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Rachel Bower
Maritimes (Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick)
Rachel Bower’s documentaries offer a powerful lens into the human experience. Her films span the globe, from Ukraine and Romania to Israel and North America, uncovering personal stories that reflect resilience and vulnerability.
Rachel’s storytelling captures a wide emotional spectrum: from 90-year-olds who have swum in the same river for decades, to the innocence of a trans girl on the cusp of puberty; from a Holocaust survivor revisiting the places of her childhood before her family was taken, to the story of systemic bias in crossword puzzles.
Her independently produced documentaries have been broadcast and screened at film festivals around the world. In the Same Boat and The Singing Lumberjack won best documentary at the Silver Wave Film Festival. Meet Maurice Crosby won best musical score at the British Documentary Film Festival. I am Skylar won 6 best short documentary awards at various film festivals. In 2022, she created, wrote and directed Across and Down for CBC’s Passionate Eye, which won two Leo Awards for best documentary and best sound. She directed The Noodle Group for CBC short docs. And has produced three seasons of series for AMI called Disrupt.
Through each documentary, Rachel reveals the strength and complexity, of the human spirit, always with empathy, curiosity, and honesty.
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The Noodle Group
Link: IMDB
Roles: Director, Writer
Studio / Network: CBC
Type: Short
Genre: Documentary
Date(s): 2022
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Disrupt
Episodes: 16 Episodes
Link: IMDB
Role: Producer
Type: Half-hour episodic (TV/SVOD)
Genre: Reality
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Across and Down
Link: IMDB
Roles: Director, Creator, Writer
Studio / Network: CBC
Type: One-hour episodic (TV/SVOD)
Genre: Documentary
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Vicky’s Fight for Freedom
Link: IMDB
Roles: Director, Writer
Type: Half-hour episodic (TV/SVOD)
Genre: Documentary
