maxine bailey

Season 1, Episode 4: Don’t let anyone dim your lights

maxine bailey is a force. She is an award-winning arts professional, a voracious reader and literary evangelist, a relentless advocate for women and racialized communities, a mother and grandmother.  She is a founder and supporter of numerous arts and cultural initiatives, she notably launched Share Her Journey in 2017 as on of her many legacies in the film industry.

Share Her Journey is TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival)'s 5-year commitment to increase participation, skills and opportunities for women both behind and in front of the camera.

Anna Serner – the CEO of the Swedish Film Institute, was the woman maxine references as the person who spoke at Cannes and sparked the idea for Share Her Journey.

In 2018, maxine received the YWCA Toronto Woman of Distinction Award (Arts) for her passion and unwavering commitment to advancing gender equity and the Special Jury Award of Distinction at the 32nd annual Crystal Awards Gala hosted by WIFT (Women in Film & Television).  Her inspiring acceptance speech is here. 

She was also a jurist for the Giller Prize, utilizing her knowledge and voracious appetite for literature.