TELUS STORYHIVE announces 40 projects for their Local Heroes Documentary Edition

Congratulations to the 40 creators whose films were recently chosen for TELUS STORYHIVE Local Heroes Documentary Edition.

STORYHIVE selected pitches from creators in Alberta and British Columbia that highlighted extraordinary individuals making a positive difference in the local community. Each creator will receive $20K to fund their locally reflective documentary and mentorship from the National Screen Institute.

British Columbia

• Bottled Up

• Cypher

• Employ to Empower

• Finding His Sea Legs: Tyler’s Journey to the 2022 Paralympics

• Fire on Water

• Gladys Radek: Journey for Justice

• Growing Hope

• I am Shawn

• I Prefer They

• Kasp – The Road to H.O.P.E

• Looking Up To Lily

• Out of the Dark

• Press Breaker

• Purple Tiger: Racing Outside the Box

• Smashed: Breaking the Cycle of Alcohol Use Disorder

• Stay Wild

• Temosen

• The O Show

• The Swimmers

• The Treble With Rosemary 

Alberta

• Able

• Adaptation in the Impoverished City

• Anonymous Heroes

• A Refugee’s Refuge – C.A.R.E., Jan Underwood

• Chess 4 Life: A Rehabilitation Strategy For At-Risk Youth

• Coffee to the People

• Dodginghorse – One Man’s Heroic Crusade Against Racism

• Gathering Storm

• Glass Bookshop

• Grounded

• Indigenous Heroes of Treaty 6 Territory

• Jason and Me

• Nokum’s Fire

• Oma

• Red Sirens

• See Me: Change The Face of Addiction

• Sensei

• She Leads: Making a Way for Black Artists

• TUF

• Wolf / Dog / Girl