Jean-Pierre (JP) Marchant is an independent filmmaker and media preservationist. He has an MFA in Film Production from York University, teaches film studies at York, and is Director of Operations for CineMobilia mobile media digitisation lab (cinemobilia.ca). His films combine analogue and digital methods to explore themes related to Latino identity, family migration, landscapes, myths, and suburban dreams and nightmares. He lives in Toronto with his partner and their enormous cat.