About this Event
Give It A Shot (2026) Film Screening & Panel Discussion
Join the Dalla Lana School of Public Health's Centre for Global Health and the Faculty of Law's International Reproductive and Sexual Health Law Program at the University of Toronto for a screening of Give It A Shot, followed by an engaging panel discussion exploring the politics, gender dynamics, and global forces shaping contraceptive research and reproductive health technologies.
Directed and produced by award-winning filmmaker Vaishali Sinha, Give It A Shot examines the development of male contraception and the broader questions surrounding who bears responsibility for preventing pregnancy.
Following the screening, our panel will reflect on the film through perspectives from filmmaking, reproductive justice, feminist scholarship, and gender equality and non-discrimination law. The discussion will explore:
· The gendered distribution of contraceptive responsibility
· Reproductive autonomy, justice, and equity
· The role of gender stereotypes in reproductive health
· The global forces shaping which health technologies ultimately become publicly available
Panelists
Vaishali Sinha - Award-winning filmmaker and director/producer of Give It A Shot, whose work explores gender, reproductive health, sexuality, and technology.
Rebecca J. Cook, C.M., J.D., J.S.D., F.R.S.C. - Professor of Law Emerita at the University of Toronto’s Jackman Faculty of Law, specializing in gender equality, non-discrimination, and reproductive health.
Dana Repka - Research Associate with the International Reproductive and Sexual Health Law Program and incoming PhD student at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, focusing on reproductive justice, contraceptive responsibility, autonomy, and equity.
Moderator: Amaya Perez-Brumer - Associate Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and CIHR Canada Research Chair in Global Health Intervention Justice.
Event Details
Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026
Time: 6:00–8:30 p.m.
Location: Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto
Organized by: Centre for Global Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, as part of the John Evans Lecture Series
Co-organized with: International Reproductive and Sexual Health Law Program, University of Toronto Faculty of Law
Event venue & nearby stays
Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, Canada
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