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<\/a>\u201cDr. Henry doesn\u2019t like being in the public eye to begin with, but, you know, this pandemic really forced her into the forefront of that,\u201d says Buitenhuis. \u201cAnd having to be on television on a daily basis to give updates was something… I don\u2019t think she ever thought she would be in a situation like that. So, to have a film made about her and her team was something that she wasn\u2019t sure of, but she also knew it was important to have a record of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Buitenhuis says that the thing that drew him to this project was the chance to dive deeper into the unfolding story of the pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAs we were all stuck at home in early 2020, the person that we were seeing the most in front of us on a daily basis, the one who was giving us guidance, was Dr. Henry, and Adrian Dix,\u201d he says. \u201cAs a documentary filmmaker, the way that normal media and news cycles work, is it\u2019s all about the soundbite, it\u2019s not about the sort of long-form story or what\u2019s happening. And I just saw there was an opportunity there to tell a bigger story.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Filming this documentary allowed Buitenhuis to shoot in spaces he normally wouldn\u2019t, allowing for a more in-depth look into Henry and her team\u2019s working process.<\/p>\n \u201cWe sort of coordinated as to when there were good opportunities for filmmaking or what the story was,\u201d says Buitenhuis. \u201cAnd we would sort of plan out times that we would work together and do interviews. They made it possible, they granted us access to be there at the legislature, to film them behind closed doors, so it was great. I interviewed John Horgan and many journalists, as well. I think it was a good relationship and we were really lucky to have the access.\u201d<\/p>\n Our Time to Be Kind<\/i> offers audiences insight into the inner workings of Henry and her team during some of the most tumultuous days of the pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIf [audiences] want to understand a little bit more about the bigger story of what was going on and to get a more intimate picture of what was happening to all of us,\u201d says Buitenhuis, \u201cor, you know, [see] the story of what was happening over the last few years from a different perspective than they\u2019ve seen in the news, then this would be a great opportunity to see that.\u201d<\/p>\n