Trevor Anderson (artist)

Trevor Anderson is a filmmaker and musician based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. His films have screened at the Sundance Film Festival,[1] Berlin International Film Festival,[2][3] and the Toronto International Film Festival.[4][5] He plays drums in The Wet Secrets.[6]

Trevor Anderson
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	filmmaker, musician
Website	Dirt City Films The Wet Secrets

Filmography

Anderson has written and directed numerous award-winning short films.

• Rugburn (2005) screened at dozens of international film festivals,[7] including the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and the Nashville Film Festival.
• Rock Pockets (2007) won the inaugural Lindalee Tracey Award at the 2007 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, presented annually to an emerging Canadian filmmaker working with "passion, humanity, a strong sense of social justice, and a sense of humor."[8] It won Honourable Mention for Most Innovative Short Film at the 2007 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.[9] The film is shown in Vancouver high schools by the Out in Schools initiative to address LGBTQ issues, homophobia, and bullying in the classroom.[10]
• Dinx (2008) was made through the Drama Prize program at the National Screen Institute of Canada.[11] It, along with "Rock Pockets," was shortlisted for the Iris Prize in Cardiff, Wales, the world's largest gay and lesbian short film award.[12]
• Carpet Diem (2008) premiered at the American Film Institute's 2008 AFI Fest in Los Angeles,[13] and toured Canada in the Canadian Film Centre Worldwide Short Film Festival Best Shorts of 2009 National Tour.[14]
• The Island (2009) premiered at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival.[15] It won the Jury Award for Best Short Film at the Pink Apple Film Festival in Zürich, Switzerland.[16]
• Punchlines (2009), was created by Anderson when he participated in the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival Talent Lab,[17] which was led by Danny Boyle, Miranda July, and Don McKellar.[18]
• Figs in Motion (2010) was commissioned by the Art Gallery of Alberta to celebrate their grand re-opening.[19] The film played at the Expresión en Corto International Film Festival in Guanajuato, Mexico,[20] the Festival du nouveau cinéma in Montreal, Quebec;[21] and the Ann Arbor Film Festival in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[22]
• The High Level Bridge (2010) screened at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.[23] It was included in the 2010 Sundance Institute Art House Project, where it was favourably reviewed by Roger Ebert.[24] It screened at South by Southwest (SXSW),[25] the Los Angeles Film Festival,[26] and the Toronto International Film Festival.[27] At the American Film Institute's AFI Fest in Los Angeles, it won Honorable Mention for Live Action Short Film.[28]
• The Man That Got Away (2012) premiered at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival,[29] where it won the D.A.A.D Short Film Prize.[30] It screened at South by Southwest (SXSW),[31] and the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[32] The film was broadcast in Canada by CBC Television[33] and in France by Canal+.[34] It was included in the 2013 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art.[35]
• The Little Deputy (2015)
• Docking (2019)

Music videos

• "Get Your Own Apartment" by The Wet Secrets (2008)
• "Floating in the Sky" by The Wet Secrets (2014)
• "Boys Like You" by Whitehorse (2017)

Music

Anderson is co-founder and former drummer of the Canadian indie rock band The Wet Secrets, who have charted in the top ten on Canada's national campus radio chart.[36][37] On January 8, 2010, their song "Secret March" was named by Grant Lawrence of CBC Radio 3 as one of the "Top 20 Best Songs of the 2000s."[38] From 2001 to 2006, Anderson drummed in the Edmonton punk two-piece The Vertical Struts.[39]

In 2009, Anderson was commissioned by The City of Edmonton to create a piece of public art to commemorate the ICLEI World Congress, hosted in Edmonton in June, 2009. He gathered several leading Edmonton musicians and songwriters to create the collaborative hour-long musical composition and free concert, "That's Edmonton For You!"[40]

References

1. "2011 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film Program". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
2. "The Island". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
3. "The Man That Got Away". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
4. "Wet Secrets' Trevor Anderson Gets Accepted Into TIFF '09". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
5. "High Level Bridge doc opens at TIFF". Edmonton Journal. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
6. "The Wet Secrets". CBC Music. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
7. "Rugburn : screenings". Retrieved 8 October 2013.
8. "Lindalee Tracey Award". White Pine Pictures. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
9. Van Atta, Matthew (31 October 2007). "Winners Announced for Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival". The Advocate. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
10. "Teachers Learning Resource Guide". Out in Schools. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
11. Hover, Liz. "Spotlight on Trevor Anderson". Celebrating 25 Years of NSI. National Screen Institute of Canada. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
12. "Iris Prize promises both reel and unreal". Metro UK. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
13. "2008 AFI Fest Announces Full Schedule". Film Threat. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
14. ""Best Of" Worldwide Short Films at the Plaza". Retrieved 8 October 2013.
15. "The Island". 2009: Programme. Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
16. "Pink Apple: Awardees". Pink Apple Film Festival. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
17. "Four NSI Alum Chosen for TIFF Talent Lab". National Screen Institute of Canada. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
18. "The Toronto International Film Festival Unveils TIFF Talent Lab Governors". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
19. Hoyles, Sarah. "Art Gallery of Alberta opening week includes launch of new series of late night parties". Art Gallery of Alberta. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
20. Vajcner, Chris. "Film fest screenings for Figs in Motion and Reel Injun". National Screen Institute of Canada. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
21. Everleth, Mike. "2010 Festival du Nouveau Cinema FNC Lab: Official Lineup". Underground Film Journal. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
22. Everleth, Mike. "2011 Ann Arbor Film Festival: Official Lineup". Underground Film Journal. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
23. "2011 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film Program". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
24. Ebert, Roger. "Sundance Shorts 2012". Retrieved 8 October 2013.
25. "The High Level Bridge". 2011: Schedule. South by Southwest. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
26. "2011: Film Guide". Los Angeles Film Festival. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
27. Brownlee, Kristy (23 August 2010). "High Level Bridge doc at Toronto Film Fest". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
28. "Awards Tracker". AFI Fest awards announced. LA Times. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
29. "The Man That Got Away". 2012: Programme. Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
30. "2012: Prizes and Honours". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
31. "2012: Schedule". South by Southwest. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
32. "2012: Schedule". Hot Docs. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
33. "Canadian Reflections". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
34. "The Man That Got Away". Courts et créations. Canal+. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
35. Mellema, Tatiana. "Alberta Biennial 2013: "The News From Here"". Canadian Art. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
36. "!earshot : charts : top 200 : june 2008". !earshot. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
37. "!earshot : charts : top 200 : july 2008". !earshot. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
38. Lawrence, Grant. "Grant Lawrence's Best Songs of the 2000s, Part One". Podcast 231. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
39. Griwkowsky, Fish (December 2005). "The Vertical Struts". Exclaim! Magazine. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
40. Prins, Matt (1 November 2009). "Top 40 Under 40". Avenue Edmonton Magazine. Retrieved 8 October 2013.

External links

• Official Site: Dirt City Films
• Trevor Anderson on IMDb
• Official Site: The Wet Secrets