In addition to being a professor at UBC Okanagan campus, Michael V. Smith is also a writer, filmmaker, and old-school comedy queen. His first feature film, The Floating Man, is making the rounds at international film festivals. Sourcing work from his archive, The Floating Man unpacks how art has been a gateway for Michael to exhibit a more robust gender practice.
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