Maureen Bradley
| Maureen Bradley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Residence | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | Concordia University |
| Occupation | filmmaker, professor, media artist, and curator |
Maureen Bradley is a Canadian filmmaker, professor, media artist, and curator. She has produced over fifty short films and her work has been recognized internationally. Through her work, she challenges traditional gender norms and opposes the heteronormativity that dominates the television and film industry. Her focus is to bring more nontraditional representations of sex, gender, and sexuality to the forefront of film. Her work predominantly features queer characters and themes, including her most recent work and first feature film, Two 4 One. Bradley currently works as an Associate Professor at the University of Victoria in the Writing Department. She resides in Victoria, British Columbia with her partner, Stacey Horton, and their daughter, Ruby.
Bradley was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. She grew up with a love of music and sound, and in her early years, she pursued this love as a bassist in the underground music scene in Montréal, in the band "Sons of the Desert". It wasn't until later on that she discovered her interest in editing, film, and media art. Since then, she has played an active role in the Canadian independent film community. Her work has been featured in major venues, including the New Gallery and the Museum of Modern Art.
Bradley attended Concordia University for Communications and Media Studies. Upon her relocation to Vancouver, she furthered her education at the University of British Columbia. There, she received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Film Production.
During her career as a Montréal-based bassist, Bradley first became interested in the media industry when she was awarded a VideoFACT production grant to create a music video. From there, she became an assistant professor of film production at the University of Regina. During her time in Regina, she became the Saskatchewan District Council of the Directors Guild of Canada's first female director in 2002. She then returned to British Columbia and became an associate professor at the University of Victoria's Writing Department, where she continues to teach film and video. Using a grant she received from the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Bradley brought the Hi-Def Story Incubator Lab to life at the University of Victoria.
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