{"id":21924,"date":"2024-10-28T10:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T14:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/?page_id=21924"},"modified":"2025-08-18T13:53:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:53:44","slug":"first-48-hours-documentary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/first-48-hours-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"International Students: First 48 Hours Documentary Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\n\t<h1>About the\u00a0Documentary<\/h1>\n\t<p>This documentary short chronicles the first 48 hours of selected international students from departing their countries of origin to the initial days after arriving in Toronto. The film is a journey through the surprises, anxiety, joy, sadness, and funny revelations of learners who have left their home to study in Canada at the University of Toronto. Created in partnership between the Centre for International Experience and the Innovation Hub, the documentary is intended to share with the broader community what it means for international students to be new to a university, a culture and a country.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2024\/10\/First48Hr_YouTubeThumbnail_v1_White_Final.png\" alt=\"Collage of participants from the First 48 Hours Documentary\" height=\"720\" width=\"1280\" title=\"First48Hr_YouTubeThumbnail_v1_White_Final\" \/>\n\t<h1>Watch the Trailer<\/h1>\n\t\n\t<h1>Documentary Participants<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2024\/10\/First-48-Hours-Participant-Photos-Cirlces-02.png\" alt=\"Photo of Kavan Arora\" title=\"Kavan Arora\" \/>\n\t<h2>Kavan Arora<\/h2>\nUTSC &#8211; Bachelor of Business Administration<br \/>\nSingapore\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2024\/10\/First-48-Hours-Participant-Photos-Cirlces-06.png\" alt=\"Photo of Cecil Chikezie\" title=\"Cecil Chikezie\" \/>\n\t<h2>Cecil Chikezie<\/h2>\nFaculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering, PhD<br \/>\nKenya\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2024\/10\/First-48-Hours-Participant-Photos-Cirlces-05.png\" alt=\"Photo of Onu Okoli\" title=\"Onu Okoli\" \/>\n\t<h2>Onu Okoli<\/h2>\nDaniels, HBA &#8211; Architectural Studies<br \/>\nSouth Africa\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2024\/10\/First-48-Hours-Participant-Photos-Cirlces-04.png\" alt=\"Photo of Josefa Antonia Sepulveda Guzman\" title=\"Josefa Antonia Sepulveda Guzman\" \/>\n\t<h2>Josefa Antonia Sepulveda Guzman<\/h2>\nKPE, Bachelor of Kinesiology<br \/>\nChile\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2024\/10\/First-48-Hours-Participant-Photos-Cirlces-03.png\" alt=\"Photo of Pahul Sond\" title=\"Pahul Sond\" \/>\n\t<h2>Pahul Sond<\/h2>\nFaculty of Law,<br \/>\nMaster of Law<br \/>\nIndia\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2024\/10\/First-48-Hours-Participant-Photos-Cirlces-01.png\" alt=\"Photo of Maham Zehra Rizvi\" title=\"Maham Zehra Rizvi\" \/>\n\t<h2>Maham Zehra Rizvi<\/h2>\nUTM, HBSc &#8211;\u00a0Forensic Science<br \/>\nOman\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2024\/10\/First-48-Hours-Participant-Photos-Cirlces-07.png\" alt=\"Photo of Obinna Ezeani\" title=\"Obinna Ezeani\" \/>\n\t<h2>Obinna Ezeani<\/h2>\n<p>Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Master of Health Informatics<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2024\/10\/Renzo-Ugarte-Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Renzo Ignacio Ugarte Basurco\" height=\"1024\" width=\"768\" title=\"Renzo Ignacio Ugarte Basurco\" \/>\n\t<h2>Renzo Ignacio Ugarte Basurco<\/h2>\nFaculty of Applied Science &amp; Enginnering, BASc<br \/>\nPeru\n\t<h1>Cal Campos: Videographer, Editor &amp; Producer<\/h1>\n\t<p>Cal Campos (they\/them) is a self-employed Media Producer and Inclusivity Public Speaker from Toronto, Ontario. They&#8217;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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calvincampos.com\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2024\/11\/Cal-Campos.