Katie Connell is a writer, programmer, and educator based in Toronto. Her writing on film has appeared in Canadian and international publications, including Another Gaze, Canadian Art, Cineaste, Cinema Scope, Hyperallergic, Little White Lies, MUBI Notebook, Vulture and Reverse Shot. She is a former board member at Pleasure Dome and a current programmer of multiple years at Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ film festival. Katie is passionate about the ways that film can create and strengthen relationships between individuals and communities.