{"id":1431,"date":"2025-10-01T21:28:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T21:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/?p=1431"},"modified":"2025-10-30T03:12:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T03:12:29","slug":"%f0%9f%a6%9c%f0%9f%8c%88-we-invite-you-to-join-us-oct-8-other-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/2025\/10\/01\/%f0%9f%a6%9c%f0%9f%8c%88-we-invite-you-to-join-us-oct-8-other-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83e\udd9c\ud83c\udf08 We invite you to join us Oct 8! & Other Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Happy Autumn! May cool weather and spooky vibes be upon us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An evening of BIOMETRICS + BRAINS + CARTOONS + THEATRE + FOOD, THE GREAT TIT IS A BIRD(BRAIN) team would like to cordially invite you to a showcase at Goldfarb Gallery in Toronto on October 8th from 4:00 – 6:00 pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE GREAT TIT IS A BIRD(BRAIN)<\/strong>, combines a Telly-award winning sci-fi arthouse animation series that follows six Black and Brown femmes around the world, a brain-computing research group, and the human trafficking ring that links them together; with the spatialized biometric technology platform Multimer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connected Minds<\/strong>, a research initiative at York University and Queen\u2019s University, is a co-leading and co-creating Neural and Machine Systems for a Just, Healthy Society. Sensorium<\/strong>, is a research centre at the intersection of media arts, performance, and digital culture This is event is the culminating showcase of Sensorium\u2019s CM Artist-in-Residence<\/strong> Ar Ducao. The project is produced by DuKode Studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To RSVP, please email creativeb@dukodestudio.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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DuKode hosted an NYC Summer Youth Employment Program Pride event on August 8th. Thanks to NYC Department of Youth and Community Development and Children’s Arts & ScienceWorkshops, Inc.,  LGBTQ+ Youth were able to experience for themselves creative tech career exploration. The attendees were able to meet LGBTQ+ game devs, 3D animators, AR\/VR\/XR designers, synth composers, and much more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We welcomed the event’s panelists: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Margaret Lin<\/em>, A digital pop culture strategist, cozy game designer, and K-pop enthusiast who grew Vanity Fair\u2019s TikTok to 1M followers. With experience across tech, design, and media, they now create playful, story-rich games like Trinkets!, a crow-themed multiplayer party game featured in AAPI in Gaming and Patch Magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Austin John<\/em>, A Chicago-born electronic musician and Yale graduate in African American Studies and Art History. Based in NYC, they work at YouTube Music and as a resident at Synth Library NYC, expanding access to electronic music for BIPOC and nonbinary\/femme artists, and curate shows at Below Grand Gallery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inga Raschka<\/em>, A CalArts-trained animator from Manhattan whose surreal, sex-positive, and anti-narrative works draw from early CGI and 90s animation. She\u2019s created for Adult Swim, the BBC, Netflix, and Cartoon Network, blending humor and existential themes in her experimental storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delaney Benstead<\/em>, A Brooklyn-based audio engineer and Synth Library NYC Artist-in-Residence focused on building synths, coding audio plugins, and creating open-access educational materials. Formerly an engineer in Boston, he\u2019s now developing a free video series to teach music tech to diverse learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jin<\/em>, A trans queer Korean-American animator and educator whose hybrid animation style explores identity, gender, and human connection. Their award-winning films have screened internationally, and they\u2019ve taught at SVA, MassArt, and RISD, with features on Cartoon Brew and Catsuka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kudos to our summer intern Amelie Pollack<\/em>, who helped run the event.<\/p>\n\n\n

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THE GREAT TIT IS A BIRD has been on fire! The project won a Telly Award for Animation. The team attended the Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival, where they celebrated the “Best New Media (BIPOC Film)” Award. <\/p>\n\n\n

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TGTIAB also received a Finalist nomination from the Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival<\/a><\/a>. The awards will be announced on October 11. If you would like to be a part of the good news, an online festival pass will be available through the website, and 10\/11 tickets are here<\/a>. Email creativeb@dukodestudio.com for a 25% promo code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thanks for reading\u2795supporting TGTIAB<\/a> \ud83c\udf87<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you were forwarded this newsletter and wish to subscribe, please do<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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