‘I couldn’t go through life stuck at home just because of my fears’

A young person sitting cross-legged on a bedroom floor, focused on painting a bright blue curve onto a blank white canvas.

In her new, self-produced video, Winnipeg teen Katie-Anne Tanasiciuk battles animated anxiety monsters that hold her back. The Sisler Create post-high school filmmaking student takes on her anxiety and fears, such as riding city buses, through art and exposure therapy.