We Will Be Brave + Talkback

Nov 24 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm
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Location: Ada Slaight Hall | 585 Dundas St. E., Toronto, ON

Join Chrisann Hessing, director of We Will Be Brave, for an in-depth conversation on how she brought the “Good Guise’s” mission of dismantling toxic masculinity to the screen.

We Will Be Brave

Year: 2023
Genre: Documentary
Country: Canada
Language: English
Length: 78 mins
Advisory: Content Warnings: Mention of suicide, police brutality, violence, abuse.
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We Will Be Brave follows the journey of the “Good Guise,” a collective of racialized men in Toronto, as they passionately work to deconstruct toxic masculinity within their communities, using art to create transformative alternatives to shame and punishment.

Directed by

Chrisann Hessing

Chrisann Hessing is a documentary filmmaker and impact producer based in Toronto. She has produced award-winning short 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 latest film, TURNING TABLES, won Best Short Documentary at the 43rd American Indian Film Festival, and has screened in over 30 film festivals internationally. In 2020, Chrisann was selected as one of Reelworld’s Emerging 20 and named Talent to Watch by Telefilm Canada.

Speakers and panelists

Kerry-Ann James Moderator

Kerry-Ann is a film curator, scholar, and TV/film actor with appearances on Netflix, Paramount+, and CTV series. She holds an M.A. in Cinema and Media Studies from York University and an H.B.A. in Cinema Studies from the University of Toronto.

Chrisann Hessing Director

Thank you to our Co-presenters and Community Partners!

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