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Rich Williamson is a directoreditorcinematographer who graduated from Ryerson University in 2008 His awardwinning short films emFrame 394em 2016 emThe Sugar Bowlem 2011 emJoeem 2012 and emUnsinkableem 2012 have screened at festivals worldwide including the Hot Docs DC Shorts LA Shorts Atlanta New Orleans Sidewalk Rhode Island and Aljazeera Film Festivals emThe Sugar Bowlem won both Best Film Best Documentary at the 2013 Aesthetica Film Festival the WIFT Award at the 2011 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival and was nominated for Aljazeeras Gold Award in 2013 With his partner a hrefhttpswwwnorthernstarscashashanakhaiShasha Nakhaia he codirected the 2021 feature emScarboroughem which was selected to screen at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival We list his credits as a Directorbrbrbr
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Prom Day (2009, short)
The Sugar Bowl (2011, short, documentary)
Joe (2012, short, documentary)
Freelance (2014, short)
The Unsinkable Captain John (2014, short, documentary)
Frame 394 (2016, short, documentary)
The Hole in Reservoir Hill (2018, short, documentary)
Thirty Eight Minutes (2020, short, documentary)
Scarborough (2021)
Credits as a Cinematographer:
The Sugar Bowl (2011, short, documentary)
Joe (2012, short, documentary)
Where Does It Go From Here (2013, short)
The Journey Home: Family Guide to Mental Health Recovery (2013, documentary)
Paruparo (2013, short)
The Unsinkable Captain John (2014, short, documentary)
Weekend Warriors (2015, short)
Frame 394 (2016, short, documentary)
Take Light (2018, documentary)
The Hole in Reservoir Hill (2018, short, documentary)
Thirty Eight Minutes (2020, short, documentary)
Scarborough (2021)
Credits as an Editor:
Prom Day (2009, short)
The Sugar Bowl (2011, short, documentary)
Paruparo (2013, short)
The Unsinkable Captain John (2014, short, documentary)
Cat Can’t Come (2014, short)
Showtime (2015, short)
River (2015, short)
Frame 394 (2016, short, documentary)
18 Roses (2016, short)
Take Light (2018, documentary)
The Hole in Reservoir Hill (2018, short, documentary)
Love Letters from Everest (2020, short, documentary)
Thirty Eight Minutes (2020, short, documentary)
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