In the Name of All Canadians

In the Name of All Canadians (2017) is a documentary film directed by Patrick Reed, Khoa Lê, Andrea Schmidt, Vivian Belik, Janelle Wookey, Jennifer Bowen-Allen, Jérémie Wookey, Ariel Nasr, Karen Chapman, Annick Marion, Aisha Jamal.

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.