The Cult Queen of Canada from Uncover S14: "Boys Like Me" E1: A Moment of Silence
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Jan 7, 2022 AI Snips
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How A Documentary Project Started With Evan Mead
- Ellen Chloe Bateman met Evan Mead while filming his dating-on-the-spectrum project and spent six months documenting him.
- They planned an optimistic film called Awkward Love focused on autism, dating, and Evan's date-camp workshops that made him a minor local celebrity.
When The Film Met A Mass Tragedy
- The Toronto van attack on April 23, 2018 interrupted their film when news broke that 11 people were killed and the suspect was Alec Manassian.
- Media quickly hunted for clues, and reporters started contacting Evan because he was a Facebook friend of the suspect.
Eyewitness Moments At Finch Station
- Evan was near Finch station the day of the attack; he picked up gear and noticed sirens and helicopters before the scale of the incident became clear.
- Tiffany Jeffkins used CPR and triage skills on scene but many victims later died, leaving lasting physical and psychological damage.