About

My name is Stevie Paras, and I am a Greek-Canadian creative based in Montreal, Quebec. I hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Studies from Concordia University, where my research specialized in horror, gender theory, and animation. I was particularly drawn to the evolution of the slasher genre, particularly due to its recurring tropes and changing audience identification tactics in films like Halloween (1978) and Scream (1996). My work builds on foundational theories by Carol Clover and Laura Mulvey, especially in relation to gender and spectatorship.

I later completed my Master’s degree at NYU Tisch’s Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies, where I expanded my focus to digital media. There, I explored Jay David Bolter and Richard Grusin’s concepts of immediacy, hypermediacy, and remediation in conversation with two different styles of what I call “video game cinema.” 

My research has been presented at academic conferences, including the Theorizing Digital Media Conference at Bishop’s University (2024) and NYU’s Template Conference (2025). Alongside my academic work, I have spent the past decade working in fashion and photography, developing a versatile practice that spans editorial, commercial, and portrait work. More recently, I began pursuing teaching, as my lifelong dream was to become a film professor. Separately, I have developed a painting practice, with a focus on custom commissions that allow for a more tactile and personal approach to image-making.