Chrisann Hessing is a documentary filmmaker and impact producer based in Toronto. She has produced award-winning films that have screened at Hot Docs, RIDM, Global Impact Film Festival and the London Asian Film Festival. Her work has been supported by the Ontario Arts Council, Inspirit Foundation, BravoFACT! Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent and Telefilm Canada.

Chrisann’s short film, Turning Tables, won Best Short Documentary at the 43rd American Indian Film Festival, and has screened in over 30 film festivals internationally.

Her debut feature, We Will Be Brave, premiered at the Calgary International Film Festival and won Audience Choice Feature Film at the 2023 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival. In 2024, the film was also nominated for a Heritage Toronto Public History Award.

Recently, Chrisann directed all six episodes of Unrigged, a new doc series from TVO that explores the challenges facing modern democracy in Canada while highlighting simple, creative, and proven ways to strengthen democratic institutions and processes.

She is passionate about using visual storytelling as a tool to educate, raise awareness, and inspire positive change, and has collaborated with a number of community arts organizations including TIFF, Hot Docs, and the Doc Institute. She currently sits on the board of POV Magazine.