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Author: Léah Pitre-Gaspari

Léah Pitre-Gaspari is a writer and photographer from Montreal/Tiohtià:ke. She is a guest contributor to Short Ends and holds an Honours in Film Studies BFA from Concordia University. She is drawn to discussing Visual Culture Theory, Independent Cinema, Character Study and Popular Media with a critical eye, and admires thoughtful comfort films. She is the recipient of the 2021 Sandra and Leo Kolber Scholarship for Academic Excellence, and holds a certificate for completing the Indigenous Canada MOOC from the University of Alberta.
Small Town Stories

When Lady Bird Flies Out of Her Cage

1 Sep 202131 Aug 2021
Cinema has a sneaky way of getting under our skin. It stirs our emotions, ideas, and even our aspirations through the act of portraying someone’s story. As we intimately watch…
Buddy Films

Onion Boy and Jackass

1 Jul 202130 Aug 2021
To watch a buddy movie is to witness the profundity of friendship. Whether we observe the buddies meet each other on-screen, learn to work through challenges, experience a falling out,…
Underdogs

The Courage to Uncover and Reclaim Tradition

1 May 202130 Aug 2021
The Cultural Impact of Alethea Arnaquq-Baril’s Tunniit: Retracing the Lines of Inuit Tattoos I must first begin by making a point to acknowledge that I am writing this essay as…
New Beginnings

The Erasure of Marginalized Groups in British Columbian Land and Media

1 Mar 202130 Aug 2021
Written under the context of Canadian Cinema Seminar at Concordia University. The province of British Columbia is home to the most diverse population in the country. Native Americans as well…

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