EDUCATION
Ontario Creates IDM Accelerator Programme, WIFT Toronto 2018
Self-Directed Mentorship Programme City of Ottawa Projection Arts Mentor: Nelly Eve-Rajote (Montreal) 2017
Intensive Writing, Second City Chicago 2015
Video Production, University of Ottawa 2009
Additional Training through workshops, SAW Video Association 2009-2017: Intro to After Effects; Location Sound Recording; Advanced Final Cut Pro; Colour Correction; Applying to Festivals; SANDDE 3‐D Animation Software; HD Camera Workflow; Advanced Drawing in Light for Video; Advanced Green Screen; Screenwriting Bootcamp; Directing for Film; Drone Legality in Canada
BA – Cum laude – Major: Communications – Media / Minor: Geography, University of Ottawa 2010
AWARDS, SUPPORT, EXHIBITIONS, FESTIVALS
ConnexionARC Fredericton Summer 2020 Green Gazing: Projection Plant Immersion – artist
“Slow Tech” Studio XX Montreal February 2020 Green Gazing: Projection Plant Immersion – artist
Official Selection Artefact Film Festival Calgary 2019 Getting Ready Montage 2: No Fashion #MattMiwa – Director, Cinematography, Edit
Official Selection Resolution Ottawa 2019 Becoming History – Director, Cinematography, Editor
Official Selection Rock and Roll Film Festival Kenya 2019 BONNIE DOON – Pizza Shark – Director, Editor, Animator
Official Selection Inside Out Film Festival 2018 HIV / AIDS in Ottawa – Cinematography
Official Selection Inside Out Film Festival 2018 The Lesbian and Feminist Movement – Cinematography
Official Selection Inside Out Film Festival 2018 Egale and the Fight for Equal Marriage – Cinematography, Editor
Ontario Arts Council Grant Award – Research and Creation Green Gazing – immersive projection art piece
Htmlles Festival 2018- CUNTSTRUCTION “Miss Direction” “Cement Mixer” “Matt Miwa” installation at GIV, performance at Xtangle Studio
Selected for WIFT IDM Accelerator Programme 2018: Dollar Bin DJ webseries
Residency at ARTSCAPE Gibraltar Point 2018: Awakening: Earth-based Spirituality & Art – Residency 2018
Official Selection Artefact Film Festival 2018: Getting ready I: ALWAYS LAYLA (Sole copyright holder) 16mm Film
Official Selection Resolution 2018 curated by SAW Video: Now or Neverish – Bonnie Doon
Commission/Exhibition 2017: SAW Video Public Art The Knot Gallery: The Knot (sole copyright holder)
Official Selection Mirror Mountain Film Festival 2017: CARRY ON – Steve Adamyk Band
Official Selection Vixens Victorious Film Festival 2017: CARRY ON – Steve Adamyk Band, TIMEKODE Running From Your Love, PARTNER – Play The Field
8mm film Presentation Shenkman Arts Centre April 2017: Curated by City of Ottawa and The Window’s Collective. Getting ready II: NOH FASHION #MATTMIWA (Sole copyright holder)
City of Ottawa Youth Mentorship Grant (award) 2017: Awarded grant for the self-directed project for enhanced training in large format projection art, VR, and drones in Montreal.
Commission 2017: Ottawa Showbox & JUNOs: Selected to make original media art installation (it goes bi) for JUNOfest presentation
Official Selection Eve Film Festival 2017: THE ACORN – Dominion
Commission 2017: The Windows Collective: Selected to make original work for show (exhibition APRIL 2017)
Official Selection Resolution 2017 curated by SAW Video: TIMEKODE Running From Your Love (Sole copyright holder)
Commission 2016: Mirror Mountain Film Festival: 4 Original Film Shorts (Shared copyright with Mirror Mountain)
Semi Finalist 2016: 40th Elche International Independent Film Festival, Spain. Comp1forever2 (Sole copyright holder).
