About The Lab

Raah is a media research lab based in the Film and Moving Image Studies Department at Concordia. It aims to examine the intersection of migratory processes and media practices. Taking our cue from the evocations offered by the Persian word raah – which can mean ways or passage, and its underlying resonances of fellow-traveler, or companion, Raah aims to investigate the many methodological pathways open to researchers in migration and media studies.

Raah's project is a community-driven model, which hopes to bring together scholars, activists and community partners in a single space, becoming the first institutional hub in Canada for the study of media and migration. Raah aims to host both theoretical and practice-based research, as well as community-facing projects, in order to investigate the questions of immigration, hospitality, marginalization and their mediatized forms.

The development of the Raah Lab website infrastructure was made possible through support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).

• Black Water (2025) Premier & Discussion

  In southern Bangladesh, Lokhi and her family prepare to escape an extreme climate and flee to Dhaka – the fastest growing city in the world. February 23 | H-110 (Hall Building Auditorium), 1455 Boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest | 7:00 PM Humanity is heading towards a “climate apartheid”. The rich will pay to escape global warming, […]

  2026-02-25
• Stefan Christoff Collection: Montréal Social Justice Activism in Print (2000-2025)

  January 19th – March 25th | Webster Library, 1400 Boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest  This exhibition showcases print material created in the context of different community organizing campaigns and grassroots collective struggles in Montréal. The works on public display include zines, posters and photographs. The exhibition will be running up until March 25, 2026, at the Webster […]

  2026-02-20
• Book Talk: Women’s Transborder Cinema by Esha Niyogi De

  Women’s Transborder Cinema looks at previously submerged histories of women directors, film entrepreneurs, female stars and authors from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India. Drawing on neglected archives and rare oral histories, Esha Niyogi De tells a comparative story of women’s creative authority and entrepreneurial labor in film industries of South Asia that share languages, arts, and […]

  2026-02-20
• Unwelcomed (2025) Premiere & Discussion

  upcoming: Monday, Nov 17 We are co-presenting the Montréal premiere of Unwelcomed (2025), followed by a discussion with director Sebastián González Mendez & Amílcar Infante, alongside Cinema Politica and Solidarité sans frontières. As the world witnesses the rise of anti-immigrant and fascist rhetoric, Unwelcomed offers a cinematic portrayal of the social and political tensions that […]

  2025-11-12