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If you've ever been asked the question "where are you from?", this film is for you. Pairing the beloved road movie with poignant conversations about race, culture, and identity with people who live at the intersection of several realities. In 2016, filmmaker Gabriela Warrior Renaud packed up her dad's SUV and drove by herself from Ottawa to Cape Breton, to Tofino, and back again, interviewing the 22 participants of the film. Hyphen is an invitation to join her in the passenger seat of her dad's SUV, to pause and to listen to these 22 voices, as they share their experiences and perspectives. Hyphen envelops the viewers in an immersive piece that paints a new portrait of Canada, one that reflects the fluidity of our identities and questions our concepts of "Canada". As Canadians, we hold "multiculturalism" as a pillar of our communal identity, Hyphen engages in critical discussions about how this diversity is being experienced, especially through the lens of Indigenous Peoples, Black peoples, and other people of colour. Hyphen creates a space for mixed-race folks to tell our own stories, with all their nuances and contradictions.