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My Millennial Life is back streaming on TVO!

 

Exceptional, illuminating doc. Must-see.’   -John Doyle, ‘Globe and Mail’

I’m excited to share that my Canadian Screen Award winning doc, MY MILLENNIAL LIFE, was just renewed by TVO.

It is once again available for streaming in Canada!

Watch the captivating stories of five amazing young adults, as they discover their place in today’s world with humour, resilience and sensitivity.

Stream In Canada

Stream Internationally on Amazon

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My Millennial Life Screens Again at Portland Film Festival

Emily Dreaming, My Millennial Life. Photo: Maya Bankovic. Makin’ Movies 2016

My Millennial Life is invited to the Portland Film Festival as part of the alumni stream. After having its Portland Festival premiere in 2016, it’s again part of the festival, streaming with a diverse array of new and compelling films. The Portland Film Festival runs from October 6 – November 8 and tickets for streaming the films are available.

Maureen is participating on an alumni panel, which you can you can tune into beginning November 6, 10am PT on. The panel participants will discuss what they are doing now and what happened distribution-wise to their films now screening at the festival.

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GOOD TALKS: Maureen presents 17 And Life Doesn’t Wait at Oklahoma Children’s Behavioral Health Conference

With thanks to impact distributor Good Docs, the 2021 Oklahoma Children’s Behavioral Health Conference has invited 17 And Life Doesn’t Wait to their virtual gathering focused on the mental, emotional, social, physical and behavioral health of infants, youth, young adults and their families. 

The Children’s conference is hosted and sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and attracts over 800 behavioral health professionals, clinicians, therapists, counselors, educators, treatment service providers, administrators, juvenile justice, child welfare, child and youth serving community organizations, in addition to youth and families annually. 

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In My Parents’ Basement and Family Secrets Streaming Online

In My Parents’ Basement is now available worldwide online on CMF’s ENCORE PLUS YouTube Channel.

Encore Plus YouTube Channel has been set up by the Canada Media Fund to showcase classic Canadian Stories, including a relevant, thoughtful and entertaining selection of Makin’ Movies documentary stories.

In My Parents’ Basement is an intense, humorous, and revealing documentary that explores the stories of three adult children who have returned to their parents’ home to live. Through unpredictable emotional highs and lows, we watch the families grapple with their future dreams, past failures and present struggles.

Family Secrets episodes are also now available worldwide on the CMF’s (Canada Media Fund) ENCORE PLUS YouTube Channel.

The television series which takes viewers on an intensely personal, humorously nervous and emotionally moving journey into the private world of family relationships. Each episode focuses on an individual family whose members have been affected by a life­-changing event.

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17 And Life Doesn’t Wait Nominated for CSA

Best Picture Editing, Documentary

We’re really excited the film’s been nominated by the Canadian Academy of Cinema & Television for a CSA Award. A special congratulations to our editor, Cathy Gulkin. The Awards will be announced mid-May.

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17 And Life Doesn’t Wait Festival and Screening News

After its premiere screening and TVO broadcast in 2019, 17 And Life Doesn’t Wait continues to entertain and engage audiences at festivals and events:

Yorkton Film Festival 2020 Awards Announcement: Nominated for Gold Sheaf Best Documentary – Mental Health

Columbus International Film & Animation Festival: Official screening, panel discussion with filmmaker, and nomination for Best Feature Documentary

Sheridan College Women In Film: Feature screening and filmmaker interview (March 2020)

Belleville 2020 DocFest: Official screening and special guest panelist

La Femme International Film Festival 2020 : Official screening and virtual filmmaker interview

Toronto International Women Film Festival 2021: Official selection

Stay tuned for more news.

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On heels of the CSA Award, My Millennial Life wins a Gold Medal at New York Festivals for Documentary

My Millennial Life is a Gold Medal winner in Documentary at the 2017 New York Festivals, Film & Television Awards.

Big thanks go out to the millennials — Hope, Meron, James, Emily, Kirsty, Tim and Mark — who gave their time and shared their stories, my producing partner Charlotte Engel (Rock Yenta Productions), and to production team who participated in the making of the film.

The film could not have been made without the generous support of our broadcaster TVO, Bell Fund, Rogers Documentary Fund, CMF, iChannel, and the Canadian Federal and Provincial Tax Credits.

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My Millennial Life wins Canadian Screen Award (CSA) for Best Doc Program

On March 8th, My Millennial Life was announced as the 2017 CSA winner for Best Documentary Program! Producing partner, Charlotte Engel and I were thrilled to accept the award, and honoured that MML had been chosen by the Canadian Academy.

It was a fantastic evening. We sat with our friends from TVO, John Ferri and Linda Fong, and together had the opportunity to applaud many talented and deserving creators as they came on stage and accepted their awards.

We’d like to thank the millennials who appear in the documentary, the entire MML team, TVO, and everyone who contributed to making the project such a success.