Canada's a Drag is back — and more necessary than ever
When drag is under attack, these 6 performers are pushing through the darkness to give us more light
When it comes to drag and the world it represents, a lot has changed since February 7, 2020. That was the date that we last premiered a season of our docuseries Canada's a Drag, a show that had been shining a light on drag artists from across this country since 2018.
Since then, drag artists have lived through a global pandemic, seen the loss of so many cherished queer spaces and witnessed a shifting political climate that has tried to ignite a war against them. And yet, drag has never felt more ubiquitous, necessary and alive. So we decided it was high time to shine that bright light yet again: Canada's a Drag is back.
Over the next two weeks, we will be releasing six new episodes, each focusing on a performer who has — in their own unique way — shown themselves to be a hero for their communities and the times that we live in. And in anticipation, we are so excited to offer up this trailer introducing you to each of them.
Watch the trailer:
As this trailer makes clear, this season's featured artists are lifting up folks all across Canada, and it was an honour and a privilege to help get their stories out into the world. As their episodes are released, we will be updating the information below with links for where you can view them:
Miss Juwanna Dewitt: watch the episode NOW
Episode Director and Producer: Lucius Dechausay
Episode Video Producer and Second Camera: Chelle Turingan
Episode Sound Recordist: Amanda Ann-Min Wong
Episode Editor: Lucius Dechausay
Post Production Audio Engineer: Ron Searles
Post Production Colourist: Lucius Dechausay
Packaging Editor: Chelle Turingan
Special thanks to the Rekai Centre
Anita Landback: watch the episode NOW
Episode Director and Producer: Stephanie Joline
Episode Cinematographer: Chelsea Innes
Episode Sound Recordist: Olivia King
Episode Editor: Amy Mielke
Post Production Audio Engineer: Ron Searles
Post Production Colourist: Scott McIntyre
Packaging Editor: Chelle Turingan
Special thanks to Jeremy Dutcher
Minor Disappointment: watch the episode NOW
Episode Director and Producer: Eva Anandi Brownstein
Episode Cinematographer: Avery Holliday
Episode Sound Recordist: David Elias Daoud Evia
Episode Editor: Carmen Pollard
Episode Stills Photographer: Morgan Tams
Post Production Audio Engineer: Ron Searles
Post Production Colourist: Scott McIntyre
Packaging Editor: Chelle Turinga
Manny Dingo: watch the episode NOW
Episode Director and Producer: Lucius Dechausay
Episode Cinematographer: March Mercanti
Episode Sound Recordist: Mike Monson
Episode Editor: Ayo Tsalithaba
Episode Second Camera: Chelle Turingan
Episode Animation: Lucius Dechausay
Post Production Audio Engineer: Ron Searles
Post Production Colourist: Scott McIntyre
Packaging Editor: Chelle Turingan
Special thanks to Glad Day Bookshop
Hot Wheelz: watch the episode NOW
Episode Director and Producer: Tamarra Canu Lessard
Episode Cinematographer: Tamarra Canu Lessard
Episode Camera Assist: Anna Kuelken
Episode Sound Recordist: Ariana Brophy
Episode Production Assistant - Jakob Dahlgren
Episode Editor: Tamarra Canu Lessard
Episode Access Coordinator and Disability Story Consultant: Carly Neis
Post Production Audio Engineer: Ron Searles
Post Production Colourist: Scott McIntyre
Packaging Editor: Chelle Turingan
Special Thanks to Co*Lab and CBC's Push
Jaylene Tyme: watch the episode NOW
Episode Director and Producer: Josephine Anderson
Episode Cinematographer: Avery Holliday
Episode Sound Recordist: David Elias Daoud Evia
Episode Editor: Alex Bohs
Episode Lighting & DIT: Corvin Mack
Episode Photographer: Sydney Wong
Post Production Audio Engineer: Ron Searles
Post Production Colourist: Scott McIntyre
Packaging Editor: Chelle Turingan
Special thanks to The Junction
We are really proud of this season, and we must acknowledge it would not have been possible without three "special consultants" that worked with us to envision it: historian and activist Sarah Worthman as well as two truly exceptional alumni from this very show, drag artists Rose Butch and Gay Jesus. Their insights really set the tone for how we proceeded from there, and we're incredibly grateful for that. We're also just and so excited for Canada to be reminded that it is still, very much, a drag.
Watch the first three seasons of Canada's a Drag here, and check back with this page for links to all the new episodes as they are released.
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