Year in Review
2022 Impact Highlights for Good Measure Productions
.As we wind down 2022, and the first full year of Good Measure Productions making an impact in the world, we wanted to highlight some of our favourite GMP moments and some of the fantastic partners we have worked with:
- Last of the Right Whales, by Director/Producer Nadine Pequeneza, making a splash at the box office during it’s theatrical opening and being the #1 Canadian film on #WorldWhaleDay weekend.
- Scrap, by Director Stacey Tenenbaum, celebrating World Environment Day with a 12-city ‘Fixer Mixer’ event in Canada & the US with 17 partners in the right-to-repair community.
- Peace by Chocolate, a drama by Director Jonathan Keijser and inspired by a true story about Syrian refugees, invites others in Canada with lived refugee experience to share their stories at screenings across the country opening weekend.
- At the Hot Docs World Premiere and opening weekend, Scrap partnered with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) to encourage people to donate their old smartphones as part of the Phone It Forward program. Keeping ewaste out of landfills and giving people with visual impairments much needed support tools.
- Stupid For You, a romantic comedy by Director/Writer Jude Klassen, hosts post-screening events with a focus on queer and trans youth in various Canadian cities.
- Speaking on a number of Last of the Right Whales post-screening panels to share the filming experiences and insights into critically endangered North Atlantic right whales after co-authoring the film’s discussion guide.
- Walking in Toronto’s Pride Parade with WIFT-T in support of LGBTQ2S+ filmmakers
- Joining the THIRD ACTion film festival in Calgary as they celebrated Seniors and their caregivers on screen.
- Being invited to the smartWhales conference with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Transport Canada and the Canadian Space Agency in Moncton, NB to present the impact campaign results for Last of the Right Whales (so far!).
- Giving audiences their first sneak-peek of the upcoming film Everest Dark at Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation‘s Night IN for Nepal in support of education at the Zeke O’Connor School that they run in Nepal.
