Brett Harvey (Canadian director)

Brett William Harvey is a Canadian film director and cinematographer based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

His directorial debut, The Union: The Business Behind Getting High, was awarded "Best Canadian Documentary" at the 2007 Edmonton International Film Festival, an award sponsored by the National Film Board.[1]

His sequel, The Culture High, premiered in the 2014 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival and won "Best Documentary" at the 2015 AMPIA Awards.[2][3][4] In 2016 Brett directed and wrote the feature documentary "Ice Guardians".[5] Ice Guardians was listed in Newsweek's "Favorite Documentaries Of 2016".[6] and Sports Illustrated's "Best Of Film" in 2016.[7] The film went on to be nominated for four "Rosie Awards" in 2017 including "Best Documentary Over 30 minutes"[8] and nominated for two "Leo Awards" including "Best Feature Documentary" & "Best Director".[9] Currently he is directing and writing the upcoming feature documentary entitled "Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo" which chronicles the life of actor Danny Trejo.[10]

References

  1. ↑ BKS Crew Productions Inc. - About Us - Brett Harvey
  2. ↑ Gold, Daniel M. (2 October 2014). "'The Culture High' Explores Marijuana Decriminalization". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Sudbury's Cinefest begins to unveil lineup". Sudbury Star. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "The Culture High (2014) Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ice Guardians (2016)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Our Favorite Films Of 2016".
  7. ↑ "Best Of Film".
  8. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4431208/awards?ref_=tt_awd
  9. ↑ http://www.leoawards.com/2017/nominees/by_name.php
  10. ↑ "Inmate #1: The Rise Of Danny Trejo (2018)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 March 2016.


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