Prof. Greg Elmer, Principal Investigator Andy Opel, Research Collaborator Alessandra Renzi, Postdoctoral Fellow Boaz Beeri, PhD Researcher Steven James May, PhD Researcher
Funding
SSHRC Research Creation Grant, Ryerson University Postdoctoral program
About
Utilizing a novel set of collaborative methodologies, our researchers explored contemporary forms of preemptive law enforcement and governance that emerged in the post 9/11 world. A number of scholarly publications and an experimental ‘open-source’ documentary focused on the 2010 G20 summit in Toronto were produced.
Preempting Dissent: A Creative Commons Documentary (2014): Creative Commons, Collaborative Documentary Film that investigates the history of policing protocols at international economic summits. Credits: Co-Director, producer and writer (w/Andy Opel). 47 mins.
Winner: Best Social Commentary Documentary, 2014 Action on Film Festival Nominated: Best Social Justice Documentary, 2014 Action on Film Festival
Screenings (*official jury or committee selection):
Union of Democratic Communication conference, November 1, 2013 (Rough Cut)* SALT, Istanbul, Turkey, November 28, 2013 (Rough Cut)
Department of Sociology & Communication Studies, Concordia Unversity, Dec. 5, 2013 (Rough Cut)
Department of Art & Media, Northeastern University, Boston, Feb. 28, 2014
Florida State University, Theory, Practice & Community Conference, March 1, 2014*
Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge U.K., March 17, 2014
Cardiff University, U.K. March 18, 2014
University of Salford, U.K., March 19, 2014
Goldsmiths College, University of London, U.K., March 20, 2014
Dalhousie University, April 3, 2014
University of Washington, USA, May 21, 2014
Centre for Social Innovation,Toronto, July 10, 2014
Action on Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA, August 2014*
Mayfair Cinema, Ottawa, September 8, 2014
Interactive Narratives Conference, U. of Toronto, October, 2014*
Human Rights Film Festival, Utica, N.Y. October 3, 2014*
Social Justice Film Festival, Seattle Washington October 20, 2014*
Media Democracy Days Festival, Vancouver B.C. November 7, 2014
Centennial College, November 13, 2014, Toronto
Transmediale Digital Media Festival, Berlin, January 30, 2015*
ALEX TV Broadcast, Berlin, February 13, 2015 (w/German subtitles)
Belleville International Documentary Festival, February 27, 2015*
Saltspring Documentary Festival, March 7, 2015*
University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, March 2015
Hot Docs Bloor Cinema (Cinema Politica Series), Toronto, June 2, 2015
Goldsmiths College, University of London, December 5, 2015
Annenberg School of Communication, UPenn, April 8, 2016