16mm Film Installation Shenkman Arts Centre April 2016: Curated by City of Ottawa and The Window’s Collective. Getting ready. (Sole copyright holder)
Residency at ARTSCAPE Gibraltar Point 2016: Film production / music production / experimental media / photography / writing
Commission 2016: The Windows Collective: Getting ready I: ALWAYS LAYLA (Sole copyright holder)
Official Selection Resolution 2016 curated by SAW Video: Comp1forever2 (Sole copyright holder)
City of Ottawa Media Artist Production Grant 2015: DRAB (Sole copyright holder)
SAW Video Media Art Centre Production Grant 2015: DRAB (Sole copyright holder)
Ottawa Independent Video Awards 2015: Nominee: Best Director Music Video, Best Director Experimental, People’s Choice Award BIG DICK – Give Up 2015 (Sole copyright holder)
Official Selection: Pop Montreal 2013: Installation Fashion Pop various experimental media art work 2013 (Sole copyright holder. Selected by curator Heather Marie Campbell)
First Works Residency Award 2013: DAIMON centre des arts mediatheque, Cuntstruction, Gatineau, 2013 (Sole copyright holder. Selected by curator Guillaume Decouflet)
Grand Prize Winner 2012: Ottawa International Film Festival, Emergency (Director) 2012 (Sole copyright holder: selected by OIFF jury)
Official Selection 2012: National Screening Institute, Emergency (Director) 2012 (Sole copyright holder: selected by jury)
Official Selection 2012: Ottawa International Film Festival, House of Common Problems (Editor) 2012
Official Selection: Digi60 Competition, Ottawa, + (Crossroad), (Director) 2012 (Sole copyright holder: selected by jury)
Official Selection: Resolution, Ottawa, + (Crossroad), (Director) 2012 (Sole copyright holder: selected by jury)
Official Selection: Young Cuts Online Festival + (Crossroad), (Director) 2012 (Sole copyright holder: selected by jury)
Cultural Equity Grant 2011: Murder… at the CIRCUS! (Co‐Director) 2011
Official Selection: ReelOut Film Festival, Kingston, Captain Sorelski and the Women in Search of SPACEGOLD (Co‐Director) 2011 (Co- copyright holder: selected by jury)
Official Selection: “Show Us Your Shorts” Film Competition, Calgary, Captain Sorelski and the Women in Search of SPACEGOLD (Co‐Director) 2011 (Co- copyright holder: selected by jury)
FILMOGRAPHY
2018/2019 Commercial Reel Please Contact
Director/Edit – Installation videos “Cement Mixer”, “Cuntstruction: MattMiwa”- HD video. 2018 (sole copyright holder)
Director/Camera/Edit: “Labor Drive” – Jim Bryson – music video 4K. 2018
Director/Camera/Edit: “Play The Field” – Partner – music video. HD – collage footage SD / 16mm. 2017
Director/Camera/Edit: OMIC (Ottawa Music Industry) Live Production Residency “Catriona Sturton”
Director/Camera/Edit: Dolly Runs Over Flipper (working title) – HD – video / animation. 2017 (in production) (sole copyright holder)
Co-Director/Camera/Edit: NDP Leadership video – HD. commercial. 2017
Director/Camera/Edit: UNIFOR Women in Politics – HD. commercial. 2017
Director/Camera/Edit: Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity Conference 2017 – HD. commercial 2017
Director/Camera/Edit: Getting Ready II: NO FASHION #MATT MIWA – 8mm – drama / experimental. 2017. (sole copyright holder)
Director/Camera/Edit (commercial): OMIC (Ottawa Music Industry) Live Production Residency “YAO”
Director/Camera/Edit: it goes bi – SD / HD media art installation. 2017 (in production) (sole copyright holder)
Co-Director/Cinematography/Camera: “Fell In A Hole” Petra Glynt – HD/4K music video. 2017. (shared copyright holder)
Director/Camera/Edit (commercial): Anne Wanda Yoga Promotional Online Content
Director/Camera/Edit (commercial): OMIC (Ottawa Music Industry) Live Production Residency “Pony Girl”
