WRITING + DIRECTING
Narrative short film
Commissioned by REEL CANADA and NETFLIX
For National Canadian Film Day 2021
Narrative drama feature film
Shot in BC during record-breaking wildfires of 2017
$1.5 million budget, starring Tim Guinee & Chelah Horsdal
5 awards, 8 additional nominations
Part of Mubi’s ‘Modern Masterpieces’ Collection
Narrative drama feature film
Shot in Norway
Starring Dagny Backer Johnsen & Tor Halvor Halvorsen
15 awards, 7 additional nominations
Official Selection TIFF Top Ten Film Festival
Official Selection Perspective Canada, Cannes
Official Selection Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Official Selection San Sebastian International Film Festival
Official Selection Vancouver International Film Festival
Official Selection Woodstock Film Festival
Official Selection Los Cabos Film Festival
Official Selection Festival du Premier Film D’Annonay
Official Selection Festival International du Film d’Amiens
Official Selection Vilnius International Film Festival
Official Selection Durban International Film Festival
Official Selection Available Light Film Festival
Official Selection Kingston Canadian Film Festival
Closing Night Film Chilliwack Independent Film Festival
NOMINEE / 2024 Leo Awards / Best Editing Feature Length Documentary / The Last Stop
NOMINEE / 2020 Leo Awards / Best Feature Film + Best Screenwriting / Ash
NOMINEE / 2019 Los Cabos International Film Festival / Best Film / Ash
NOMINEE / 2019 Woodstock Film Festival / Best Film / Ash
WINNER / 2017 Leo Awards / Best Screenwriting Short Documentary / Above Club
WINNER / 2015 Leo Awards / Best Feature Film + Best Direction + Best Screenwriting + Best Musical Score + Best Casting / Violent
WINNER / 2015 Vancouver Film Critics Circle / Best 1st Film by Canadian Director + Best British Columbia Film / Violent
WINNER / 2015 Festival du Premier Film D’Annonay / Prix Spécial du Jury + Prix du Jury Lycéen / Violent
WINNER / 2014 Vancouver International Film Festival / Best British Columbia Film + Best Canadian Feature Film / Violent
WINNER / 2014 Amiens International Film Festival / Prix SIGNIS / Violent
NOMINEE / 2014 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival / Independent Camera / Violent
NOMINEE / 2015 Vancouver Film Critics Circle / Best Canadian Film Screenplay / Violent
NOMINEE / 2014 Vancouver International Film Festival / Best Emerging British Columbia Filmmaker / Violent
NOMINEE / 2015 Festival du Premier Film D’Annonay / Grand Jury Prize / Violent
NOMINEE / 2015 Leo Awards / Best Production Design / Violent
‣ Co-founder of Vancouver video production company Amazing Factory Productions
‣ Well established in the music industry (Canada, USA, Europe) as a musician in We Are The City from 2008 to 2020
‣ Part of an emerging pop group and producer duo with Cayne McKenzie called Big Kill
‣ Director in the VIFF AMP Composer Filmmaker Accelerator 2023
‣ Juror for UBC POV Student Film Festival 2023
‣ Juror for Best Canadian Film at Vancouver International Film Festival 2022
‣ Mentor in the VIFF Catalyst Mentorship Program 2022
‣ Masterclass speaker (Directing) for Cinelab 2022 by SFU School for the Contemporary Arts & The Cinemateque
‣ Panelist at Vancouver International Film Festival 2019 - “Indie Spirits”
‣ BC Spotlight Juror at Vancouver International Film Festival 2015
‣ Panelist at Air Canada enRoute Film Festival: Calgary Filmmakers’ Forum
‣ Panelist at Available Light Film Festival 2015 - “The Changing Face of Narrative Films”
DIRECTING
ALL TOGETHER NOW: A DAN MANGAN SHOW (2021)
Multiple-camera concert special of Dan Mangan at the Vogue, pre-COVID
SARS-CoV-2 (2021)
Narrative short film, commissioned by REEL CANADA and NETFLIX for National Canadian Film Day 2021
MAUVEY / SUNDAY AFTERNOON (2021)
WE ARE THE CITY / KILLER B-SIDE MUSIC (2020)
ASH (2019)
Narrative drama feature film / shot in BC during record-breaking wildfires of 2017 / $1.5 million budget / starring Tim Guinee & Chelah Horsdal
5 awards, 8 additional nominations
WE ARE THE CITY / SONG IN MY HEAD (2019)
WE ARE THE CITY / WHEN I DREAM, I DREAM OF YOU (2018)
WE ARE THE CITY / MID-TEMPO DRAMA (2018)
DAN MANGAN + BLACKSMITH / FORGETERY (2016)
Filmed in Vancouver and LA, starring Rainn Wilson
LULULEMON / THE AIR OUT THERE CAMPAIGN (2016)
24/7 (2015)
Experimental art film, 360 hours long, it was - at the time of release - the longest film ever made
WE ARE THE CITY / KISS ME, HONEY (2015)
VIOLENT (2014)
Narrative drama feature film / shot in Norway / starring Dagny Backer Johnsen & Tor Halvor Halvorsen
15 awards, 7 additional nominations
WE ARE THE CITY / KING DAVID (2013)
PAPER LIONS / MY FRIEND (2014)
WE ARE THE CITY / KEEP ON DANCING (2014)
WE ARE THE CITY / FRIENDS HURT (2014)
HANNAH GEORGAS / SOMEBODY (2013)
EDITING
TAMING THE BEAST (TBA)
Documentary feature film feat Eddie Hall, Arnold Schwartzenegger
MOST LIKELY TO BECOME FAMOUS (TBA)
Lead editor of upcoming documentary feature film from a major production company
THE LAST STOP (2024)
Nominated for Best Editing in a Feature Length Documentary at 2024 Leo Awards
THE REAL JOBS / TORCHED BY AN ANGEL (2022)
SARS-CoV-2 (2021)
Narrative short film, commissioned by REEL CANADA and NETFLIX for National Canadian Film Day 2021
BIG KILL / ROSE COLOURED EAR DRUMS (2021)
MAUVEY / SUNDAY AFTERNOON (2021)
WE ARE THE CITY / KILLER B-SIDE MUSIC (2020)
TELUS/VIFF BUMPER (2019)
1 of 4 bumpers made for Telus to run at the 2018/19 Vancouver International Film Festival
ART IS A STORY (2019)
Five-part docuseries for CBC, directed by Stuart Gillies
WE ARE THE CITY / SONG IN MY HEAD (2019)
WE ARE THE CITY / WHEN I DREAM, I DREAM OF YOU (2018)
CBC’S LAND & SEA: ISLAND CULTURE (2018)
S18E07 of long-running Land And Sea Network series on CBC
MY DINNER WITH WE ARE THE CITY (2018)
Short film, promotional piece for upcoming We Are The City album cycle
THE PISTOL SHRIMPS (2016)
Feature documentary with a world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival, starring Aubrey Plaza
DAN MANGAN + BLACKSMITH / FORGETERY (2016)
24/7 (2015)
Experimental art film, 360 hours long, it was - at the time of release - the longest film ever made
WHETHER YOU CARE OR NOT (2015)
Short documentary, TELUS Optik funded and distributed
WE ARE THE CITY / KEEP ON DANCING (2014)
VIOLENT THEATRICAL TRAILER (2014)
A BRONY TALE (2014)
Feature documentary with a world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
DANCERS OF STEEL (2014)
CBC Documentary about Canadians competing at the World Irish Dance Championships