Director BIO – Page 5 – LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival

Director BIO: Kai Fiáin (THE BROTHER)

Kai Fiáin is a London based screenwriter, director and producer. They began their filmmaking career in documentary, working with community groups and political activists using video as a tool for marginalised voices. Kai made documentary work on subjects such as LGBTQ asylum seekers, globalisation and working class sub-cultures. More recently Kai has begun writing and… Continue reading Director BIO: Kai Fiáin (THE BROTHER)

Director BIO: Ciaran R. Maidwell (THERE’S STILL GOOD)

Ciaran majored in Screen Production at the University of Cape Town, where he made his directing and screenwriting debut with There’s Still Good, his graduation film. His passion for the craft was cemented in 2013 when he attended a Film and Arts program at the University of California Los Angeles. Subsequent to graduating from the… Continue reading Director BIO: Ciaran R. Maidwell (THERE’S STILL GOOD)

Director Biography – Daniel Montoya (HIM)

Colombian born filmmaker living in Dallas, TX. Director Statement Film is a tool with powerful transformation capabilities and I use it to generate change and impact by telling stories that matter, stories that can change the way we think. All for a better society.

Director Biography – Erika Kramer

Erika Kramer is a filmmaker and writer living in New York City. Kramer has worked for over a decade in video production, from long days and nights spent in the perilous world of reality TV in Los Angeles all the way back to her student film days at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. In… Continue reading Director Biography – Erika Kramer

Director Biography – P.J. Norton (EXPIRATION DATE)

PJ Norton is a filmmaker and photographer based in New York, NY. Film credits include Big Stone Gap, Killing Kennedy, and AMC’s Turn: Washington’s Spies. Directing credits include The Rose of Jericho (Best Director, VCU First Cut Film Festival), Take Me Home (Audience Choice, James River Shorts), and Maybe Tomorrow. He is currently studying screenwriting… Continue reading Director Biography – P.J. Norton (EXPIRATION DATE)

Director Biography – Carl Chavez

Carl Adrian Chavez is one of the young filmmakers in the Philippines. He is a writer, director and producer based in Manila. In 2017, he attended Film Leaders Incubator: FLY Workshop which was held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia and was organized by the Busan Film Commission wherein he was awarded with a scholarship for 2018 Asian… Continue reading Director Biography – Carl Chavez

Director Biography – Caroline Callender, Silver Liftin (T(HE)Y)

Caroline Callender was born in Los Angeles, California and moved to New York in 2012 where she is now a junior at the Brearley School. She is a staff writer for their newspaper, The Zephyr, and a co-founder of the filmmaking club. She is interested in the intersection of storytelling and activism that has been… Continue reading Director Biography – Caroline Callender, Silver Liftin (T(HE)Y)

Director Biography – Camille Liu Nock

My name is Camille and I am half Chinese half Australian. This is the first short film that I have written and directed. I come from an art and writing background. I have worked on a number of student films and graduation films, in a variety of roles but particularly in the art department. My… Continue reading Director Biography – Camille Liu Nock

Director BIO: Deborah Craig (A GREAT RIDE)

Director Biography – Deborah Craig Deborah Craig has a background in history, photography, public health, and film. She has produced and directed over half a dozen short films about socially relevant topics such as HIV/AIDS among women, the positive influence of school/community gardens in low-income neighborhoods, and aging in the LGBT community. Deborah also teaches public… Continue reading Director BIO: Deborah Craig (A GREAT RIDE)

Director BIO: Chelsea Steiner (THANK YOU COME AGAIN)

Director Biography – Chelsea Steiner Chelsea Steiner is a New Orleans native, who has spent the last ten years working and writing in Los Angeles. She studied Communication and Creative Writing at Stanford University, and upon graduation she joined International Creative Management as a member of their agent trainee program. After deciding that the agency route… Continue reading Director BIO: Chelsea Steiner (THANK YOU COME AGAIN)