Trevor Anderson | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, musician |
| Website | trevorandersonfilms |
Trevor Anderson is a Canadian filmmaker and musician. His films have screened at the Sundance Film Festival, [1] Berlin International Film Festival, [2] [3] and the Toronto International Film Festival. [4] [5]
Anderson has written and directed numerous award-winning short films.
His debut feature film, Before I Change My Mind , premiered at the 75th Locarno Film Festival in 2022. [35]
In addition to appearing in his own films as a performer or narrator, he has also had supporting acting roles in the films of Matthew Rankin, most notably The Twentieth Century and Municipal Relaxation Module .
Anderson is co-founder and former drummer of the Canadian indie rock band the Wet Secrets, who have charted in the top ten on Canada's national campus radio chart. [36] [37] On January 8, 2010, their song "Secret March" was named by Grant Lawrence of CBC Radio 3 as one of the "Top 20 Best Songs of the 2000s." [38] From 2001 to 2006, Anderson was a co-founder and drummer in the Edmonton punk two-piece The Vertical Struts. [39]
In 2009, Anderson was commissioned by The City of Edmonton to create a piece of public art to commemorate the ICLEI World Congress, hosted in Edmonton in June 2009. He gathered several leading Edmonton musicians and songwriters to create the collaborative hour-long musical composition and free concert, "That's Edmonton For You!" [40]
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