David Sutherland | |
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![]() Sutherland at an event for the Canadian Film Centre in 2015 | |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation(s) | Film director and screenwriter |
Known for | Doomstown Love, Sex and Eating the Bones Guns |
David "Sudz" Sutherland is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. His credits include the films Doomstown , Love, Sex and Eating the Bones , Guns , Speakers for the Dead and Home Again , as well as episodes of Drop the Beat , Da Kink in My Hair , Degrassi: The Next Generation , Wild Roses , Jozi-H , Reign , She's the Mayor , Designated Survivor , Shoot the Messenger , Murdoch Mysteries , Frankie Drake Mysteries , Batwoman and Superman & Lois . [1]
He is married to screenwriter and producer Jennifer Holness, his partner in Hungry Eyes Film & Television. [2]
Year | Work | Director | Writer | Producer |
---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | I'm a Big Girl | Yes | Yes | No |
1998 | Win/Loss/Tie | Yes | Yes | Yes |
1999 | My Father's Hands | Yes | Yes | No |
2000 | Speakers for the Dead | Yes | No | No |
2003 | Love, Sex and Eating the Bones | Yes | Yes | No |
2006 | Doomstown | Yes | Yes | No |
2008 | Toronto Stories : Windows Segment | Yes | Yes | No |
2012 | Home Again | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2012 | The Phantoms | Yes | No | No |
Year | Work | Director | Writer | Producer |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | My Brand New Life (Music for Whose Ears) [3] | Yes | No | No |
2005–2007 | Degrassi: The Next Generation
| Yes | No | No |
2007 | 'da Kink in My Hair
| Yes | Yes | No |
2008 | Guns | Yes | Yes | No |
2008–2009 | Heartland
| Yes | No | No |
2009 | Wild Roses
| Yes | No | No |
2011 | She's the Mayor
| Yes | Yes | No |
2013 | Cracked – Season 2 Episode 7: Hideaway | Yes | No | No |
2010–2014 | Murdoch Mysteries
| Yes | No | No |
2014–2015 | Reign
| Yes | No | No |
2014–2015 | Beauty & the Beast
| Yes | No | No |
2015 | Haven
| Yes | No | No |
2016 | Shoot the Messenger | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2017–2018 | Frankie Drake Mysteries
| Yes | No | No |
2018 | In Contempt
| Yes | No | No |
2019 | Blindspot – Season 4 Episode 18: 'Ohana | Yes | No | No |
2019 | Designated Survivor
| Yes | No | No |
2017–2019 | Private Eyes
| Yes | No | No |
2019 | Carter
| Yes | No | No |
2020 | Utopia Falls
| Yes | No | No |
2020 | Batwoman – Season 1 Episode 16: Through the Looking Glass | Yes | No | No |
2020 | For the Record
| Yes | No | No |
2021 | Ginny & Georgia
| Yes | No | No |
2021 | Supergirl – Season 6 Episode 3: Phantom Menaces | Yes | No | No |
2020–2021 | The Flash
| Yes | No | No |
2021 | Kung Fu – Season 1 Episode 12: Sacrifice | Yes | No | No |
2021–2022 | Legends of Tomorrow
| Yes | No | No |
2021–2024 | Superman & Lois
| Yes | No | No |
2022 | BLK, An Origin Story
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
2022 | FBI: Most Wanted – Season 4 Episode 6: Patent Pending | Yes | No | No |
2023 | All American – Season 5 Episode 19: Sabotage | Yes | No | No |
2023 | Pretty Hard Cases – Season 3, Episode 8: Badge Bitch Party | Yes | No | No |
2024 | Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent – Season 1 Episode 5: Bleeding Heart | Yes | No | No |
2024–2025 | Alert: Missing Persons Unit
| Yes | No | No |
2024 | Found – Season 2 Episode 7: Missing While Hated | Yes | No | No |
2024 | Brilliant Minds – Season 1 Episode 11: The Other Woman | Yes | No | No |
Year | Work | Award/Nomination | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | My Father's Hands | Acapulco Black Film Festival's Short Film Award | Winner |
2000 | Drop the Beat | Gemini Awards Best Writing in a Dramatic Series Award | Nominated |
2003 | Love, Sex and Eating the Bones | Toronto International Film Festival Best Canadian First Feature Film Award (shared with Jennifer Holness) | Winner |
2004 | Love, Sex and Eating the Bones | Victoria Independent Film & Video Festival Best Canadian Feature Award (shared with Jennifer Holness) | Winner |
2004 | Love, Sex and Eating the Bones | American Black Film Festival Best Film Award (shared with Jennifer Holness) | Winner |
2004 | Love, Sex and Eating the Bones | Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival Best Feature Award (shared with Jennifer Holness) | Winner |
2004 | Love, Sex and Eating the Bones | Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival Audience Award (shared with Jennifer Holness) | Winner |
2004 | Love, Sex and Eating the Bones | San Francisco Black Film Festival Jury Award, Festival Prize | Nominated |
2005 | Love, Sex and Eating the Bones | Genie Awards Best Achievement in Direction Award | Nominated |
2005 | Love, Sex and Eating the Bones | Genie Awards Best Screenplay, Original | Nominated |
2007 | Doomstown | Gemini Awards Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Award | Winner |
2007 | Doomstown | Gemini Awards Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Award | Nominated |
2008 | Guns | Writer's Guild of Canada's WGC Award (shared with Jennifer Holness) | Nominated |
2008 | Guns | Director's Guild of Canada's DGC Team Award, Television Movie/Mini-Series | Nominated |
2010 | Guns | Gemini Awards Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Award | Winner |
2010 | Guns | Gemini Awards Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Award (shared with Jennifer Holness) | Winner |
2012 | Home Again | Whistler Film Festival Phillip Borsos Award for Best Canadian Film (shared with Jennifer Holness) | Nominated |
2013 | Home Again | Director's Guild of Canada Direction – Feature Film Award | Nominated |
2013 | Home Again | Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival Favourite Feature Film Audience Award (shared with Jennifer Holness) | Winner |
2013 | Home Again | Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival Best Narrative Feature (shared with Jennifer Holness) | Nominated |
2013 | The Phantoms | Director's Guild of Canada Direction – Television Movie/Mini-Series Award | Nominated |
2014 | The Phantoms | Canadian Screen Awards Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Award | Winner |
2014 | The Phantoms | International Emmy Awards, Kids: TV Movie/Mini-Series (shared with Timothy M. Hogan, Rick LeGuerrier and Andrew Wreggitt | Winner |
2020 | Stateless | Boston Latino Film Festival's Audience Award (shared with Jennifer Holness, Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster and Lea Marin) | Winner |
2021 | Stateless | Canadian Screen Awards Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary Award (shared with Jennifer Holness, Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster and Lea Marin) | Nominated |
2022 | For the Record , for "Climax" | Canadian Screen Awards Best Direction, Web Program or Series Award | Nominated |