Co-Producer/Director/Editor: Kwende Kefentse / DJ Memetic / TIMEKODE short / music-video “No Love”. HD. 2016
Prop Master/Art Department Assist: “His Majesty’s Voice” – feature film. 2016
Director/Editor: “Carry On” – Steve Adamyk Band – music video. HD – SD. 2016
Co-Producer/Art Department: Ariel Smith Films: MONSTER GIRL – experimental short (in production). HD. 2016
Producer/Camera: Feedbacks + Hi-Hats: The Veldt – music documentary (in production). HD. 2016
Producer/Camera/Editor: Dollar Bin DJ – documentary series (in production). HD. 2015
Director/Camera/Editor: PAVEMENT: Love Road with Catriona Sturton and GINNY – music documentary. HD. 2016
Director/Writer/Editor: “Pizza Shark” – Bonnie Doon. HD music video. 2015
Camera: “Luxury” – Hua Lia. HD music video. 2015
Camera: “Catriona Sturton Live at Ottawa’s Bluesfest 2015”. HD. 2016
Director/Writer/Editor: DRAB (Sole copyright holder) (in production). HD. 2016
Director: commissioned original piece by The Windows Collective (in production), Shenkman Arts Centre. 16mm 2min. 2015-2016
Director/Camera/Editor: Paper Bag Sessions “Artefacts,” “Rapids,” “In Silence” – The Acorn. Music documentation series. 2015
Director/Editor/Camera/Colourist: “Dominion”- The Acorn. HD music video 2015
Director/Camera/Editor: The Acorn: Tequila Sunset. 9 part music documentary series. HD. 2015
Cinematographer/Camera/Edit: Murder… at the CIRCUS! (in post‐production)
present – HD video – experimental narrative – approximately 10 min. Cultural Equity Grant 2011
Director/Camera/Editor: USAndrogyny Dec 2014 – HD video – 2min (Sole copyright holder)
Editor: “Gothschild” – Motem (Director: Drea Scotland) Dec 2014 – HD video – music video 2min
Director/Camera/Editor: “Give Up” – Big Dick December 2014 – music video (Sole copyright holder)
Director/Camera/Editor: “Lay Down and Dry” -Jon Hynes August 2014 – music video (Sole copyright holder)
Cinematography: raas performance music video USA androgyny
Director/Editor/Animator: Half Life (Ottawa Little Theatre) February 2014 – digital video art
Director/Editor/Animator: no fashion Fashion POP, Pop Montreal International Music Festival September 2013 – HD video – real/animation – experimental – 6 shorts approx. 9min “Comp1forever2,” “3sensky,” (Sole copyright holder)
Assistant Director: ”28 Days” – U.S Girls (Director: Emily Pelstring), July 2013 – HD video – music video – 4min
Assistant Director/ Camera Assist: ”I Know I’m Late” – Jef Barbara (Director: Emily Pelstring) May 2013 – HD video – music video – 4min
Director/Editor: HILOTRONS – Fisher Price Double Sided Single (Kelp Records) April 2013 – HD video – promo video – 2min
Director/Camera/Edit: ”Colours” – Big Dick (Dirt Cult Records) January 2013 – HD video – music video – 4min (Sole copyright holder)
Director/Camera/Edit: Megan Jerome’s NAC 4th Stage, December 2012 – HD video – documentation – 30m Director/Camera/Edit: Holy Cobras Live (Bruised Tongue Records) August 2012 – SD/HD video – experimental doc – 30min (Sole copyright holder)
Camera: Canada Day Nissan – July 2012 – waterscreen projections – commercial – HD video – 5m
Assistant Director/Art Director: “Jack” – U.S Girls (Director: Emily Pelstring; Fat Cat Records) Aug 2012 – SD video – music video – 2min
Director/Writer/Editor: ”Emergency” – Hilotrons (Kelp Records) July 2012 – HD video – music video – 5m (Sole copyright holder)
Editor: “House of Common Problems” – Silkken Lauman (Director: Rémi Thériault & Rolf Klausener) June 2012 – HD video – music video – 5m
Director/Camera/Edit: Megan Jerome’s Snow Globe: NCC Winterlude 2012 February 2012 – HD video – documentation – 30m
Director/Camera/Edit: Funhaven January 2012 – HD video – commercial – 20m
Director/ Camera Assistant/Edit: + (Crossroad) November 2011 – HD video – narrative short– 6m30s (Sole copyright holder)
