Pleasure Dome is pleased to present New Toronto Works 2025, our annual program showcasing the vitality, range, and risk-taking spirit of Toronto’s film and moving-image communities. This year’s edition brings together twelve works that span intimate reflection, social commentary, sharp humour, and playful experimentation—works that respond to the urgencies of our time while reimagining the possibilities of the screen. Join us on Thursday, September 25 at Innis Town Hall for an evening that showcases fresh work by both new voices and established experimenters in Toronto.
Part of Fall 2025
Pleasure Dome is pleased to present New Toronto Works 2025, our annual program showcasing the vitality, range, and risk-taking spirit of Toronto’s film and moving-image communities. This year’s edition brings together twelve works that span intimate reflection, social commentary, sharp humour, and playful experimentation—works that respond to the urgencies of our time while reimagining the possibilities of the screen. Join us on Thursday, September 25 at Innis Town Hall for an evening that showcases new work by emerging voices and established experimenters in the GTA.
Where: Innis Town Hall, Innis College, 2 Sussex Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 1J5
When: Thursday, September 25 at 7:00pm
– Doors open at 6:30pm, Screening will start promptly at 7:00pm
– This is a free, non-ticketed event. We recommend you arrive early.
Program:
Christina Dovolis and Tavis Putnam, Taking the Piss, 2024 (4:10)
Brian R Donnelly, Yonge Again, 2024 (1:00)
Sydnie Baynes, African American Express, 2024 (2:38)
Mariana Grezova, Does It Remind You Of Something, 2024 (1:43)
Vivek Shraya and Christopher Sherman, My Daddy (Sex is Sex), 2024 (1:00)
JL Whitecrow, The First Indigenous Female Pornographer, 2024 (13:20)
William Hunt, Tara Behruz, and Katie Jung, crack my heart open to the sky, 2024 (2:00)
Adrienne Scott, Finding another entrance, trying the same door, 2024 (15:00)
Hala Alsalman, The Rod & The Ring, 2024 (9:00)
Nathan Donovan, Blue Stomach, 2024 (4:00)
Patricia Marcoccia and Maziar Ghaderi, Nonna’s Seeds, 2024 (4:00)
Ian Keteku and Komi Olafimihan, Sankofa, 2025 (5:36)
The screening will be followed by a live Q&A with the artists
Run time of the program: 1 hour, 7 mins
Content warning: There are works in this program that contain graphic nudity and sexual content, including depictions of pornography. Recommended for audiences 18 years of age and older. Viewer discretion is advised.
