Nettie Wild, Director
In the fall of 2010, Vancouver director Nettie Wild stood on the banks of the Adams River, mesmerized by the migration of millions of Pacific salmon. To Nettie, the swirling fish appeared as colossal patterns of natural, abstract art. This unforgettable experience sparked her imagination – and the inspiration for UNINTERRUPTED.
The unique work, originally projected on Vancouver’s Cambie Bridge and now in virtual reality, reflects Nettie’s passion to experiment with form and evolve her artistic practice.
Nettie is one of Canada’s leading documentary filmmakers. Her highly charged and critically acclaimed feature documentary films have brought audiences behind the frontlines and headlines of revolutions and social change worldwide. They include KONELĪNE: our land beautiful (2016), FIX: The Story of an Addicted City (2002) and A Place Called Chiapas (1998).
In 2017, Nettie joined forces with Betsy Carson, Rae Hull, Michael Brockington and ultimately a crew of 50, to create UNINTERRUPTED – first on the bridge using digital mapping; and then in 2020, Nettie and her fellow creators migrated the fish and their story into virtual reality.
In 2023, working with fellow filmmaker Scott Smith, Nettie co-directed the 3-channel video, GO FISH which explores the mayhem and wonder of the herring spawn in the Salish Sea.
Then, collaborating with soundscape composer Hildegard Westerkamp and pianist Rachel Kyo Iwaasa, Nettie directed the experimental performance video, KLAVIERKLANG (2024.) Nettie’s current work explores “Moving Paintings” as she continues to attempt to “frame the familiar in an unfamiliar way”.
Nettie’s films have been distributed theatrically and broadcast in Canada and internationally. She has been honoured at film festivals around the world and has twice won the Genie Award for Best Feature Documentary in Canada. Among other honours, she has won Best Feature Documentary from the International Documentary Association (USA) and from the Hot Docs International Film Festival (Toronto); plus top honours from the Forum of New Cinema at the Berlin International Film Festival. Her installations have been exhibited across Canada and internationally, including GO FISH at the Aga Khan Museum (Toronto) and the National Gallery (Ottawa); and UninterruptedVR at the Kaohsiung VR and Film Archive in Taiwan.
Nettie has received an honorary doctorate from Emily Carr University, recognizing her lifelong commitment and contribution; and in 2023, she was a recipient of the prestigious Governor General's Award in Visual & Media Arts.
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The unique work, originally projected on Vancouver’s Cambie Bridge and now in virtual reality, reflects Nettie’s passion to experiment with form and evolve her artistic practice.
Nettie is one of Canada’s leading documentary filmmakers. Her highly charged and critically acclaimed feature documentary films have brought audiences behind the frontlines and headlines of revolutions and social change worldwide. They include KONELĪNE: our land beautiful (2016), FIX: The Story of an Addicted City (2002) and A Place Called Chiapas (1998).
In 2017, Nettie joined forces with Betsy Carson, Rae Hull, Michael Brockington and ultimately a crew of 50, to create UNINTERRUPTED – first on the bridge using digital mapping; and then in 2020, Nettie and her fellow creators migrated the fish and their story into virtual reality.
In 2023, working with fellow filmmaker Scott Smith, Nettie co-directed the 3-channel video, GO FISH which explores the mayhem and wonder of the herring spawn in the Salish Sea.
Then, collaborating with soundscape composer Hildegard Westerkamp and pianist Rachel Kyo Iwaasa, Nettie directed the experimental performance video, KLAVIERKLANG (2024.) Nettie’s current work explores “Moving Paintings” as she continues to attempt to “frame the familiar in an unfamiliar way”.
Nettie’s films have been distributed theatrically and broadcast in Canada and internationally. She has been honoured at film festivals around the world and has twice won the Genie Award for Best Feature Documentary in Canada. Among other honours, she has won Best Feature Documentary from the International Documentary Association (USA) and from the Hot Docs International Film Festival (Toronto); plus top honours from the Forum of New Cinema at the Berlin International Film Festival. Her installations have been exhibited across Canada and internationally, including GO FISH at the Aga Khan Museum (Toronto) and the National Gallery (Ottawa); and UninterruptedVR at the Kaohsiung VR and Film Archive in Taiwan.
Nettie has received an honorary doctorate from Emily Carr University, recognizing her lifelong commitment and contribution; and in 2023, she was a recipient of the prestigious Governor General's Award in Visual & Media Arts.
