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Eco-Processing 16mm Film

In this hands-on workshop participants will learn how to develop 16mm black and white film using organic products such as flowers, coffee, and bee pollen. Students will have the opportunity to shoot their own footage, create home-made organic developers and hand-process their film in Lomo Tanks. Participants will also learn the history of eco-processing and the basics of the photochemical process, as well as be introduced to other artists that incorporates it into their practice. At the end of the workshop students will have hands-on experience and the knowledge to embark on their own eco-processing adventures.

The Camera Theory workshop is strongly recommended as a prerequisite. This course is recommended as a companion to the Arri SRII 16mm and Aaton XTR Prod Super 16mm Cameras, Bolex 16mm Cameras, Super 8 Filmmaking Intensive (Shooting and Processing), Introduction to Regular/Double 8mm Filmmaking, Hand Processing Black and White Film and Hand Processing Colour Film workshops. This workshop includes all film, darkroom chemistry and supplies.

Sun 26 April 2026, 10 am - 6 pm   
(Registration deadline is Fri 24 April 5:00 pm)

Instructor: Sonya Mwambu

Sonya Mwambu is an experimental filmmaker and editor based in Toronto. Born in Kampala, they grew up in Canada and their work centres on the intersections of their identities through the exploration of race, gender, language and the connections they find through the experimentations of analogue film and digital technologies. Their films have screened at Nuit Blanche Toronto, the8fest, McMaster Museum of Art, Toronto Queer Film Festival, Mono No Aware Cinema Arts Festival and the Slamdance Film Festival. Their work has also been published in Qumra Journal and The Archive of Forgetfulness supported by the Goethe-Institut Johannesburg. Their last project was an interactive installation, mountains never meet, but people do, completed as part of a residency at Charles Street Video. Mwambu holds a BFA in Film Production from York University and is pursuing an MFA in Film. https://www.instagram.com/sonya.mwambu



Location: 1137 Dupont Street, Toronto, Ontario M6H 2A3
Category: Creative Practises
Maximum Capacity: 4
8 hours of instruction $150 /member$175 /nonmember