Supporting Our Selves

{{Short description|2023 Canadian documentary film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Supporting Our Selves

| image =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Lulu Wei

| producer = Jenn Mason

| writer =

| starring =

| music = Arman Bazarian

| cinematography =

| editing = Mary Komech
Tom Lounsbury

| studio = Four Corners Productions

| distributor =

| runtime = 75 minutes

| released = {{film date|2023|05|30|Inside Out}}

| country = Canada

| language = English

| budget =

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Supporting Our Selves is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Lulu Wei and released in 2023.Liam Lacey, [https://www.original-cin.ca/posts/2023/5/25/xjkbymrsjoa4qaoeyzja3v569pa77g "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 Community One Foundation, a fundraising and community-building organization which has played a key role in the development of the LGBT community in Toronto, Ontario, 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.Pat Mullen, [https://povmagazine.com/supporting-our-selves-salutes-torontos-queer-community-past-and-present/ "Supporting Our Selves Salutes Toronto’s Queer Community Past and Present"]. Point of View, May 28, 2023.

The film premiered at the 2023 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, where it was the winner of the juried award for Best Canadian Film.Valerie Complex, [https://deadline.com/2023/06/insideout-2slgbtq-film-festival-announces-2023-award-winner-1235410025/ "InsideOut 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival Announces 2023 Award Winners"]. Deadline Hollywood, June 6, 2023.