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] [2]
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] In 2016 Brett directed and wrote the feature documentary "Ice Guardians". [4] [2] Ice Guardians was listed in Newsweek's "Favorite Documentaries Of 2016". [5] and Sports Illustrated's "Best Of Film" in 2016. [6] The film went on to be nominated for four "Rosie Awards" in 2017 including "Best Documentary Over 30 minutes" [7] and nominated for two "Leo Awards" including "Best Feature Documentary" & "Best Director". [8] Brett's latest documentary, "Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo", started the world film festival circuit in 2019 and won the "Audience Choice" Award for 'Best Canadian Documentary' and 'Best Overall Film', placing #1 in the 'Overall Top 10 Feature Films Rankings' list at the Calgary International Film Festival. [9] [2]
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