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Megan Wennberg
Atlantic
I'm a documentary filmmaker based in Nova Scotia. My projects have won awards and screened at top festivals around the world.
My first feature documentary Drag Kids (2019) follows four brave young drag queens on a journey to acceptance and acclaim in their first group performance at Montreal Pride. Drag Kids premiered at Hot Docs, and went on to win awards and screen at Rotterdam, BFI Flair, RIDM, Bergen, Inside Out and many more.
My second film, The Killing of Phillip Boudreau (2020) made for CBC POV, explores the context around Nova Scotia’s infamous ‘Murder for Lobster.’ It won the Screen Nova Scotia Award for Best Documentary in 2021, and I won WIFT-AT’s Award for Best Director in the same year.
My second feature documentary, Unsyncable (2023), had its world premiere at Hot Docs and international premiere at DOC NYC. It follows six senior synchronized swimmers as they fight the forces of aging and prepare for the US Masters Championships.
I recently learned how to animate, and my short Bloody Mess - a darkly funny personal doc about my experience with fibroids - had its international premiere at DOC NYC in 2024.
My latest project chronicles the incredible recovery story of Whooping Cranes from the brink of extinction. Dances With Cranes was produced for CBC’s The Nature of Things and it will premiere on CBC in March, 2025.
I love what I do, and I am deeply grateful to the amazing people who have trusted me to share their stories. I thrive when working collaboratively with a strong team, and I look forward to hearing about your projects.
Contact info:
meganwennberg@yahoo.ca
1-902-292-3412
Main Reel
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Drag Kids
Link: IMDB
Roles: Writer, Director
Studio / Network: CBC
Type: Documentary Feature
Genre: LGBTQ2, Documentary
Date(s): 2019
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The Killing of Phillip Boudreau
Link: IMDB
Roles: Writer, Director
Studio / Network: CBC
Type: Documentary Series
Genre: Documentary, True Crime
Date(s): 2020
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Land and Sea
Episodes: 8
Roles: Writer, Director, Co-Producer
Studio / Network: CBC
Type: Half-hour episodic (TV/SVOD)
Genre: Documentary, Culture, Historical
Date(s): 2007-2025
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Unsyncable
Link: IMDB
Roles: Director, Writer
Type: Documentary Feature
Genre: Documentary
Date(s): 2023
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Dances With Cranes
Link: IMDB
Roles: Director, Co-Producer, Writer
Studio / Network: CBC
Type: Documentary Series
Genre: Documentary
Date(s): 2025
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Bloody Mess
Roles: Director, Writer, Producer, Animator, Cinematographer
Type: Short
Genre: Animation, Documentary, Dark Comedy, Biographical
Date(s): 2024
