The public got a chance to see the world through the eyes of our first responders last week, during the debut of the documentary, “The Other Side of the Hero.” It was unveiled in Toronto at the Regent Theatre to an enthusiastic response. This independent documentary, years in the making, takes us into that world of the first responder we rarely see: life out of uniform.
The names and faces of front line responders who encounter stressful situations were in the spotlight at the 14th annual tribute gala, “Behind the Mask,” held in Vaughan recently.
It’s all about revealing the true face of humanity and all of its frailties. Heroes are all around us. Remove their stiff outer shell and perhaps you can catch a glimpse of “the other side.”
While suicides of front line emergency personnel are making the headlines, the deep-rooted issue still hasn’t fully surfaced.