In-Conversation with Bilal Baig, Creator and Lead of 'Sort Of" Series

Join us for an intimate in-conversation with Bilal Baig, creator and lead of CBC/HBO Max/Sienna Films series 'Sort Of".  The show is a refreshing comedy about a young gender-fluid South Asian Muslim caregiver, whose life plans are disrupted when tragedy strikes the family they help to maintain. Register for the in conversation with Bial Baig. 

About Bilal Baig. They are a queer, trans-feminine, Muslim playwright, performer and workshop facilitator. Bilal’s first play, Acha Bacha, had its world premiere in 2018 and has been published by Playwrights Canada Press. Other written work in development includes Kainchee Lagaa, Kitne Saare Laloo Yahan Pey Hain, and I want that free mind! Bilal is a core team member at non-profits such as Story Planet and Rivers of Hope, where they develop and facilitate workshops for youth in under-resourced neighbourhoods in Toronto focused on creative writing and literacy (Story Planet), and combatting Islamophobia through the arts (Rivers of Hope). Bilal is the lead and co-creator of the CBC/HBO Max/Sienna Films series ’Sort Of’. 

Event co-organized by Consent Comes First, Housing and Residence Life and Tri-Mentoring Program.