Toronto-based film programmer, writer, and creator of the film zine GLEANING.
NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Desire in Motion presents Toward Intimacy at The Paradise
For the first screening of the year, Desire in Motion is excited to present the documentary Toward Intimacy directed by Newfoundland filmmaker Debbie McGee. This film was produced by Studio D, the women’s unit of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) at the time and the world’s first publicly funded feminist filmmaking studio. In this uplifting and empowering doc, four women with disabilities from across Canada speak openly about their sexuality and perspectives on love, sex, activism, self-esteem, stereotyping, and parenting.
The screening will be on Tuesday, January 27 at 6:30pm. Doors open at 6pm.
GLEANING Issue 03 is here!
The Summer / Fall 2025 issue of GLEANING is here! The theme of this zine focuses on "Saturations & Excesses", exploring topics relating to body horror (it’s Cronenberg Summer, after all), controversial films, sheer excess, camp, style over substance, cinema enhancements, extremities in film, blockbusters and "event" cinema, overstimulation while watching films, and more.
You can read the digital version of the zine for free on this website here.
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.
In 2024, Jacob launched GLEANING, an independent film zine that features an assortment of film essays, personal reflections, and recommendations for films both classic and new.
In 2025, Jacob started a screening series called Desire in Motion at the Paradise Theatre in Toronto about love, intimacy, and relationships through a distinctly Canadian perspective.