recent films
Analogue
My current project Analogue explores the processes of artists who are continuing to work "old school" in the digital age. It has been an amazing experience - the list of artist is a who's who of analogue processes - Pete Swanson (Dagmar Guitars), Mike Robinson (Canada's premier daguerreotypist), Phil Hoffman (of Film Farm fame), Jill Graham (Master Printer and technical director of Open Studio), and of course, punk rock record producer "STEVE ALBINI!"
Living as Brothers
Living as Brothers is making its way into festivals and guerrilla screenings this summer. Stay tuned for more details. Check out the page for more info about my first feature which tells the story of the Jamaican men who pick fruit each summer in the orchards of Niagara-on-the-Lake.
about me
I'm a Toronto-based TV writer, documentary filmmaker and college professor. I studied TV writing at the Canadian Film Centre and I also have an MFA in Documentary Studies from Ryerson, a BFA in Film from York and a Media Arts degree from Sheridan College.
I've written for a huge variety of TV projects, from the kid's science show, "The Magic Backpack" to the lifestyle series "Outlaw Inlaws" and work for several seasons as head writer on the "Canadian Country Music Awards." I worked on early development of the Nelvana series "Scaredy Squirrel" and this past year finished his second season on the series "Almost Naked Animals" for 9 Story Entertainment. I just optioned my original tween series "The Hush Club" to Joe Media in Calgary, who also hired me to write and co-create a preschool kid series "The Garden Swing." "GS" is being backed by CTV Two and we hope to have a major broadcaster on board in the next few months.
I think it would be awesome to have my own preschool series, given that my favourite person in the whole world is an avid preschool TV watcher:
My daughter Isla. A fun and funny little girl, who also happens to be ridiculously cute.
Prior to becoming a TV writer, I worked for almost ten years as a new media producer for a corporate and commercial production house, Cormana. But writing remained my passion and I left that world to pursue writing and his own projects full-time in 2005.
I grew up in Niagara-on-the-Lake, which was the foundation of my first feature documentary, "Living as Brothers." It's the story of the hidden lives of Jamaican migrant men who toil unseen in the lush orchards of Niagara-on-the-Lake each summer, sometimes for 20 years or more. I traveled extensively throughout Jamaica for several years to tell their compelling story.
While all of this has been going on, I've been a college professor of TV Studies, Film, Photography and Art History about Sheridan and Seneca College. I've been lucky enough to teach technical courses at Ryerson and Trinity Square Video in everything from Final Cut Pro to field production to motion graphics.
I love teaching, and I'm hoping to get more involved in teaching film, TV and media production as I love sharing my knowledge and experiences with the next generation of filmmakers and creators.
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contact me: kevin at kevinfraser dot ca