CNA featured Kita in their Extraordinary People 2 docuseries (Episode 4, if you're keeping track), and honestly? The whole experience was equal parts surreal and nerve-wracking.

When the crew first reached out, we thought, "Us? Extraordinary? Have you met us?"

Filming meant cameras following us around during our everyday work – Space sessions, team meetings, conversations with our youths. Suddenly, everything we normally did without thinking became very thought-about.

"Is this angle weird?" “Can you see my pores?” "Why am I so aware of my hands right now?"

Our youths handled it way better than we did. They showed up, shared their stories and were completely themselves on camera. Shoutout to Insyirah and Dar!

Meanwhile, the rest of us were overthinking literally everything. Classic.

Here's the thing: we were in two minds about this. Documentaries feel big and intimidating, and we're just... us. 

A scrappy team trying to support young people as best we can. 

But then we realised – if telling our story means more people understand what agency looks like for under-resourced youths, and maybe are even inspired to create spaces where young people can thrive? Totally worth the awkwardness.

The episode focuses on Victor and the team's decision to leave Hatch and start Kita, our person-centred approach, and how we're building community with young people who deserve a real shot at shaping their futures.

It aired on TV on November 25th and is now available to watch anytime on meWatch (we’re in the second half) and Youtube.

Watching it back was weird. 

Good weird. 

The kind where you cringe at yourself but also feel proud of what the team has built and the youths we get to journey with every day.

Would we do it again? Ask us after we've recovered from seeing our faces on screen.

Watch Episode 4: Empowering Youth for yourself and let us know what you think.

P.S. If you see us overanalysing our hand gestures on camera – oh no, you didn't!