Leo Scherman | |
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| Born | Leo Edmund Scherman April 2, 1975 |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, producer, actor |
Leo Edmund Scherman (born April 2, 1975) is a Canadian film and television director, writer and producer. He is best known as the co-writer and director of the feature film Trench 11 , [1] and co-creator of the television series Cock'd Gunns . [2]
Scherman was born in London, England to Canadian artist Tony Scherman and British artist Margaret Priest. His grandfather is Canadian conductor and violinist Paul Scherman [3] and his father-in-law is deep-sea explorer Dr. Joe MacInnis.
In 1997, he graduated from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with a degree in Cultural Studies.
| Year | Film | Credited as | |||
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| Director | Producer | Writer | |||
| 2004 | White Knuckles | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2006 | Living Death | Yes | |||
| 2008 | Never Forget | Yes | |||
| 2017 | Trench 11 | Yes | Yes | ||
He won two Gemini Awards at the 23rd Gemini Awards in 2008 for Cock'd Gunns, for Best Writing in a Comedy Series and Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Series. [4]
Trench 11 won the award for Best Feature Film at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival in 2017. [5]
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