Chris Hope

Chris Hope JD, MBA, C.Dir, is senior counsel at 9Story Media Group, one of Canada’s largest animation companies. Chris co-founded and co-directs the Toronto Japanese Film Festival and serves as Executive Producer to independent productions. Chris directed the feature documentary Hatsumi: One Grandmother’s Journey Through the Japanese Canadian Internment, released across Canada in 2012. The film is an educational tool to teach new generations of students about the internment of Japanese Canadians.