Mary HegedusMary Hegedus is a PhD Candidate in Cinema and Media Studies at York University. After a career as an IT Consultant, she moved to academia to pursue degrees in anthropology and film. She completed both her undergraduate and Master's degrees in Cinema tudies at the University of Toronto, where her research focused on fungi and post-apocalyptic film. She has presented papers at conferences both nationally and internationally, examining works with themes of climate change. Her current research explores the transhistorical theme of decomposition as an aesthetic in early cinematic film and as a material and aesthetic practice in contemporary Ecomedia filmmakers' work. Read More Read Less