HANNAH KATARINA FLEISCH 
Hannah Katarina Fleisch (she/they) is a film and media researcher, image-based artist, and bicycle mechanic. They are currently pursuing a PhD in Film and Media Studies at UC Santa Barbara in California. They received an MA from the Cinema Studies Institute at the University of Toronto in 2023. Their current research interests involve collectivity, alternative and DIY modes of image-making and African Cinema with an interest in aesthetics, queerness, and post-coloniality.
They are the co-founder of the Poor Image Collective, a former programmer for the Cinema Studies Student Union, and has worked with Toronto film and video organizations including the Hot Docs Cinema, Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT), and VTape. They have previously project managed POP-UP CINEMATHEQUE at the Media Commons Archives at the University of Toronto, a film series of 16mm that highlights rare gems in the archive. They do freelance work in photography, illustration, animation, design and film and has exhibited at Gallery44.