Canadian filmmaker and musician
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]
Filmography
Anderson has written and directed numerous award-winning short films.
- Rugburn (2005) screened at dozens of international film festivals,[6] including the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and the Nashville Film Festival.
- Rock Pockets (2007) won the inaugural Lindalee Tracey Award at the 2007 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, presented annually to an emerging Canadian filmmaker working with "passion, humanity, a strong sense of social justice, and a sense of humor."[7] It won Honourable Mention for Most Innovative Short Film at the 2007 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.[8] The film is shown in Vancouver high schools by the Out in Schools initiative to address LGBTQ issues, homophobia, and bullying in the classroom.[9]
- DINX (2008) was made through the Drama Prize program at the National Screen Institute of Canada.[10] It, along with "Rock Pockets," was shortlisted for the Iris Prize in Cardiff, Wales, the world's largest gay and lesbian short film award.[11]
- Carpet Diem (2008) premiered at the American Film Institute's 2008 AFI Fest in Los Angeles,[12] and toured Canada in the Canadian Film Centre Worldwide Short Film Festival Best Shorts of 2009 National Tour.[13]
- The Island (2009) premiered at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival.[14] It won the Jury Award for Best Short Film at the Pink Apple Film Festival in Zürich, Switzerland.[15]
- Punchlines (2009), was created by Anderson when he participated in the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival Talent Lab,[16] which was led by Danny Boyle, Miranda July, and Don McKellar.[17]
- Figs in Motion (2010) was commissioned by the Art Gallery of Alberta to celebrate their grand re-opening.[18] The film played at the Expresión en Corto International Film Festival in Guanajuato, Mexico,[19] the Festival du nouveau cinéma in Montreal, Quebec;[20] and the Ann Arbor Film Festival in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[21]
- The High Level Bridge (2010) screened at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.[22] It was included in the 2010 Sundance Institute Art House Project, where it was favorably reviewed by Roger Ebert.[23] It screened at South by Southwest (SXSW),[24] the Los Angeles Film Festival,[25] and the Toronto International Film Festival.[26] At the American Film Institute's AFI Fest in Los Angeles, it won Honorable Mention for Live Action Short Film.[27]
- The Man That Got Away (2012) premiered at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival,[28] where it won the D.A.A.D Short Film Prize.[29] It screened at South by Southwest (SXSW),[30] and the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[31] The film was broadcast in Canada by CBC Television[32] and in France by Canal+.[33] It was included in the 2013 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art.[34]
- The Little Deputy (2015) premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.
- Docking (2019) premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
- Jesse Jams (2020) premiered at Outfest Fusion, Los Angeles.
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.
Music
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]
