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Ali Kazimi is a Professor at York University’s Cinema & Media Arts department within the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design. His work spans filmmaking, writing, and visual art, focusing on race, social justice, migration, and historical memory. He has held roles including Department Chair (2015–2016) and was promoted to full Professor in 2022. Notable accolades include the Governor General’s Award for Visual and Media Arts (2019), Royal Society of Canada Fellowship (2023), and a John R. Evans Leaders Fund grant to establish the Stereoscopic 3D Lab @York. His research integrates 3D film innovation with socio-political themes, evident in works like Hazardous (2016) and Beyond Extinction: Sinixt Resurgence (2023). Educated at St. Stephen’s College (Delhi) and York University, Kazimi’s scholarly book Undesirables (2012) critically examines the Komagata Maru incident. He mentors graduate students, with advisees producing award-winning films such as Zaheed Mawani’s Three Walls (2011). His installations, like Fair Play (2014), are in major collections like the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Research emphasizes interdisciplinary collaborations, blending historical analysis with contemporary media. Key films include Continuous Journey (2004), a landmark documentary on immigration exclusion, and Shooting Indians (1997), exploring Indigenous representation. Grants and fellowships support his exploration of stereoscopic cinema’s narrative potential. Kazimi’s advocacy extends to decolonizing archival practices, as seen in critiques of contested historical narratives like the Komagata Maru mural controversy (2019).