Director/Camera/Edit: Holt Renfrew Charity Fashion Show, November 2011 – HD video – documentation – 20m
Director/Camera: TEDxOttawa, October 2011 – HD video – web documentation – 8 talks
Camera/Production and post‐production assistant: Music Video # 3 (Director: Tyler Reekie); Repurposed Feb 14, 2012: “On the Mend” – Silkken Laumann, September 2011 – Pneumatic tape –media art/ music video – 5m, Commissioned by SAW Video
Actor/Production Assistant: Flowers from Hell (Director: Jakub Chelkowski) August 2011 – HD video – narrative short – 20m
Production Assistant/Make‐up Artist: The Phoenix (Director: Carmelo Zucco) June 2011 – HD video – science‐ fiction narrative – 20m
Assistant Director: Target Girls (Director: Ariel Smith) November 2010 – HD video – experimental narrative – 3m
Producer/Co‐director/Editor/Camera/Costume & Set Design: Captain Sorelski and the Women in Search of SPACEGOLD, July 2010 – SD video – science fiction comedy – 19min. (Co-copyright holder)
MEDIA ART INSTALLATION / PROJECTION ARTS PRESENTATION
ROOTED Contemporary Dance (Wakefield) (Video installation) at Centre Wakefield La Peche 2019
Flying Horses (Montreal, Ottawa) (Video performance) at PHI Centre October 2017, at Ottawa Baptist Church January 2018, at National Arts Centre April 2018, at St. Anne’s Church 2019, Montreal JazzFest 2019
The Idea of the North (Ottawa) (Video installation) at Dominion Chalmer’s April 2018
Trippy visuals (Ottawa) (VJ performance) at St. Alban’s Church May 2017
It goes bi (Ottawa) (Video sculpture) JUNOfest at The Record Centre March 2017
Half Life (Ottawa) “The Kingston Trophy” for Best Production of a Canadian Play (Video Mapping and original Media Art) at the Ottawa Little Theatre and tour April 2014
CURATORIAL WORK
LIGHT ROCK: no dominion (Ottawa)
Presented art work by Ariel Smith and Marisa Gallemit on Albert Island in response to occupation of land at Arboretum Arts Festival. IMAA Fees paid. 2015. Presented in collaboration with Available Light Screening Collective.
BY ANY MEANS: DIY Animation (Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa) co-curated with Emily Pelstring
Presented in collaboration with Groupe Intervention Video (Montreal), Videofag (Toronto), and Available Light Screening Collective (Ottawa). Animation through a feminist lens. CARFAC fees paid. 2015
ASPHALT WATCHES (Shayne Ehman, Seth Scriver) + WOMEN’S ADVOCATE (Ottawa) (M. Remy) (media art) @ Gabba Hey! presented ℅ The Available Light Screening Collective. Feature animation Ottawa premiere accompanied by new short narrative work. CARFAC fees paid. 2014
Vid‐yo! (Ottawa) DIY aesthetic used in contemporary women’s time based media (media art) @ Club SAW Created for: Ottawa Explosion Festival June 2012 & ARBORETUM music + arts festival September 2012. Featuring the work of Emily Pelstring, Jessica Mensch, Jacqueline Lachance, Jacqueline Castel, & Heather Rappard. CARFAC fees paid. 2012
PERFORMANCE ART
Cuntstruction – presented at Studio XX a part of Htmlles Festival 2018
PERF – presented at Axeneo 7 (co-performed with Matt Miwa) December 2017
I will always love you, The Bodyguard – Nuit Blanche Ottawa September 2015 – presented at SAW Gallery, Nuit Blanche (co-performed with Matt Miwa)
Kim Cattrall Back From Hell – Chinatown Remixed 2015 (co-performed with Matt Miwa)
I don only wanna be with you – Nuit Blanche Ottawa September 2014 (co-performed with Matt Miwa)
Crocodile Mile – Nuit Blanche Ottawa 2012 (co-performed with Matt Miwa)
VISUAL ART
Risoscope: 8 Original Risograph Pieces Created for commercial sale incorporating anaglyph technology. Opening at MANX. Works represented by artist and Possible Worlds, Ottawa Art Gallery Art Sales, Ottawa.
