Kaela Morden

Dr. Anne Green’s career as a school psychologist included a strong commitment to treating children with severe social emotional difficulties in their schools to ensure easy access of treatment. While serving as a Board Memory of a foundation dedicated to funding school-based treatment, Dr. Green became interested in why some children suffering from social emotional problems were successful despite these challenges. Research in this regard emphasized the concept of resiliency.

Just before retirement from her psychology career, Dr. Green’s neighbour Judith Parsons had a major stroke and became a poster person for the concept of resiliency. Although not close friends, Dr. Green frequently visited Judith in coma and happened to witness Judith awakening after six weeks, uttering her first words, “Where is the blanket of earth that was covering me?” These events led to the documentary film about Judith, The Daytimers, in which Dr. Green is the Executive Producer.

Kaela Morden is a Toronto-born teacher who studied film and English Literature at the University of Toronto. Her interest in producing documentary was sparked by the interplay of her educational pursuits and led to a strong desire to bring people's stories to the screen.

Kaela was thrilled at the prospect of working with her mother to tell the story of Judith Parsons in their film, "The Daytimers," which recounts Judith's journey to regain a sense of normalcy and find acceptance after surviving a major stroke that left her with no short-term memory. Having known Judith both before and after the stroke, the mother-and-daughter team were uniquely positioned to share her struggles and triumphs in "The Daytimers," with the invaluable help of their talented crew.