
Movie
In the Name of All Canadians (2017)
Documentary
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Hot Docs will commemorate Canada's 150th anniversary of Confederation with the commissioning of In the Name of All Canadians, a compilation of six short documentaries inspired by Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. From Indigenous rights to multiculturalism to the controversial ‘notwithstanding clause,’ participating filmmakers have each selected a specific aspect of the Charter to explore, looking at how it resonates in the stories of their fellow Canadians.
Director: Patrick Reed, Khoa Lê, Andrea Schmidt, Vivian Belik, Janelle Wookey, Jennifer Bowen-Allen, Jérémie Wookey, Ariel Nasr, Karen Chapman, Annick Marion, Aisha Jamal
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