Short Documentary (2022)Featuring: Michael Davidson, Orville CummingsWriter + Director: Chris StrikesProducer: Kate Fraser, Chris Strikes, Maya Annik BedwardDOP: Ashley Iris GillEditor: Maria Todorov-TopouzovOriginal Music + Sound Design: Solitair SynopsisThe story of Toronto’s bizarre 1985 “patty wars,” when Jamaican-Canadian bakers went head-to-head with the federal government over the name of their beloved beef patty.

A mixed-media animated documentary about the stories we tell ourselves when looking for love online.

A Brazilian couple uses Capoeira to raise their young son, who battles for life amidst the complications of a rare medical condition. What begins as a portrait about fun, becomes an exploration of their day to day challenges, and a testament to the ancestral practice that keeps their family together.

Black Zombie is a feature documentary about slavery, resistance and the living dead. Tracing the cultural origins of the Zombie from Haitian folklore to Hollywood horror, Black Zombie investigates popular misrepresentations of this symbolic figure to reveal the buried history and transformative power it holds. To find out more about this project, please visit our …

Music Video (2018) Artist: Language Arts Director: Luke Mistruzzi + Maya Annik Bedward VFX: Luke Mistruzzi

Short Documentary (2018) Writer + Director + Editor: Maya Annik Bedward Producer: Maya Annik Bedward, Kate Fraser DOP: Sean Liliani / Timothy I. Smith Original Music: David Arcus Sound Design: Inaam Haq Synopsis A short documentary about Marvin Bedward, a 65-year old business executive who refuses to cut his hair. Traumatized by the white barbers …

Short Documentary (2016) Writer + Director + Editor + Producer: Maya Annik Bedward / Sean Liliani Producer: Kate Fraser DOP: Sean Liliani Animation: Luke Mistruzzi Sound: Laura Dickens Synopsis Although unknown today, Dr. Louis Charles Roudanez used his newspaper—The New Orleans Tribune—to win unprecedented rights for the formerly enslaved a hundred years before the civil …

Short Narrative (2014) Writer + Director + Editor + Producer: Maya Annik Bedward Producer: Kate Fraser DOP: James Klopko Music: Mika Posen / David Arcus / Aline Morales Starring: Nathanael Chadwick / Juliana Flores Capuleto / Karlos Bruno Piro Costa Synopsis A chance encounter with a beautiful woman in a cold alleyway lures Christopher, a …