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Watch for a new exhibit at the Ryerson Image Centre on Jan. 24. ryersonimagecentre.ca/the-ric/
2010s
Albert Armah
Nursing ’15
Albert received the Ontario Long Term Care Association Nursing Leadership Award in November 2016.
Marisa Blair
Graphic Communications Management ’17
Just one day after graduation, the video series Marisa had been working on with Adobe was launched and promoted on Adobe XD’s Facebook and Twitter pages and the Adobe Creative Cloud YouTube channel. She writes: “Adobe XD is the industry standard for many Creative Industries and GCM alumni, so I’m very excited to have worked with them on this amazing project for others in the design industry to enjoy.”
Howard J. Davis
Theatre School ’14
Howard is the director of the short film C’est Moi, the story of Angelique, a young slave who was tried, tortured, and killed for allegedly burning down the city of Montreal in 1734. The film premiered in Hollywood and has since travelled the United States. “My film speaks to our collective consciousness and how we must be accountable for our actions and recognize all injustices in our world and here in Canada,” writes Howard. cestmoifilm.com.
Joseph DeBenedictis
RTA School of Media ’10
Joseph won, with his team at Pegula, a 2017 New York Emmy award in the Sports Interview/Discussion Category for their video on the Buffalo Sabres: “All Star/The Music Man” from the Beyond Blue and Gold series. They were honoured at a ceremony May 6 in New York City. “It was amazing,” writes Joseph. “You rent a tuxedo, you sit at tables with a bunch of other people who look good, people hand you champagne, and you feel like royalty.” He studied at Ryerson after volunteering at Durham’s Rogers TV network and producing a cable comedy show, The Wee Show.
Jamie Kwan
Master of Digital Media ’15
Jamie works as a designer for FORREC, a Canadian company based in Toronto and one of the world’s top entertainment design agencies, working on theme parks around the globe such as Universal Studios, LEGOLAND Malaysia, and Wanda Movie Park in China. In his role, he looks at the latest technology to determine how to create interactive attractions that contribute to the overall story of a theme park.
