How to Lose Everything: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

How to Lose Everything is a series of Indigenous animated short films that explore personal stories of loss with all five episodes available in English, French, and the Indigenous language of the writer. How to Lose Everything is inspired by Christa Couture's debut memoir of the same name, out now with Douglas & McIntyre.

From instructions on how to survive tragedy, to parallels between two Scottish and Inuit communities, to a bear named Jesus, the five stories in How to Lose Everything span nations, languages, and perspectives on heartache. The Indigenous team of writers, animators, directors and composers represent Cree, Ojibwe, Anishinaabe, Ktunaxa, Inuit, Chippewa, Potawatomi, Atikamekw, and Métis nations.

Series details

• Title: How to Lose Everything
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2023-01-27
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: CBC Gem
• Network country: Canada
• TVMaze ID: 66607

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-01-27; final listed air date 2023-01-27; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from How to Lose Everything on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.