bVbelcrow Ripper is a Genie Awardwinning filmmaker writer web artist and sound designer The youngest of four children his parents practiced the Bahai faith which he credits with helping to shape his world view After graduating from Concordia University in Montral he apprenticed at the National Film Board where he pursued his interests in socialissue documentary and experimental film He has worked as a director camera operator sound design and sound editor On the 2004 production iScaredSacredi he served as director writer cinematographer editor and soundman His documentary emOccupy Loveem was awarded Best Canadian Feature Film at the Planet In Focus Film Festival in 2012 The following credits are for films he directed or codirectedbrbrAlso see Northernstarsca a hreffiercelightreviewReviews emFierce LightemabrAlso see a hrefhttpwwwnorthernstarscametamorphosiscomingsoonMetamorphosis Coming Soonabr brbr
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Iran: The Crisis (1979)
On Campus (1981)
Grip (1984)
Are You There? Are You Listening? (1985)
Autumn Disintegration (1985)
Fragile (1985)
No Means No (1986, co- with Cynthia Jervis, Su Lebrun)
Crowsfeet (1988)
Found (1988)
Fred’s Ded He Sed (1988)
Absurd Pretexts (1989)
I’m Happy. You’re Happy. We’re all Happy. Happy, Happy, Happy. (1991)
The Road Stops Here: The Walbran Valley (1991, co- with Heather Frise, Barb Turner)
Leave Me Alone Don’t Ever (1994)
Bones of the Forest (1996)
Funkill (1997, co- with Heather Frise)
Open Season (TV-1998, co- with Heather Frise)
In the Company of Fear (TV-1999)
SsPpLlitT (1999)
Afghanistan Aftermath (2002)
Burn (2002)
Lanterns of Memory (2002)
Rise (2002)
ScaredSacred (2004)
Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action (2007)
Occupy Love (2012)
Metamorphosis (2018, with Nova Ami)
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