His short narrative work has twice been recognized with Awards Of Excellence from the Film And Video Arts Society – Alberta and has been described as “quiet and upfront, honest, real, rich, fertile, built on characters with depth and complexity.” His documentary Lifetimes Of Snow, a portrait of musician Jom Comyn and the hometown they share, was named the most outstanding Albertan short documentary at NorthWest Fest in 2016. His one-minute silent film A Brief Portrait Of A Northern Summer In Progress received 1st Place at Edmonton’s Gotta Minute Film Festival. He’s currently working on a series of short films about life in Alberta for which the perfect title remains elusive. Photo: Jenna-Katheryn Heinemann