Trevor Anderson | |
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Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | filmmaker, musician |
Website |
Dirt City Films The Wet Secrets |
Trevor Anderson is a filmmaker and musician based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. His films have screened at the Sundance Film Festival,Berlin International Film Festival, and the Toronto International Film Festival. He plays drums in The Wet Secrets.
Anderson has written and directed numerous award-winning short films.
Rugburn (2005) screened at dozens of international film festivals, 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." It won Honourable Mention for Most Innovative Short Film at the 2007 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. The film is shown in Vancouver high schools by the Out in Schools initiative to address LGBTQ issues, homophobia, and bullying in the classroom.
Dinx (2008) was made through the Drama Prize program at the National Screen Institute of Canada. It, along with "Rock Pockets," was shortlisted for the Iris Prize in Cardiff, Wales, the world's largest gay and lesbian short film award.
Carpet Diem (2008) premiered at the American Film Institute's 2008 AFI Fest in Los Angeles, and toured Canada in the Canadian Film Centre Worldwide Short Film Festival Best Shorts of 2009 National Tour.
The Island (2009) premiered at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival. It won the Jury Award for Best Short Film at the Pink Apple Film Festival in Zürich, Switzerland.