PodSummit Speaker Profile
Elinor Svoboda
Co-host & Producer, Late in 88
Panelist
ABOUT
Elinor Svoboda is an award-winning filmmaker, sound designer, educator, with over 20 years of experience in the film, television, and audio industries. Her work has been nominated for both Grammy and Juno Awards, shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival, and premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival. Notably, her 2012 short Documentary Tegan and Sara: INDIA was broadcast and distributed internationally via Warner Brothers Music.
Alongside her directorial and sound work, Elinor works as a dedicated educator, having previously served as a sessional professor at Sheridan College and an instructor at York University. She has also been a faculty member of the Training in Power Academy of Meditation and Healing for the last 20 years.
Having spent several years in Toronto, Elinor recently returned to her home province of Alberta, where she is developing several television and feature narrative projects under her company, Ellefire Media.
Late in 88 Podcast
Late in ‘88 is a podcast that explores the blurred lines of truth and memory as two grade school classmates, Bronwin Parks and Elinor Svoboda share their experiences of growing up queer and gender non-conforming in Calgary, Alberta 1988, at a time when there wasn't language to describe identities that were fringe and undefinable. By shining a light on their middle childhood, Bronwin and Elinor explore the impact of historical context and the gift of contemporary language that allows more freedom of self expression. The series will welcome many special guests and experts including gradeschool classmates, professors, doctors, and experts in their fields.
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Panel Session
Title: Podcasting with Power, Purpose & Authenticity
Presented by Women in Media Podcast Network
🗓 Friday September 19th, 2025
🕐 1:15pm - 2:15 pm
📍 The Flanagan Theatre
Speaking at PodSummit YYC 2025