Tyisha Murphy

Tyisha Murphy is a curator, researcher, and archivist who is currently located in Tiohtià:ke (Montréal) in pursuit of their PhD in Film Studies. They received their BA in Film Studies from Carleton University and their master’s in Film Preservation and Collections Management from Toronto Metropolitan University. Previous research projects have been featured at the AGQ (Archives Gaie du Québec), Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies and CFMDC (Canadian Filmmakers’ Distribution Centre).

Supervisor: Katie Russell

Research Interests

Orphan Films

Film History

Queer Film

Film Archives

Preservation

TAships:

Topics in Film Aesthetics (2025)

Favourite Film:

Velvet Goldmine (1998, dir. Todd Haynes)