In October 2013, Scott Jones was leaving a bar in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, when he was attacked, stabbed in the back, and left paralyzed from the waist down. In the months following his attack, Scott Jones's story garnered international attention, not only for its brutality, but also for his uncommonly early decision to forgive his attacker. Furiously researching restorative justice practices and success stories, Jones sits down to ask himself the hardest question he's ever had to answer: Does he have it in him to not just forgive his attacker, but to accept his new life as a disabled man?

Based on the incredible true story, I Forgive You explores the complexities of forgiveness, privilege, recovery, and self-love in Scott's own words backed by a live children's choir performing the music of legendary Icelandic band Sigur Rós. (From Playwrights Canada Press)

I Forgive You is on the shortlist for the 2024 drama Governor General's Award.

Scott Jones is a musician, filmmaker, writer and activist from Nova Scotia. He created the documentary Love, Scott with filmmaker Laura Marie Wayne about his experiences with homophobia and violence in a small town. His other projects include Coin Slot, Freedom and Good Samaritan.

Robert Chafe is a St. John's-based writer, educator, actor and arts administrator. His plays, including Oil and Water, Tempting Providence, Afterimage, Under Wraps and Between Breaths, have been staged in Canada, the U.K., Australia and the U.S. Afterimage won the Governor General's Literary Award for drama and was shortlisted two other times for that same award.