Dawn Wilkinson

Dawn Wilkinson is a Canadian filmmaker.

Wilkinson was born in Montreal, Quebec. When she was six weeks old, her family moved to Brampton, a suburb of Toronto, Ontario. About a year later, they moved to the town of Acton, Ontario, and five years later they returned to Brampton. Wilkinson attended SEED Alternative School (1992), the University of Toronto (1996), the Canadian Film Centre (2000) and the Short Dramatic Film Program (2000) where she directed Girls Who Say Yes (2000).

Wilkinson apprenticed with Norman Jewison on the set of Hurricane (1999 film) and has since directed, written, and produced several projects.

Wilkinson taught filmmaking at Trebas Institute (1999-2001), the Toronto Film School (2001-2008), and Humber College (2009-2010) and was recruited by the National Film Board of Canada to teach local youth about filmmaking. She went on to be the director of National Film Board short documentaries Youth Visions (2007) and co-director of Unexpected (2010).

In 2002 Wilkinson started her own production company, Afterlife Films, which has created Instant Dread (1998) and Devotion (2005).

In 2015 Wilkinson directed an episode of the TV Series of Shoot The Messenger in Toronto. She directed episode of Republic of Doyle and directed episodes of Degrassi: The Next Generation, Murdoch Mysteries and Heartland.

Wilkinson is a member of the Directors Guild of Canada, the Writers Guild of Canada. and the Directors Guild of America.

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