Paisley Smith – Events

Events & Workshops

Listen to Paisley's Walrus Talk "Imagination, VR, and building a better country."

Unceded Territories on Exhibition:

Vancouver International Film Festival Immersed in Vancouver, British Columbia (Sept. 26th to October 11th).
- Lawrence and I will be speaking Saturday on a panel called "Indigenous Voices in Immersive Storytelling" September 28, 2019, 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm, Pyatt Hall
The Portal (Curated by Film Independent) in Los Angeles, California (September 20-22nd
- I will be speaking with Sutu Eats Flies and Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun on Sunday the 22nd at 2pm
Northwest Film Forum (Seattle, Washington) Sept. 21-22nd
Garden in the Machine Exhibition at the Surrey Art Gallery in Surrey, British Columbia (Sep 21, 2019 - Dec 15, 2019)
- I will be speaking with Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun at the Gallery on Oct. 25th 2019
Festival Internacional Cervantino in Guanajuato, Mexico (Oct. 9th to Oct. 27th)

Homestay on Exhibition:

ANIDOX: VR – Sep 23-29, Viborg, Denmark.
CIUSSS de l'Est de Montréal (focused on mental health VR) from November 11 to 15th. Montreal, Canada
FNC Explore Montreal’s Festival du nouveau cinéma. Oct. 9-20, Montreal, Canada
South Western International Film Festival, Sarnia, Ontario November 7th to 10th 2019

Past Events:

Homestay will be at PLAY NYC August 10-11 2019
Unceded Territories will be at North Bend Film Festival in North Bend, Washington
Unceded Territories will be at Robot Remix XR through September 8th in Pasadena, California
Femmebit 2019 panel called "Building Supportive Communities" with Kamal Sinclair, Anita Sarkeesian and Natalie Sun. Los Angeles May 31st.
Occidental College Wednesday March 6th 2019 6:30-9:30 Homestay on exhibition, speaking at 7:30-8:30pm. Johnson Hall.

Open City Documentary Film Festival Expanded Realities Symposium. Spotlight talk on 'Homestay. Sept. 9th 2018, London.

Speaker at The Walrus Talks. Conversations About Canada: We Desire a Better Country. Walrus Magazine in partnership with the Order of Canada and Canada 150. Surrey, B.C. May 16th, 2017.

Digital Days 2017: Cinematic VR discussion. March 4th 2017, The Anvil Centre New Westminster, British Columbia

Youtube Space London March 9th 2017 "What’s narrative in VR for tweens and teens" hosted by David Kleeman and Dubit. London.

VIFF Industry talk “VR as an Agent of Change: Immersive Documentaries and Political Media” with Gabo Arora, Vincent McCurly, Patrick McGuire, J-Lee Williams. September 2016. Vancouver.

Deep Dive into Virtual Reality: Creative Collaborations in Doc and VR. Hosted by the IDA. April 2016. Los Angeles.

Women In Film and TV William F. White Networking Breakfast panel conversation with NFB`s Digital Interactive team and creators. June 2016. Vancouver.

TIFF Kids Industry: “Game Changers: Levelling the Playing Field for Women in Film, Gaming and Tech” JJ Johnson, Rina Fraticelli, Jennie Robinson Faber, Annie Bradley. March 2015. Toronto.

"Exploring Interactive and Transmedia Documentary" hosted by DOC-B.C. with Michael Simons (The Goggles) and Nicole Sorochan (One Net Studios) moderated by Sean Embury. Read about this event here. March 23rd 2016.

Paramount Pictures Alpha Summit. Speaker " The future of inclusive themed attractions." November 2015. Los Angeles.

Creative Workshops:

5 Day Intensive VR/AR workshop with Sutu at CAMP France. Artist residency in the French Pyrenees. June 19-23. Tickets available here.

Led Feminist Futures World Building workshop at Processing Community Day Los Angeles January 19th 2019

Taught Workshop on how to create and tell interactive VR stories with Vincent McCurley. Hosted by Sheffield and Mutek. 20 artists participated and left with a Unity project. Mexico City November 23rd 2018

Designed and led Feminist Futures: World Building Workshop with designer Caitlin Conlen. April 23rd 2017 Hosted at the Women’s Centre for Creative Work, Los Angeles

Sundance Ignite 360 VR Storytelling with students at Raw Art Works. Presented workshop at MIT Open Doc Lab. Tuesday Nov. 29th 2016. Boston.