Lisa Robertson
Ontario
DGC award-winning director, writer Lisa Robertson is a strong creative collaborator who delivers compelling stories that reflect the beauty and humour in life's drama. Her acclaimed short smokeBreak, took home a Director's Guild of Canada Award, an Actra Award, two Audience Choice awards and featured on CBC's Short Film FaceOff 2024. The film has been described as:
“An elegant, heartbreaking short film that begs to be expanded into a feature...”
– Lynn Slotkin, The Slotkin Review (Toronto)
Focusing heavily on social justice and environmental narratives, Lisa directed the award-winning satirical web series The Big Oil Alliance, an eight-episode ensemble comedy featuring Sarah McVie (Workin’ Moms) and Liz Saunders (FROM, MGM+). The series, which follows the absurd behind-the-scenes antics of six big oil executives, one of whom is a vampire has screened across North America, most notably Austin Film Festival.
Her work has been showcased internationally, from AFI, TIFF Circuit to the Goethe-Institut Festival in Ghana, and featured on CBC, CBC GEM, CTV, and W. She also co-created, story edited, produced and directed Stock & Awe, an eight-part scripted comedy for CTV. Additional credits include directing for CTV’s Comedy Network, W5, and CBC’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
A graduate of the CFC Directors Lab, Short Film Program, and TV Writing Program, Lisa is also an alumna of WIDC, an NSI Drama Prize winner, and a graduate of TMU's Theatre School.
Lisa is a founding member of ARCA (Artists for Real Climate Action), where she develops content supporting environmental initiatives. She is currently writing a feature-length version of smokeBreak and developing an eco-themed family dramatic comedy.
aristeamediainc@gmail.com
Main Reel
smokeBreak
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