Associate Member, Canadian Society of Cinematographers
Associate Member, Canadian Society of Cinematographers
Directed by Chelsea McMullen
Produced by Sean O’Neill
Co-Directors of Photography Tess Girard & Shady Hanna
An immersive, behind-the-scenes look at one of the world’s leading ballet companies as it mounts a new production of Swan Lake. Ballet icon Karen Kain, on the eve of her retirement, directs the National Ballet of Canada. The film weaves together intimate scenes of the creative process and the dancers’ personal lives. Executive Produced by Neve Campbell.
In the midst of a major life transition, filmmaker Tess Girard visits a local doomsday shelter which forces her to reckon with impermanence and the extreme measures we take to avoid the inevitable.
Prison Farm shows what daily life is like on the farms. Through conversations with the inmates, the film shows how their work is part of a unique rehabilitation process. By following the inmates’ journeys, the film highlights important issues around incarceration, shattering stereotypes of offenders and questioning the need for a punitive system.
Feature Documentary with the National Film Board following a group of 17 year-olds earning their pilots licenses. A coming of age film in the sky.
Directed by Ryan J Noth
Produced by Hugh Gibson
Fifth Town Films
Official Selection of the Toronto International Film Festival 2015
Elevating its departed occupants considerably closer to heaven rather than entombing them six feet under, Memorial Necropole Ecumenica is the world’s tallest cemetery. Towering proudly alongside its fellow skyscrapers in the expansive São Paulo skyline, this one-of-a-kind mausoleum and its equally unique owner celebrate the high life in the afterlife.
Director: Ryan J Noth
Musician: Jim Guthrie
Fifth Town Films
Music video for artist Mel Larkin for her project The Common Crow