Olivia (Autumn) Rennie

Doctoral

Olivia (Autumn) Rennie is a 3rd year MD/PhD student at the University of Toronto, as well as an independent filmmaker and Artistic Director of her Toronto-based production company. As a filmmaker, medical researcher, and physician-in-training, Autumn works to leverage the power of screen-based media to raise awareness about critical issues in medicine and society. Her PhD is a ‘research-creation’ project, producing films that challenge ideas surrounding disability, and develop a truly ‘collaborative’ filmmaking approach which enables patients to become key players in the filmmaking process themselves. With an educational background in neuroscience, she is particularly interested in exploring the lived experience of individuals with neurological and/or psychological diseases, disorders, or injuries.

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