student productions
Students productions are the creative, journalistic output of students working in Live: Journalism on Stage, a course that combines the research and production skills of students in the senior years of the undergraduate and graduate program to develop a show over a 13-week semester.
2025
MIRNA, BOSNIA -30 YEARS LATER-
April 17, 2025 - Innovation Studio, Toronto
stitched! studio, in collaboration with students from JRN555 at TMU, is proud to present Mirna, Bosnia. 30 years later, explores loss, mourning and closure through the lens of storysharers who confront these questions in their own lives while guiding others.
Almost 30 years after the Srebrenica massacre, the Bosnian genocide remains an open wound for those who experienced it. Yet living with this pain, artists, storytellers and activists now share these stories.
In this memorial project we bear witness to the work through which they navigate grief, transforming personal and collective sorrow into powerful expressions of remembrance and resilience.
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“Mirna, Bosnia…” team
emily van den braak, storyteller
grace henkel, storyteller
rukhshana ahmedi, storyteller
kymane fermely, community gatherer
ella miller, storyteller, co-editorial lead
grace draznin, co-editorial lead
mehmet oner, stage manager
ria sidhu & jack cochrane, audio co-leads
lizbeibi quobbold-smith, lighting designer
saadeq ahmed, marketing and promotions lead
james bunga, social media editor
nageen riaz, multimedia editor, CTAs editor
grace bashall & yousuf zaidi, program designers and multimedia editors
survi sahni, promotions lead
joshua ben joseph & matthew katzman | producer
photo credits: james bunga
2024
CHILDHOOD INTERRUPTED
Apr. 12, 2024 - Innovation Studio, Toronto
Our event – Childhood, interrupted – was a collaboration among the students from stitched studio! at The Creative School, and the storysharers, around whose lived expertise the show is developed. This investigative journalism show worked in tandem with these three storysharers whose childhood experiences in foster care and as crown wards gave us insight into the harsh realities and histories of the Canadian childcare system.
The summer showcase of Childhood, Interrupted presented a revamped version of the initial show while drawing deeper connections with the audience to engage in dialogue and produce a communal Call-To-Action document, allowing audiences to remain engaged with the subject matter in various capacities.
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“Childhood Interrupted” team
joseph ryan, storyteller, researcher
laila hashem, storyteller, interviewer
yanika saluja, storysharer liaison
lynette george, community gatherer, interviewer
maya ivancevic, scriptwriter
matisse chik, interviewer, scriptwriter
akosua yeboah, scriptwriter, accessibility coordinator
hania noor, stage manager, scriptwriter
gigi cole, editor
shane yewchyn, researcher
saman dara, researcher, editor
caelan monkman, researcher, visual producer
faisal al-maghreby, lights
dmitry mironov, audio technician
tomi joseph-raji, multimedia
kyana alvarez, marketing, set design
leonor carvalho, marketing
kayla thompson, accessibility coordinator
sonya fatah, director
diurnus, producer
2023
UNDER THE HEAT DOME
April 13th, 2023 - Innovation Studio, Toronto
In 2021, a heat dome encompassed the residents of Vancouver. In partnership with the climate disaster project’s storytelling archive, Under the Heat Dome, centred the experiences of survivors of that climate crisis event and engaged a Toronto audience on a shifting understanding of climate crises.
“UHD” team
kendra seguin scriptwriters / performer
johnny lin scriptwriters / performer, sound design
rochelle raveendran / community gatherer
calum denault, community gatherer
annasofie jakobsen, stage manage/ coordinator
sia shete, marketing, social media,marketing program design
samantha alonzo, lighting design
caleb hooper, sound design
niall durcan, sound design
gabriel suarez, marketing program design, visuals team
mana hosseini, marketing program design,visuals team
sonya fatah, director
2019
WHO LET THE DOGS OUT?
March 28, 2019 - Innovation Studio, Toronto
Who Let the Dogs Out is an interactive live performance exploring the impact of dog food consumption and the intersections of food production, cultural practice and stereotypes on the debate around the issue in South Korea.
“WLTDO” team
adam chen, journalist
emilie trimbee, editor
sonya fatah, editorial director
kasthuree thykalingam, production manager
claudia van-nimwegen, event tech director/video program
arthur skinner, event tech director/video program
zo stat, graphic designer
