UBC Theatre and Film is immensely proud of our Class of 2022. Over the past few years, these graduates have developed their imaginative, technical, and intellectual skills as they prepare to embark on their careers. We cannot wait to see what they do next.

In honour of Asian Heritage Month, we are proud to highlight the work of Assistant Professor Mila Zuo. We spoke with Mila about her newest book release, Vulgar Beauty: Acting Chinese in the Global Sensorium, and how it intersects with this year’s Asian Heritage Month themes.

The 2022 Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Acting Class has shown great resilience and determination while rising to the unprecedented challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about this year’s acting class by checking out their profiles.

UBC Theatre and Film is proud to announce that Honorary Research Associate and Sessional Lecturer Stefan Sunandan Honisch is Co-Director for the project “Facilitating Anti-Ableist Remote Music Making”, which has recently been awarded a SSHRC Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative grant!

Every year, International Women’s Day celebrates the achievements and contributions of women around the world. However, despite the progress made by decades of women’s rights movements, the reality is that there are still biases and barriers to break. UBC Theatre and Film has reached out to members of our community for their input on how to #BreakTheBias.

In honour of Black History Month, we are proud to highlight and celebrate some of the innovative and groundbreaking Black filmmakers being featured in our classrooms.