Megan Wennberg

Megan Wennberg holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism She is a writer director and story editor working in both documentary and scripted film and television and in the beginning filmmaking wasnt part of the plan However when she made a short documentary at journalism school in Halifax she fell in love with the process As a filmmaker she is drawn to unique characters and points of view Her first feature documentary emDrag Kidsem premiered at the 2019 Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival and went on to screen at numerous festivals around the world It was named Best Canadian Feature at the Inside Out Festivals in Toronto and Ottawa Best Canadian Feature at the Atlantic Film Festival Best Documentary for Youth at the Bergen International Film Festival as well as at the Rotterdam International Film Festival NewFest New Yorks LGBTQ Film Festival and Qubecs RIDM where it was selected to be the closing night film Her film emThe Killing of Phillip Boudreauem won the Screen Nova Scotia Award for Best Documentary in 2021 and Wennberg won WIFTATs Award for Best Director Her 2023 documentary emUnsyncableem which premiered at Hot Docs follows six senior artistic swimmers aged 63 82 preparing for the US Masters Artistic Swimming Championships formerly called synchronized swimming We list her credits as a Director firstbrbrAlso see a hrefhttpswwwnorthernstarscaunsyncablecomingsoonUnsyncable Coming Soonabrbr