Fuelled by passion, fighting for respect: Meet World Kickboxing Champion Farinaz Lari

Farinaz Lari is gym owner, personal trainer, coach, professional fighter, and a world kickboxing champion- the first Iranian woman to win the World kickboxing championship.

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Beautiful, Spicy, Monster

Beautiful, Spicy, Monster

Beautiful, Spicy, Monster   An intimate look behind the curtain of drag performer Sheldon McIntosh, a.k.a. Tynomi Banks. Experience the transformation, discover what it takes, and go behind the scenes with Sheldon as he reveals his process and passion for drag....

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We sought out to showcase Canadian stories of human ambition, told by emerging filmmakers. From over 550 submissions, these are the 30 finalists who made the cut.

Karolina Kuras: National Ballet Photographer

Karolina Kuras: National Ballet Photographer

Karolina Kuras is a Toronto-based ballet and portrait photographer. In this piece, we explore her creative collaboration with Canadian National Ballet dancer/choreographer Brent Parolin and Tanya Howard, as well as make-up artist Ashley Readings.

Cautious Clay

Cautious Clay

Josh Karpeh, a.k.a. Cautious Clay is a musician and producer. This is a day in his life.

Across the Salty Roads

Across the Salty Roads

Guillaume Beaudoin followed his true calling in doing what many considered a crazy project: hitchhiking solo across the South Pacific Ocean; while subsequently producing a series of episodes as an act to fight against climate change.

From Plumber to Opera Star

From Plumber to Opera Star

After 10 years of working as a commercial plumber and gas fitter, Boris Derow lost his job. His wife believed that this was his opportunity to make a change. After some soul searching, Boris made the leap and is now living out his dreams of singing on the opera stages of Europe.

Choir! Choir! Choir!

Choir! Choir! Choir!

Nobu Adilman is the co-founder of Choir! Choir! Choir!, a weekly drop-in singing event in Toronto that has grown into a YouTube sensation. Choir! Choir! Choir! has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for local and international organizations.

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