Not About Me is a feature documentary about good intentions and unintended consequences.

When Morgan Wienberg, a well-meaning Canadian teenager, volunteers at a Haitian orphanage in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, her plans take a turn. She is part of an army of NGOs and volunteers with billions in promised aid, all rushing to respond to the disaster. But once on the ground, she begins to see their earnest actions have their own devastating impacts.

Determined to make a more lasting difference, Morgan stays in Haiti to find a better way to help children and their families. Over the next decade, Morgan challenges her own perceptions and privilege to become a more meaningful partner to Haitians working to build a better future.

The film premiers in Smithers on Thursday, April 14 at Pioneer Place Activity Centre at 7 p.m.

CICK News spoke with documentarian and filmmaker Kelly Milner about the making of the film and the real takeaway from the story.

"Not About Me explores many international development and social justice issues with perspectives from global experts, personal stories and audiences and that institutionalizing children has devastating long-term physical, emotional and social impacts," Milner said in the interview.

Milner added that Canada needs to take a stand on the institutional systems that separate children from their living parents, and implores anyone who is moved by the film, or the information found on the notaboutmefilm.com website about this human rights issue, to please sign the petition to Canadian Parliament before April 21.

Listen to Pamela Haasen's interview with documentary director Kelly Milner below: