Harold Sonny Ladoo was the first Trinidadian and the second Caribbean novelist published in Canada, yet he remains little known except among a group of devoted enthusiasts. No Pain Like This Body was released in 1972 by House of Anansi Press, edited by the press’s co-founder and Toronto’s first Poet Laureate, Dennis… ⊕

The dickinsonia is a sea organism whose soft body has left very few fossils. Similarly to this old life form, our oldest memories only seem to leave vague impressions. These visceral stories, written in the flesh but almost inaudible, could resurface. Unexplained and sudden ripples would move through our tissues, shaking us at… ⊕

POP explores sisterhood, friendships and bonds that feel karmic. The film documents two sisters, Marium and Laila Vahed, as they spend a seemingly ordinary day trying to pass the time. Marium, the older sister, retreats into a book, while Laila, the younger and more restless sibling, struggles to connect with her sister.… ⊕

Mandaeans by Water is a micro-short documenting the voice of my grandmother who is one of the few remaining indigenous Iraqi-Mandaeans still practicing the religion today. Baptisms and water are a vital part of the community as they are associated with accessing heavenly realms and act as a bridge between the earth and the… ⊕

Khobs & Chai is an audio-visual conversation that revisits my childhood memories of baking Middle-Eastern bread with my grandmother. When I was younger, she often shared stories of living through the fall of the monarchy in Iraq, the Iran-Iraq war and the Gulf war. Despite experiencing difficult and horrifying events, my… ⊕