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SENNAH YEE


WRITING

Books
Poetry
 Film Criticism


PRESS


FILMOGRAPHY


EVENTS


CV
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Education

2014 - 2016
Master of Arts, Cinema & Media Studies, York University
Thesis: Gendered Robot Design in Mainstream Media & Technology
Supervisor: Dr. Janine Marchessault

2010 - 2014
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Specialized Honours, Film (Screenwriting), York University


Academic Honours & Awards


2018
Ontario Graduate Scholarship, York University

2017
York Graduate Scholarship, York University

2015
Joseph Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Government of Canada

2014
E.S. Rogers Film & Video Scholarship, York University
York Graduate Scholarship, York University
Magna Cum Laude, York University

2010 - 2014
Member of Dean’s Honour Roll, York University

2010 - 2013
Renewable Entrance Scholarship, York University


Book Publications


Lin’s Lucky Red Envelope, Holt Renfrew commission, 2022

My Day With Gong Gong, Annick Press, 2020

Deep Web, The Vault by With/out Pretend, 2019

How Do I Look?, Metatron Press, 2017 – translated into Spanish by Paloma Ediciones, 2022

The Gl.a.de, Dancing Girl Press, 2017

The Aquarium, Dancing Girl Press, 2014


Academic Publication


“You bet she can f*ck” – Trends in Female A.I. Narratives within Mainstream Cinema: Ex Machina and Her, Ekphrasis Vol. 17, Issue 1, 2017


Editing & related Experience


2020 - present
Managing Editor & Co-Founder, In The Mood Magazine

2019 - 2023
Poetry Editor, Peach Mag

2018
Judge, Hart House Review Literary Contest

2017 - 2020
Arts Editor, Shameless Magazine

2016 - 2018
Associate Editor, Wigleaf Top 50

2015 - 2017
Co-Editor, The Fuck of the Century

2015
Reader, BEST PRIZE Chapbook Contest for POC Poets, Big Lucks


SELECTED Filmography


Retrograde (2022), dir. Adrian Murray
Cinedigm (US) & Vortex Media (Canada)
  • World Premiere: Slamdance Film Festival
  • Grand Jury Honorable Mention: Best Breakout Feature, Slamdance Film Festival

Withdrawn (2017), dir. Adrian Murray
Netflix (US & Canada)
  • World Premiere: Slamdance Film Festival
  • Nominee: Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature, Slamdance Film Festival
  • Winner: Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, Mammoth Lakes Film Festival