Karen Chapman

Karen Chapman

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Karen Chapman

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Quiet Minds Silent Streets
Director
This thoughtful, eye-opening documentary by Toronto’s Karen Chapman asks whether a community plagued by gun violence can find a way forward via an unexpected solution: mindfulness and meditation.
Measure
Writer
A nine-year-old boy gets suspended from school and embarks on a journey through the streets of Toronto — before returning home to face his mother.
Measure
Director
A nine-year-old boy gets suspended from school and embarks on a journey through the streets of Toronto — before returning home to face his mother.
In the Name of All Canadians
Director
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.
Walk Good
Writer
Walk Good is an unflinching documentary about a mother who lost all three of her children in three separate and unrelated acts of gun violence.
Walk Good
Director
Walk Good is an unflinching documentary about a mother who lost all three of her children in three separate and unrelated acts of gun violence.
Stain
Director
A troubled Crime Scene Cleaner regains a sense of compassion on a particularly difficult assignment. This leads her to realize that healing can be found in more than just words.
Stain
Writer
A troubled Crime Scene Cleaner regains a sense of compassion on a particularly difficult assignment. This leads her to realize that healing can be found in more than just words.
Beauty Lies
Director