In 2021, eight filmmaking teams from across Canada were selected to create short films about bold and unlikely changemakers who inspire us to jump in and get involved in civic issues close to our homes and hearts. 

Since their premiere at Hot Docs Festival, the Series 1 shorts have gone on to screen independently at over 25 Canadian and international film festivals, as well as streaming on Crave and Hot Docs at Home.

Directors Aisha Fairclough, Simon Madore, Gabriel Tougas, Rachel Garrick, Teresa Alfeld, Roble Issa, Zach Jama, Carmen Pollard, Kimberley Ann Surin, Aïcha Morin-Baldé, Javier Lovera

Executive Producers April Hazan, Elizabeth Radshaw, Heidi Tao Yang

Creative Producers Lisa Jackson (Door Number 3 Productions), Lauren Grant (Clique Pictures)

Associate Impact Producer: Chrisann Hessing (via Ring Five Impact Docs)

World Premiere, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival