International Students: Life After Graduation Documentary Launch

International Students: Life After Graduation Documentary Launch

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. 

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Join Us for the Premiere

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St. George Campus (UTSG)

Location: Galbraith Building
Date: Monday, November 17th, 2025
Time: 5:30PM-7:00PM 

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Scarborough Campus (UTSC)

Location: Catalyst Centre 
Date: Tuesday, November 18th, 2025
Time: 5:30PM-7:00PM

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Mississauga Campus (UTM)

Location: Spigel Hall
Date: Wednesday, November 19th, 2025 
Time: 1:00PM-2:30PM

UofT x Youtube

Online Launch Event

Date: Friday, November 21st, 2025 
Time: 10:00AM

Documentary Participants

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Gulpreet Abrol

Peer Initiatives Coordinator (Stella's Place)
UTSC – Mental Health and Neuroscience
2023
India

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Tara Emami

Technology Consultant
UTM – Management of Innovation
2020
Iran

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Lupita Gallegos Cardona

UTSG – Developmental Psychology and Education (OISE)
2025
Mexico

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Kristen Liu

HR Specialist
UTSG – Rotman Commerce
2023
China

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Mary-Rebekah Reyes

CEO & Founder of A Daddy Gramps Red
UTM – Art & Art History
2022
Trinidad & Tobago

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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.

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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​

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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.