Shitty Landscapes: Abstract landscapes by Lesley Marshall – Opening at Venus Envy, Ottawa.
WRITING
“DIY Sound Tech for Women: A technical manual” Aug 2015, 2nd. Ed. Feb 2016 City of Ottawa Community Arts
“The Future of the Future of Ottawa Music” May 13, 2015 Standard Criteria
“The Future of Ottawa Music” April 25, 2015 Apt613
“Our contributor talks music videos, rock and Salad Days with Mac DeMarco” April 3, 2014 Apt613
“Album Review: Strange Attractor – Welcome to the Strange World” Dec 2013 Small Talk
“Crosss My Heart and Read My Tarot” Nov 29, 2013 Apt613
PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
University of Ottawa: Video Art 101 Guest Crit Artist
University of Ottawa: Art Video 201 Guest Crit Artist
YOUTH LEADER Future Cities Forum presented by Hub Ottawa and Artengine
ARTREPRENEUR MC and Moderator for “Working the Art Business”
ARBORETUM Mainstage announcer 2015, 2017
ARBORETUM Panelist representing Small Talk “The Future of the Cultural Press”
MEGAPHONO Moderator representing Kelp Music “The State of Radio” “Taking a Bite out of the German Music Market”
STORYTELLING
Grindr, Blendr, Tinder – Le Petit Mort opening November 2014
Triple Murder Suicide – Raw Sugar’s Real Stories September 2014
MUSIC
Band: Bonnie Doon (punk surf art garage rock) Album: An Affair to Imagine (2014) Singles: “Now or Neverish” “Pants and a Face” “High Noon” (2016) Label: Bruised Tongue; Dooner Nooner (2017) Label: Bruised Tongue (cassette) & Record Centre Records (vinyl)
Burger Manifesto (grunge trap) (2016)
Solo: GINNY (country soul psych) (2015-current)
TEACHING
SAW Video Media Art Centre Workshop Instructor: Intro to Video Production, Intro to Premiere Pro CC, Intermediate Premiere Pro CC 2016, 2017, HDLSR for Video 2016, Get Your Money Girls 2019
TA Ottawa School of Art: Video art Winter 2018
The Training Company Instructor: Intro to Premiere Pro CC 2016
Independent Filmmakers Co-op Workshop Instructor: Intro to Abobe Premiere 2016
Mentor – City of Ottawa workshop Women In Sound and Audio 2015
Ottawa Video Camp 4 Girls – Intro to Video Production 2014
Mentor – SAW Video JumpStart Programme 2014,2016
ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS, VOLUNTEER WORK
Board Member: Youth Action Media 2017 – 2019
Curator and member of the Available Light Collective 2013- present
Curator – Media Art for Arboretum Festival 2012- 2015
A&R / PR for Bruised Tongue Records 2014- present
Editor-in-Chief for Small Talk 2013- 2015
Production Committee for SAW Video 2011- present
Ottawa Rock Camp 4 Girls 2014-2016 Board Member Communications
Juror SAW Video 2014
Cultural Writer for Standard Criteria, Apartment 613, Weird Canada since 2013
Juror OPL Teen Video Awards 2013
Artengine since 2012-2014
DAIMON: centre des arts mediatheque since 2011-2014
SAW Gallery since 2010 – present
SAW Video Media Art Centre 2008 – present