The Young Lovers

Claudette Jaiko has had a long career as a documentary filmmaker with numerous credits as a producer, director and writer, for television, film and radio, in both French and English. Her work has won awards and been screened at festivals around the world.

Dr. Mirza received his MSc and doctorate degrees from the Graduate department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Toronto’s Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy. His areas of expertise and teaching interest include research methods, medical decision-making, the socio-behavioral determinants of health in persons aging with a chronic illness, health policy, and factors influencing late-life social, mental and physical well-being.

He has been an invited speaker at national and international gerontology and geriatrics conferences, workshops and symposiums, and has consulted with various levels of government on diverse issues related to an aging population.

Playwright, educator, feminist, activist, environmentalist, gardener and avid walker, Colleen Wagner’s writing interests embrace screenwriting, poetry and short fiction. Recipient of numerous awards including a Governor General’s Literary Award, her work has been translated into a dozen languages and continue to be produced nationally and internationally.

Her feature documentary film, Women Building Peace (Silver Wave Film Festival award for best documentary 2016); and an interactive website: http://thelivingplay.com/ and a documentary play,The Living.

A past professor at York University, Colleen has has taught numerous courses on playwriting and screenwriting at various institutions across Canada.

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