Toronto-based film programmer, writer, and creator of the film zine GLEANING.
NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS
The Spring 2025 issue of GLEANING is here!
A lot has changed since the release of Issue 01 in December and the world feels like an unpredictable and impossible place to navigate at times. I hope that while you’re reading this zine, GLEANING can be a small offering of peace, safety, and inspiration. As the new year settles in, let’s take good care of each other. Films mentioned in Issue 02 include Anora, Blue Velvet, Exotica, Hard Truths, Indecent Proposal, The Living End, The Skin I Live In, Universal Language, and more!
For the first time ever, physical zines can be purchased in-person at Bay Street Video in Toronto. Physical zines will also be available at the Queer Cinema Club screening of Tea and Sympathy at the Paradise Theatre on March 19.
I have a limited number of physical zines to buy directly from me (local pickup only), so please reach out to me if you’d like one.
GLEANING is also now part of the TIFF Film Reference Library collection! You can read Issues 01 and 02 during regular library hours.
Desire in Motion: The Art of Woo screening at The Paradise Theatre
Join us for the first Desire in Motion screening on April 16, 2025 as we celebrate National Canadian Film Day with Helen Lee’s underrated romantic comedy, The Art of Woo (2001).
Helen Lee and other special guests will be in attendance for a Q&A after the screening. This screening will be preceded by Helen Lee’s newest short film, Tenderness (2024), which premiered at TIFF last fall.
About
Jacob Crepeault is a Toronto-based film programmer & arts curator.
He graduated from Carleton University in Ottawa with a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies in 2018 and completed a practicum with the Canadian Film Institute.
In 2019, Jacob graduated from Centennial College in Toronto with a postgraduate degree in Museum & Cultural Management. During his studies, he worked at Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival as a Programming Intern.
Since 2019, Jacob has programmed films at several Canadian film organizations, including TIFF Cinematheque, Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival, Pleasure Dome, and Victoria Film Festival.
Jacob has programmed films by and about legendary artists like Kenneth Anger, Monika Treut, John Greyson, Charli XCX, William Basinski, Stephen Winter, and Ira Sachs.