Toronto Metropolitan University
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Type of funding body
university/college  
Location

Canada

Ontario, Canada

Toronto Metropolitan University, 350 Victoria St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 2K3

Alternate names

Ryerson University

Description

Being at the heart of Canada's most dynamic city adds incredible energy to our campus. Here, opportunity abounds and collaboration runs deep, crossing between our city, classrooms, studios and labs. At TMU, we tackle real-world challenges in pursuit of positive change. This commitment is our defining characteristic — it makes us who we are as an institution and community. From our leading academics and cutting-edge research that meets evolving societal needs to our culture of inclusivity and the impact our students make, our determination to improve lives is the force that fuels our creativity and our passion for innovation.

Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). “About.” Accessed November 4, 2024. https://www.torontomu.ca/about/.
Work funded
  • Square image of Mosaic title, written in white, located in front of a grey shoe stepping on a sidewalk.

    Square image of Mosaic title, written in white, located in front of a grey shoe stepping on a sidewalk.

    Mosaic: A Documentary and Dialogue

    film/video, 2014

    "Mosaic" follows Markus Harwood-Jones, a homeless queer and trans youth, couch-surfing across Toronto, Montreal, New York City, Philadelphia, Orlando, Tampa, Houston, Redlands, Oakland, and San Francisco throughout the summer of 2012. Along the way, Markus connects with nearly 50 different trans, Two-Spirit, and/or non-binary individuals, asking them to share their insights on the topics of gender, community, and survival. What makes Mosaic unique is not only the content of the film, but its production process. Markus and co-creator Shane Forrest worked with an exclusively trans, Two-Spirit, and/or non-binary team (including all editors, transcriptionists, and even musicians featured in the soundtrack) to make "Mosaic" a documentary by and for each other. This work is more than a film: it is a practice in making, and living, in community. Mosaic was released on DVD was released August 28, 2014. A reduced length version was released on YouTube on August 28, 2018. The re-release of Mosaic included the launch of the Mosaic Scholarship for Two Spirit, Trans, and/or Non-Binary new-media artists; in October 2018, The Mosaic Documentary Project awarded 8 individuals a total of $1500 to support their upcoming projects.