RESUME

DOCUMENTARIES

2010. WATER ON THE TABLE (1 x 79 minutes / 1 x 60 minutes)
Director / Producer / Writer / Co-Cinematographer

Commissioned by TVO for The View From Here. Distributed in Canada by Kinosmith.

Foreign Distributor BullFrog Films.  Awards/Nominations: Winner Best Canadian Feature at the 11^th Annual Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival. Nominated for the Donald Brittain Award for best social political documentary, 2010 Geminis. Featured Canadian Film, Cinema Politica. www.wateronthetable.com             

2008. GIRLS OF LATITUDE (1 x 30 minutes)

Director

MTV Canada / CTV / PLAN Canada for Because I am a Girl campaign.

2008. THE RAWSIDE OF … THE BOURBON TABERNACLE CHOIR
(1 x 60 minutes)

Director / Writer

Independent Film Channel / Georgian Entertainment Inc.

Director / Producer

2007. Stephen Lewis Foundation Trilogy (3 X 30 minutes)

1. GRANDMOTHERS: THE UNSUNG HEROES OF AFRICA
2. A GENERATION OF ORPHANS
3. WOMEN: THE FACE OF AIDS

2005. THE AFTERLIFE OF EINSTEIN’S BRAIN (1 x 60 minutes)

Director of Photography

CBC.

2004. INSIDE YOUR THREADS (1 x 60 minutes)

Co-Director / Director of Photography

MuchMusic. Short-listed: The Deborah Fletcher Award (CIDA)

Gold - Canadian Association of Broadcasters, 2005  (CAB). Bronze – New York International Film Festival, 2005.

2003. VOICES OF DISSENT:
THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN TURKEY
(1 x 60 minutes) Director / Producer / Writer

BookTelevision: The Channel / Bravo!NewStyleArtsChannel

2002. THE GLOBALIZATION OF PROTEST (1 x 60 minutes)

Director / Producer / Writer  / Director of Photography

BookTelevision: The Channel / Bravo!NewStyleArtsChannel.

2001. MUSICIANS IN THE WARZONE (1 x 60 minutes)

Director

MuchMusic / War Child Canada.
Awards: Gold - Cable in the Classroom. Gold - Canadian Association of Broadcasters  (CAB). Bronze - New York International Film Festival.

SELECTED SHORTS

2007. MAWAL SABA (2:50 minutes)

Director

Featuring Maryem Hassan Tollar. Bravo!FACT. Mastice Productions Inc.

Premiere: Nuit Blanche, Toronto, 2007.

2005. LISTEN (2:30 minutes)

Director

Featuring Sexsmith & Kerr (Ron Sexsmith). Video!FACT. Mastice Productions Inc.

2004.  ELLI  (05:00 minutes)

Director

Featuring Maza Meze / Belly Dancer Roula Said. Bravo!FACT.

Premiere: Moving Images, Toronto, 2004.

2001. THE WEIGHT OF MEMORY  (05:00 minutes)

Director

Featuring Dancer/Choreographer Peggy Baker. Bravo!FACT. Oz Media Inc.

Premiere:  The Music Gallery, Toronto, 2001.

2000. MESSAGES: TO THE WORLDS’ LEADERS  (10:00 minutes)

Director / Producer / Director of Photography

War Child Canada, United Nations, Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs.

Premiere:  International Conference on War Affected Children, Winnipeg, 2000. 

1997. ANI DOES LAUNDRY  (05:00 minutes)

Director / Producer / Co-Cinematographer

Ani DiFranco / Righteous Babe Records.

Premiere: Inside Out Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Toronto, 1997.

DOCU-SOAP / SERIES AND LIFESTYLE TELEVISION

2010. HOLMES INSPECTION SERIES

Director
(Season 2) HGTV / Make It Right Inc.

2008-2009. STUCK
Series Director
(Season 2) W Network / 52 Media Inc. (13 x ½ hr series)

2005 – 2006 – 2007 – 2008. BUMP!
Director of Photography

(Seasons 2, 3, 4) Pride Vision/Here TV / Peace Point Entertainment Group Inc. (26 x ½ hr series)

2004 – 2005 – 2006. SITUATION CRITICAL

Director / Director of Photography
Seasons 1 & 2. Discovery Health US / Discovery Health Canada

(13 x ½ hr series). Breakthrough Entertainment Inc.

2005. TIL DEBT DO US PART

Director of Photography (2^nd unit)
Season 1. Life Network / Frantic Films Inc. (13 x ½ hr series)

2005. YUMMY MUMMY

Director
(Season 2) Life Network / Associated Producers Inc. (13 x ½ hr series)

2004-2005. LITTLE MIRACLES
Director

(Season 4) Life Network / CBC / Breakthrough Entertainment Inc. (13 x ½ hr series)

 

2003-2004. HEARTBEATS

Director
(Season 1) W Network / Breakthrough Entertainment Inc. (13 x ½ hr series)

2003-2004. KIDS WORLD SPORTS

Director

 (Season 1) BBC KidsWorld / Breakthrough Entertainment Inc. (26 x ½ hr series)

2003. TELL IT LIKE IT IS

Director

 (Season 1) W Network / Associated Producers Inc. (13 x ½ hr series)

2003. KINK

Director of Photography (2^nd Unit)

(Season 2) Showcase / Paperny Films Inc. (26 x ½ hr series)

SELECTED OTHER

2007. THE WALRUS MAGAZINE ONLINE (www.walrusmagazine.com)

Photojournalist

A Portrait of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

2001 – Present. THE GRIFFIN TRUST FOR EXCELLENCE IN POETRY

Director / Producer

Annual Griffin Poetry Readings & Awards

2005. RIGHT TO PLAY

Director / Videographer

2004 – 2005. CANADIAN JOURNALISTS FOR FREE EXPRESSION

Director / Producer

Gala Award Presentation Videos. Sponsored by CBC / CTV.

1998 – 2003. Chum Limited
Producer / Videographer of over 100 segments and specials

BRAVO! ARTS & MINDS / MUCHMUSIC / BOOKTELEVISION: THE CHANNEL

1999 – 2001. WAR CHILD CANADA.

Media Director
Director of Documentaries.

LABS / JURY’S / MEMBERSHIPS / BOARDS

• Elected Toronto board member for DOC (Documentary Organization of Canada), 2011
• Selected for DocSHIFT Incubator, Canadian Film Centre, 2011
• Gemini Jury for Best Cinematography in a Series, 2010
• Selected for Canadian Film Centre / NBC Universal Multi-Platform Laboratory, 2009
• Member, Documentary Organization of Canada, 2007 – present
• Member, WIFT - T, 2009
• Jury, Yorkton Film Festival, 2007
• Jury Leader, Inside Out Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, 1999
• Member, Charles Street Video, 1995 – 1999
• Member, LIFT, 1995 – 1999

 

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

 

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