Zack Russell

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Zack Russell is a Canadian writer and filmmaker. [1] He is most noted for his 2015 short film She Stoops to Conquer , which was the winner of the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016. [2]

He previously worked in theatre, most notably collaborating with Sook-Yin Lee on the 2019 play Unsafe for Canadian Stage, [3] and has also directed the short film 7A [1] and episodes of the web series True Dating Stories. [4]

His debut documentary film, Someone Lives Here , premiered at the 2023 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, [5] where it was named the winner of the Rogers Audience Award. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Andrew Parker, "TIFF 2018 Short Takes: Zack Russell on 7A". TheGATE.ca , September 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ "'Room', 'Schitt's Creek', 'Vikings' Among 2016 Canadian Screen Awards Winners". ET Canada. March 13, 2016. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ Jose Teodoro, "Sook-Yin Lee’s Unsafe has little to say about call-out culture". Now , March 18, 2019.
  4. ↑ Jordan Pinto, "LaRue’s True Dating Stories renewed, acquired in the U.S.". Playback , July 30, 2021.
  5. ↑ Rachel Ho, "Hot Docs: 'Someone Lives Here' Reveals Society's Broken Safety Nets, and Those Who Are Trying to Fix Them". Exclaim! , April 26, 2023.
  6. ↑ "‘Someone Lives Here’ takes home top prize at Hot Docs film festival". Toronto Star , May 8, 2023.


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