The film follows DaSilva during the seven years following his diagnosis of primary progressive multiple sclerosis.

When I Walk premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival,[1] won Best Canadian Feature Documentary at the 2013 HotDocs Film Festival,[2] and won an Emmy for the News & Documentary Emmy Award.

[3][4] In 2006, 25-year-old established film-maker Jason DaSilva collapsed on a beach while on holiday, months after his diagnosis for multiple sclerosis.

DaSilva's story has since been expanded with a 2019 documentary sequel entitled When We Walk.

The film was named a Critic's Pick by The New York Times and Village Voice.