FILMS
WHERE ARE THE DOLLS 2012
HDCAM 7-minute film poem; premiered at LA OutFest, screened at Atlantic Film Festival, Vancouver IFF and festivals around the world; supported by Bravo!FACT
GIRLS ON TOP 2010
HDCAM 52-minute documentary; supported by Toronto Arts Council and Ontario Arts Council; distributed by Vancouver-based Moving Images
CONGRATULATIONS DAISY GRAHAM 2007
HDCAM 15-minute drama; premiered at Toronto International Film Festival; shortlisted for 2008 Iris Prize; Licensed by CBC Television, Wolfe Video (US), Peccadillo Pictures (UK) and for German-language DVD
SHOW ME 2004
35mm feature film (97 min); produced through the Feature Film Project at the Canadian Film Centre; premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival; US theatrical, DVD and broadcast distribution deal with Wolfe Releasing; int’l sales by Media Luna
INTERVIEWS WITH MY NEXT GIRLFRIEND 2001
35mm 13-minute comedy; invited to over 60 international film festivals; winner of twelve audience and juried awards; licensed by CBC and BBC (UK); purchased by Wolfe Video and Antiprod (France) for int’l video/dvd distribution
WHEN SHE COMES BACK 1999
16mm 20-minute drama; written by Brian Morey; produced under the auspices of the Canadian Film Centre’s Short Dramatic Film Programme; licensed by Showcase Television
DANCE WITH ME 1997
16mm 9-minute drama; premiered at Toronto International Film Festival; licensed by CBC Television, WTN and Knowledge Network
WHY I’LL NEVER TRUST YOU (IN 200 WORDS OR LESS) 1995
16mm 11-minute drama; premiered at Toronto International Film Festival; licensed by WTN; purchased by Wolfe Video and Antiprod (France) for international video/dvd distribution
SELECTED AWARDS and RESIDENCIES
Jury Award, Best Female Short Film; 2008 Philadelphia Int’l Gay & Lesbian FF (Congratulations Daisy…)
Runner Up, Audience Award, Best Short Film; 2008 Toronto Int’l Gay & Lesbian FF (Congratulations Daisy…)
Special Jury Mention; 2007 Image+Nation Montreal Int’l Gay & Lesbian FF (Congratulations Daisy…)
2006 Berlinale Talent Campus and Talent Project Market – chosen to present feature project “Kristy Kachowski: Lesbian Nerd” at Co-Production Market
2006 Toronto International Film Festival Talent Lab – one of 22 participants
2003 Gemini Nomination, Best Short Dramatic Program (Interviews With My Next Girlfriend)
Cannes Film Festival Residence in Paris (Session 6, February 2003) – Shortlist
Winner, Best Comedy; 2002planetout.com/HBO Short Movie Awards (Interviews With My Next Girlfriend)
Winner, Audience Award; 2002 planetout.com/HBO Short Movie Awards (Interviews With My Next Girlfriend)
Audience Favourite; 2001 Palm Springs International Short Film Festival (Interviews With My Next Girlfriend)
Honorable Mention, Best Canadian Film; 2002 Worldwide Short FF (Toronto) (Interviews With My…)
Honorable Mention, Best Women’s Short; 2002 Cleveland International FF (Interviews With My Next Girlfriend)
Audience Award, Best Short Film; 2001 Inside Out Toronto Lesbian & Gay FF (Interviews With My…)
Audience Award, Best Fiction Film; 2002 Bologna International Women’s FF (Interviews With My…)
HBO Audience Award, Best Short Lesbian Film; 2002 Philadelphia L&G FF (Interviews With My Next Girlfriend)
HBO Audience Award, Best Girl’s Short; 2002 Austin G&L International FF (Interviews With My Next Girlfriend)
Best Short Film; 2002 Paris Lesbian Film Festival (Interviews With My Next Girlfriend)
Finalist Award, 2000 Worldfest Houston International Film Festival (When She Comes Back)
Golden Sheaf Award – Best Experimental Film, 1998 Yorkton Short Film Festival (Dance With Me)
Audience Award – Best Short Feature, 1998 Torino International L&G FF (Dance With Me)
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS and PRESENTATIONS
WHERE ARE THE DOLLS
2012 Vancouver International Film Festival; Atlantic Film Festival: Outfest – Los Angeles G&L Film Festival; Immaginaria Women’s Film Festival (Milan); Zebra Poetry Film Festival (Berlin); Ottawa LGBT Film Festival; Image+Nation LGBT Film Festival (Montreal, QB)
2013 Reelout14 (Kingston, ON); Melbourne Queer Film Festival; Boston LGBT Film Festival; Chicago Filmmakers Dyke Delicious Series; Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival; Canadian Media Guild Pride Week Film Festival (Toronto, ON); QFest (Houston, TX)
CONGRATULATIONS DAISY GRAHAM
2007 Toronto International Film Festival; Image+Nation Montreal International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
2008 Cleveland International Film Festival; Seoul International Women’s Film Festival; Feminale Women’s Film Festival (Dortmund/Cologne, Germany); Inside Out Toronto International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival; Seattle International Film Festival; San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival; Milan Int’l Gay & Lesbian Film Festival; Warsaw Int’l Gay & Lesbian Film Festival; Sao Paulo Int’l Short Film Festival
SHOW ME
2004 Vancouver International Film Festival
2005 Victoria International Film Festival; NSI Film Exchange (Winnipeg); Commonwealth Film Festival (Manchester); San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival; Los Angeles International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival; Feminale Women’s Film Festival (Cologne, Germany); British Film Institute Lesbian & Gay Film Festival on Tour
INTERVIEWS WITH MY NEXT GIRLFRIEND
2001 Vancouver International Film Festival; Atlantic Film Festival
2002 Melbourne International Film Festival; Palm Springs International Short Film Festival; Taos Talking Picture Festival; Commonwealth Film Festival (Manchester); San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival; Cleveland International Film Festival; London International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival; St. John’s Women’s Film Festival; NSI Film Exchange (Winnipeg); Sao Paolo International Short Film Festival
Included on Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre’s “Queers on the Verge” DVD of innovative queer work by established and emerging filmmakers.
WHEN SHE COMES BACK
1999 Cinefest – Sudbury International Film Festival
2000 Creteil International Women’s Film Festival; Houston Worldfest; Athens International Film Festival
DANCE WITH ME
1997 Toronto International Film Festival; Vancouver International Film Festival; Atlantic Film Festival (Halifax)
1998 Ann Arbor Film Festival; Oberhausen International Short Film Festival; British Film Institute Lesbian & Gay Film Festival on Tour; Sydney International Film Festival; Feminale Women’s Film Festival (Cologne, Germany); Gallery 44 (Toronto)
WHY I’LL NEVER TRUST YOU (IN 200 WORDS OR LESS)
1995 Toronto International Film Festival
1996 Vancouver International Film Festival; Atlantic Film Festival (Halifax); Sydney International Film Festival; British Film Institute Festival on Tour; New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival; San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival; Cork International Film Festival