & workshops to schools, institutions, and community organizations around race and sexuality (eg. the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers Campaign; BC Society for Transition Houses’ Awareness Campaign; UBC’s School of Community & Regional Planning, Sociology, and Social Justice courses). Present Love Intersections films at festivals, community events & conferences, and serve on academic and community panels (eg. SFU’s Youngsters: On the Cultures of Children and Youth Conference; UofMosaic Club’s A Dialogue on Art, Politics & Social Change). Social Justice Institute,
University of British Columbia Communications & Community Liaison April 2015 – Sept 2018 Increase Institute visibility by the development and implementation of a communications strategy that promotes its research, teaching, courses, services, undergraduate and graduate programs to a wide audience. Designs and oversees the writing, editing, technical production and distribution of all publications, social media and communications materials at the Institute. Organize, promote and manage Institute events, including seminars, research networks, conferences and programs. Out in Schools
Program Coordinator / Facilitator May 2010 – Jan 2015 Trained and led facilitator team to deliver film-based presentations on gender, sexuality and social justice to schools and rural communities. Managed programming and curriculum development of a Teachers’ Learning Resource Guide, working with teachers, school administrators, parents and school districts. Regularly spoke at educational conferences, fundraisers, and in the media. Vancouver Queer Film Festival
Theatre Manager May 2010 – Jan 2015 Supervised theatre screenings and film festival volunteers, in addition to Introducing films and facilitating Q&A / panel discussions. TOOLS
SCHOOLEDUniversity of British Columbia
Bachelor of Arts, Women’s and Gender Studies (2009) |