Series 2

Ancestral Threads

Ancestral Threads
Do You Hear What I Hear?

Do You Hear What I Hear?
Janelle Niles: Inconvenient

Janelle Niles: Inconvenient
Loud & Here

Loud & Here
Mind Check 1-2, 1-2

Mind Check 1-2, 1-2
Rising From the Ashes

Rising From the Ashes
Sisterhood Softball

Sisterhood Softball
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Ancestral Threads

Ancestral Threads

Follow designer Joleen Mitton on her mission to use fashion as medicine for Vancouver’s Indigenous community.

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Do You Hear What I Hear?

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Fed up with sleepless nights, a couple of activists fight to change Toronto’s outdated noise bylaws.

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Janelle Niles: Inconvenient

Janelle Niles: Inconvenient

Janelle embraces her biracial experience and queer identity, using stand-up to usher in a new era of inclusive, Canadian comedy.

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Loud & Here

Loud & Here

With too many cases of sexual violence going unreported or unpunished, 23 teen girls decide to change policy affecting school boards across Quebec.

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Mind Check 1-2, 1-2

Mind Check 1-2, 1-2

Through his vulnerable art, rapper Akintoye inspires young people to use their voices to bring awareness to mental health struggles.

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Rising from the Ashes

Rising From the Ashes

Dépanneur Sylvestre in Gatineau, Quebec, reopens using new models of sustainability to stay relevant for another 20 years and beyond.

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Sisterhood Softball

Sisterhood Softball

Follow the first all female Muslim softball league in North America as they empower women through sports.

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SERIES 2 IMPACT

In 2023, seven filmmaking teams were selected to create short films for the second series of Citizen Minutes. The films had their world premieres during the 30th anniversary edition of Hot Docs Festival.

The films went on to screen at festivals worldwide before being broadcast on Crave TV and CBC Gem.  Beyond that, an impact and engagement strategy was activated to ensure the films were used as tools for change in educational, community and professional settings throughout Canada.

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