''Supporting Our Selves'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by

Lulu Wei Lulu Wei is a Canadian cinematographer and film director, most noted for their 2020 documentary film ''There's No Place Like This Place, Anyplace''. Wei received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, for B ...

and released in 2023.Liam Lacey
"Inside Out Film Fest: A Filmic History of Funding Gay Toronto, and Other Highlights"
''Original Cin'', May 25, 2023. The film centres on the history of the

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, a fundraising and community-building organization which has played a key role in the development of the

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community in

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, using it as a lens through which to view the significant changes in the community over the decades, including the tensions between "old guard" activists who were prominent in the 1980s and contemporary young people who are taking the lead today. The film premiered at the 2023

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, where it was the winner of the juried award for Best Canadian Film.Valerie Complex
"InsideOut 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival Announces 2023 Award Winners"
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'', June 6, 2023.

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* 2023 films 2023 documentary films 2023 LGBT-related films Canadian LGBT-related documentary films 2020s English-language films 2020s Canadian films Documentary films about Toronto {{2020s-Canada-documentary-film-stub