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot photo of Cal Campos\" height=\"500\" width=\"500\" title=\"Cal Campos\" \/>\n\t<h1>The Innovation Hub Team<\/h1>\n\t<p>Special thanks to the Innovation Hub Team members who contributed to this project:<\/p>\n\t<strong>Julia Allworth<br \/>\n<\/strong>Manager, Innovation Projects<br \/>\nCo-Producer\u200b\n<strong>Tiffany Cao<\/strong><br \/>\nResearch Lead\u200b<br \/>\nHBSc Human Geography &amp; Environmental Science\n<strong>Paul Kaita<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Project Assistant<br \/>\nMEd, Higher Education\n<strong>Cheryl Nong<\/strong><br \/>\nResearch Coordinator<br \/>\nHSBc, Neuroscience &amp; Psychology\n<strong>Hannah Katherine<\/strong><br \/>\nDesign Research Team Lead<br \/>\nHBA, Literature and Critical Theory\n\t<strong>Grace Tsaousidis<\/strong><br \/>\nDesign Researcher<br \/>\nHBA, Anthropology &amp; Political Science<em><br \/>\n<\/em>\n<strong>June Huang<\/strong><br \/>\nDesign Researcher\u200b<br \/>\nMI, User Experience Design\u200b<br \/>\n\n<strong>William Wu<\/strong><br \/>\nDesign Researcher<br \/>\nBCom, Data Science &amp; Management\n<strong>Melissa Cui<\/strong><br \/>\nDesign Researcher<br \/>\nHBSc, Economics &amp; Psychology\n<strong>Jahnavi Seth<\/strong><br \/>\nDesign Researcher<br \/>\nMI, User Experience Design\u200b<br \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2024\/05\/First-48-Hours-2.jpg\" alt=\"Group photo of the First 48 Hours project team at the Innovation Hub\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\" title=\"First 48 Hours-2\" \/>\n\t<h1>Special Thanks to Our Collaborators<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/internationalexperience.utoronto.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2024\/10\/RGB_Logo_Centre_for_International_Experience.png\" alt=\"Stylized text logos of Student Life and the Centre for International Experience\" height=\"836\" width=\"5305\" title=\"RGB_Logo_Centre_for_International_Experience\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.utm.utoronto.ca\/international\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2024\/11\/IEC-Logo-2023-Lock-Up-Navy-e1730745861626.png\" alt=\"Logo of University of Toronto Mississauga with crest next to text logo of International Education Centre in navy.\" height=\"990\" width=\"3278\" title=\"IEC Logo (2023) - Lock Up (Navy)\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.utsc.utoronto.ca\/utscinternational\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2024\/11\/Blue-Transparent.png\" alt=\"Logos of University of Toronto Scarborough with crest next to text logo of Office of Student Experience &amp; Wellbeing, next to International Education Centre in navy\" height=\"334\" width=\"2160\" title=\"Blue Transparent\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p>This project was made possible in part by the <a href=\"https:\/\/international.utoronto.ca\/opportunities\/isef\/\">International Student Experience Fund<\/a>, administered through the Office of the <a href=\"https:\/\/international.utoronto.ca\/\">Vice-President, International.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\nbody, p{\n\tfont-family: &#8220;TradeGothic&#8221; !important;\n}\nh1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6{\n\tfont-family: &#8220;TradeGothicBoldNo2&#8221; !important;\n}\nstrong{\n    font-family: &#8220;TradeGothicBold&#8221; !important;\n}\n.TradeGothic{\n\tfont-family: &#8220;TradeGothic&#8221; !important;\n}\n.TradeGothicBoldNo2{\n\tfont-family: &#8220;TradeGothicBoldNo2&#8221; !important;\n}\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nAbout the\u00a0Documentary This documentary short chronicles the first 48 hours of selected international students from departing their countries of origin to the initial days after arriving in Toronto. The film is a journey through the surprises, anxiety, joy, sadness, and&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/first-48-hours-documentary\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;International Students: First 48 Hours Documentary Launch&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/first-48-hours-documentary\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;International Students: First 48 Hours Documentary Launch&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":478,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21924"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/478"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21924"}],"version-history":[{"count":71,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24883,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21924\/revisions\/24883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}