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🌲🌲🌲"For me the door to the woods is the d

🌲🌲🌲"For me the door to the woods is the door to the temple." - Mary Oliver, Upstream
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Not sure about you, but never has there been a year where we have appreciated the beauty of mother nature as much as we have this past year.
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From listening to birds chirp outside our bedroom window to quiet wooded walks where we can breathe a little deeper, we've recognized just how valuable time amongst trees is, how vital it is for our mental health. When we haven't been able to hug our loved ones, we've found comfort wrapping our arms around forest giants, leaning in close to see if we can hear them speak. Anyone else? It helps!
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If you aren't able to get out for a walk, but want to do something to mark #EarthDay2021, Life in Colour with David Attenborough launched on @Netflix today. If you loved Planet Earth, you will enjoy. David's voice always relaxes us...so soothing. ❤️ 🌍❤️
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#EarthDay2020 #EarthDay #MaryOliver #ForestBathing #treehugger #NatureLove#davidattenborough #LifeInColour 📷: Lukas Szmigiel

🎥❤️🎬🍿It's #CanFilmDay and we have inc

🎥❤️🎬🍿It's #CanFilmDay and we have incredible talent in this country that we should celebrate always. We could have picked 100 films to talk about, but decided to share these 10, all of which we love for very different reasons. Got a favourite? Tell us!! Whether it's something you watched growing up that left an impact, or something you watched recently that surprised you, we wanna know. Here's what made our list:

1. Meditation Park, @minashum
2. Wexford Plaza, @joycewongjoyce
3. No Ordinary Man, @aislingchinyee + @chasejoynt
4. Angry Inuk, @alethea_aggiuq
5. Manufactured Landscapes, Jennifer Baichwal (@mercuryfilmsinc) & Ed Burtynsky
6. The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open, @ellemaijatailfeathers & @kathleen.hepburn
7. The Paper Man, @tanyalapointe
8. Unarmed Verses, Charles Officer
9. Little Orphans, @iamruthlawrence
10. Sugar Daddy, @wendymorgann
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🎥❤️🎥There are many ways to celebrate today:
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1. Head to the @canfilmday website for a list of everything happening, including many free screenings.
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2. @reelasian is hosting a free screening of @joycewongjoyce's Wexford Plaza
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3. @tiff_net is hosting free screenings, including powerful doc Angry Inuk, which every Canadian needs to see.
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4. Head to @made_nous for tons of inspiration on films to watch, including recos by their #seekmore ambassadors.
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5. There is a terrific National Canadian Film Day section on #CBCGem with dozens of homegrown films to watch for free, including Meditation Park
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6. @netflix partnered with @reelcanada to commission 11 short films by emerging Canadian filmmakers for #CanFilmDay that explore the theme 'Light at The End of the Tunnel'. Register on @canfilmday site and watch tonight at 7, along with panel discussion. Free.
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7. @torontoyouthshorts kicked off yesterday and is a great way to checkout work by our youngest filmmakers!
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How will you celebrate tonight? 🎬🍿🎬Share with us a Canadian film you love! 👇
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#canfilmday #film #canadianfilm #telefilm

Good morning all :) @devin_cecchetto & @thatmillie

Good morning all :) @devin_cecchetto & @thatmilliedavis here doing an Instagram #takeover.

We are actors form the new series #TheParkerAndersons #AmeliaParker which premiered last night :)
on @schearthome

In the show we play step sisters, this photo was taken on one of the first days meeting each other.
We thought it was fitting as we filmed in the middle of covid which was a very interesting experience!
Follow along with @shedoesthecity story’s to hear about the show, what it was like filming during covid and to take a peek into our lives on a classic lockdown day :) @marblemediaofficial

“It’s important for Indigenous people to be in

“It’s important for Indigenous people to be included in the telling of our own stories because it brings authenticity, and lets us show the many different ways there are to be Indigenous. So often we’ve only seen tragic Indigenous stories on screen – but what about funny stories, love stories, or dramatic stories not based in tragedy – those should be brought to the screen and celebrated too." LISTEN to what @kdeveryjacobs has to say. ☝️

@kdeveryjacobs (Blood Quantum, Taika Waititi/FX’s Reservation Dogs), is one of the ambassadors for the powerful new @made_nous #seekmore campaign that calls for forever change in Canadian Film + TV. The mission of #SeekMore is to encourage Canadians to seek out creators and content from a wide array of racial backgrounds and lived experiences, reflecting the vast and varied storytellers shaping television, film and gaming in Canada. It’s a necessary shift if homegrown entertainment is to remain relevant and accurately reflect our population. But also, why wouldn’t one want to seek more???? It will only ever make storytelling stronger.
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Ambassadors also supporting the campaign include @amandabrugel (#TheHandmaidTale), @kaniehtiio (Barkskins, #Letterkenny), @maitreyiramakrishnan (Never Have I Ever) @drewraytanner (#Riverdale, Work It), @shamieranderson (Stowaway, Bruised), @simuliu (#KimsConvenience, Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) to name a few! 👏👏👏👏👏
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Follow @made_nous to learn more.
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#madenous #canadianfilm #bipoctvfilm #seekmore

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