SoCA MFA 2021
MFA Film and Media Arts | MFA Visual Arts
Hotchkiss, 'Continuum' Still, 2021
MFA Film & Media Arts
Olivier Balmokune, title (TBC, December 2021)
Gemma Eva Cunial, "Representation of Women in Film and Media: The Impact on Viewers Through their Self-Identity, Self-Worth, and Gender Role Expectations" and "Big Little Show"
Luca Cunial, "From Pizza to Pandemic"
Adam Dunn, "Diane - The Demonizing of Mental Illness"
Calum Hotchkiss, "Cinema and the Sensorial: Addressing Cultural Dissonance and Discovering Our Sentient Selves Through the Cinematic Art Form" and "Continuum"
Elizaveta Gorshkova, "The Happily Ever After Lie: A documentary exploration of heteronormative romantic cinema and the lived experience"
Yuxue Li, "English Teacher"
Braunte Petric, "From Fiction to Non-Fiction"
Yanzi Wu, "Banliang Village"
Mediratta, 'thesis 57', 2021
MFA Visual Arts
Shawn Chamberlain, ‘Confluence’
Ashley Hemmings, ‘Tell Me How to Be Here'
Maria Mediratta, ‘@grid_empire’
k8e sage, ‘how do I inhabit what I inherit? : embodying the queer archive'
The 2020-2021 MFA cohort faced challenges like no other in the nearly 50-year history of MFA programs at the University of Windsor. As the current MFA coordinator and a graduate faculty member, I was humbled and delighted by the ingenuity and resilience of the Film and Media Arts and Visual Arts students who navigated lockdowns, shifted working methods, and worked many long hours to meet MFA Thesis deadlines during this Pandemic year. Despite numerous hurdles, the creative work presented in our lockdown year (in Ontario) is as diverse and imaginative as ever. I am grateful for the patience and vision of our MFA students, and the endless support of our graduate faculty to see that the creative vision of each student was not lost when we were unable to meet in person (just six months into a two-year program!). Our students have already won awards for MFA Thesis work done this year and I look forward to seeing future iterations and adaptations as virtual exhibitions and screenings (as well as new ways of viewing, sharing, and collaborating) become more commonplace in the coming months and years. On behalf of all SoCA Graduate Faculty, I wish you continued success in your future endeavors!
Dr. Lee Rodney
Meeting for critiques in the graduate studios has always been my favorite activity at SoCA, so I was pleasantly surprised when teaching grad seminars online turned out to be quite fun and productive! It certainly taught us to be well prepared before class and “frame” what we desired to show to the group to have great conversations and supportive feedback sessions
- Professor Sigi Torinus