Betsy Carson, Producer
Betsy Carson has worked closely with Nettie Wild for many years as a principal in Canada Wild. An award-winning producer, executive producer and director with more than 25 years of experience, Betsy managed all the complex aspects required for the 2017 Betsy Carson is a producer/ EP/ director with over 35 years’ experience in documentary film, television, and digital projects.
She has collaborated for decades with filmmakers Nettie Wild, Mark Achbar, Velcrow Ripper, Gary Marcuse and Hugh Brody and has produced over 100 hours of innovative projects ranging from television, theatrical features, VR and websites to public art installation.
As an early adopter of “impact distribution” since 1988, her career has been focused on activating social and political debate in communities around the world, and the films she has collaborated on have won numerous awards and honours including multiple Genie and Gemini awards, AFI, Berlin Forum of Young Cinema, Hot Docs, IDA, Prism, Grantham, and two Cinema for Peace nominations. She also served as Co-Vice-Chair of the Documentary Organization of Canada for 6 years.
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She has collaborated for decades with filmmakers Nettie Wild, Mark Achbar, Velcrow Ripper, Gary Marcuse and Hugh Brody and has produced over 100 hours of innovative projects ranging from television, theatrical features, VR and websites to public art installation.
As an early adopter of “impact distribution” since 1988, her career has been focused on activating social and political debate in communities around the world, and the films she has collaborated on have won numerous awards and honours including multiple Genie and Gemini awards, AFI, Berlin Forum of Young Cinema, Hot Docs, IDA, Prism, Grantham, and two Cinema for Peace nominations. She also served as Co-Vice-Chair of the Documentary Organization of Canada for 6 years.
Rae Hull, Producer
Rae Hull has travelled a path through many forms of media, first as a broadcast journalist and documentary filmmaker, later as a creative director and program executive in digital media. She has always enjoyed the energy of start-ups and her skills as an innovator has seen her leading projects that nurture new talent, and encouraging public creativity and input.
For CBC she created the concept for the Emmy-nominated, groundbreaking ZED, - the first TV network/web series in the world to broadcast user-generated content; and for the 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games she led the development of an unprecedented series of interactive public art programs (CODE) that engaged people across Canada and around the world.
In 2014 Rae joined Betsy, Nettie and Michael in making the UNINTERRUPTED project a reality and has remained with them at the helm ever since.
She remains astounded by salmon and their journey, and inspired by the efforts of people everywhere to protect them.
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For CBC she created the concept for the Emmy-nominated, groundbreaking ZED, - the first TV network/web series in the world to broadcast user-generated content; and for the 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games she led the development of an unprecedented series of interactive public art programs (CODE) that engaged people across Canada and around the world.
In 2014 Rae joined Betsy, Nettie and Michael in making the UNINTERRUPTED project a reality and has remained with them at the helm ever since.
She remains astounded by salmon and their journey, and inspired by the efforts of people everywhere to protect them.
Michael Brockington, Editor
Michael has been editing documentary, drama and performance since 1995, with intense focus on the intersecting rhythms of picture and sound. He's collaborated frequently with director Nettie Wild, on projects including Klavierklang (2024), Go Fish (2023), UNINTERRUPTED (2022/2017/2012), Koneline (2016) and Bevel Up (2007).
Michael has won Leo awards for editing feature drama (Sundance Special Jury Award winner Eve & the Fire Horse), long-form documentary (Island of Shadows), as well as for Sound Design (Go Fish). Numerous other nominations include Gemini and Canadian Screen Awards.
Other favourite projects include NFB docs Carts of Darkness and Everything Will Be, indie features On the Corner and Protection, and the TV series Alienated.
Michael has published fiction and articles in various magazines and newspapers, worked as an organist, a juggler, and as a computer programmer in the field of robot vision. In ordinary life, he rarely refers to himself in the third person.
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Michael has won Leo awards for editing feature drama (Sundance Special Jury Award winner Eve & the Fire Horse), long-form documentary (Island of Shadows), as well as for Sound Design (Go Fish). Numerous other nominations include Gemini and Canadian Screen Awards.
Other favourite projects include NFB docs Carts of Darkness and Everything Will Be, indie features On the Corner and Protection, and the TV series Alienated.
Michael has published fiction and articles in various magazines and newspapers, worked as an organist, a juggler, and as a computer programmer in the field of robot vision. In ordinary life, he rarely refers to himself in the third person.
www.minusblue.ca
