There’s No Place Like Home

This documentary shows how Alex's home and chosen family come together to give them a feeling of safety and comfort that allows them to overcome the challenges that they face in their life. The audience joins Alex in their kitchen as they prepare a meal for their chosen family and tell us about the adversity they faced with their biological family after they came out of the closet. They tell us about the freedom and autonomy they gained once they moved from their hometown in Toronto to Montreal, where they redefined their meaning of home. Alex then brings their friends together to share the meal they prepared as they discuss how their communal love, support and resilience has helped their survival.

For all important things in our lives, there is a collection of things that come together that give them its significance. For our favorite meals it is a collection of ingredients coming together to form a taste that gives as comfort. For our homes it is a collection of memorabilia, items, trinkets, and decorations that come together in a way that is representative of who we are. Our families are a group of several individuals who play different roles in our lives and come together to form our support system. For the Queer community, friends join to form a support system that plays an essential role to their happiness and survival in a homophobic world.

The human experience is collaborative and a collection of things that shaped our lives.
This documentary shows how the people in Alex's life come together to keep them afloat.