International Students: Life After Graduation Documentary
The 20-minute documentary short follows six international students as they pursue their work and passions in the years after graduating from U of T. The individual stories weave together to show the common experiences, including challenges and triumphs, of stepping into the world after university.
Documentary Participants
Gulpreet Abrol
Peer Initiatives Coordinator (Stella's Place)
UTSC – Mental Health and Neuroscience
2023
India
Tara Emami
Technology Consultant
UTM – Management of Innovation
2020
Iran
Lupita Gallegos Cardona
UTSG – Developmental Psychology and Education (OISE)
2025
Mexico
Kristen Liu
HR Specialist
UTSG – Rotman Commerce
2023
China
Mary-Rebekah Reyes
CEO & Founder of A Daddy Gramps Red
UTM – Art & Art History
2022
Trinidad & Tobago
Suddene Stone
Research Analyst (CAMH)
UTSC – Psychology
2023
Jamaica
Cal Campos: Videographer, Editor & Producer
Cal Campos (they/them) is a self-employed Media Producer and Inclusivity Public Speaker from Toronto, Ontario. They've been speaking about their story as a Filipinx, Queer, Transgender, Non-binary person for over a decade and are actively creating Braver spaces for marginalized communities in storytelling. Learn more about Cal by visiting their website.
The Innovation Hub Team
Special thanks to the Innovation Hub Team members who contributed to this project:
Diana Radenko
Audiovisual Storytelling Team Lead
HBA, Book and Media Studies
Angie Song
Audiovisual Storytelling Assistant
HBA, Architectural Studies & Art History
Azam Mirza
Audiovisual Storytelling Assistant
HBSc, Psychology, Philosophy & Applied Statistics
Hayley Park
Senior Project Assistant & Communications Lead
HBA, Communications, Culture, Information & Technology
Julia Allworth
Manager, Innovation Projects
Co-Producer
Special Thanks to Our Collaborators
This project was made possible in part by the International Student Experience Fund, administered through the Office of the Vice-President, International.