Sarah Shamash is an Assistant Professorof Critical and Cultural Studies at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.Her work as a media artist has been supported by arts council funding andcomprises a wide variety of formats; her works have shown in curated exhibitionsand film festivals internationally. Her most recent documentary project, FromChile to Canada: Media Herstories premiered at the Vancouver InternationalFilm Festival (2022) and is currently showing in festivals internationally. Herscholarly research examines Latin American and diaspora film and media cultureswith a focus on Brazil. She lives on the unceded and ancestral territories ofthe Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil Waututh First Nations in Vancouver.