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'''Chelsea McMullan''' is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, best known for her 2013 film ''[[My Prairie Home (film)|My Prairie Home]]'', a film about [[transgender]] musician [[Rae Spoon]].<ref name=filmmaker>[http://filmmakermagazine.com/83727-interview-with-my-prairie-home-director-chelsea-mcmullan/#.UtzClfso4dU "Interview with My Prairie Home Director Chelsea McMullan"]. ''[[Filmmaker (magazine)|Filmmaker]]'', January 19, 2014.</ref>
'''Chelsea McMullan''' is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, best known for their 2013 film ''[[My Prairie Home (film)|My Prairie Home]]'', a film about [[transgender]] musician [[Rae Spoon]].<ref name=filmmaker>[http://filmmakermagazine.com/83727-interview-with-my-prairie-home-director-chelsea-mcmullan/#.UtzClfso4dU "Interview with My Prairie Home Director Chelsea McMullan"]. ''[[Filmmaker (magazine)|Filmmaker]]'', January 19, 2014.</ref>

McMullan is [[non-binary]], and uses they/them pronouns.<ref>[[Johanna Schneller]], "How Chelsea McMullan produced two of this year’s most startling documentaries". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', September 30, 2022.</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
McMullan grew up in [[Langley, British Columbia (city)|Langley, British Columbia]] as an avid basketball player. She received a basketball scholarship to play at [[Brookswood Secondary School]] and was scouted to play at the university level in Canada, but eventually decided to pursue her interest in film.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jacobs|first=Jonas|date=2016-05-07|title=POV Profile: Chelsea McMullan – Point of View Magazine|url=http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/pov-profile-chelsea-mcmullan|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-08|website=POV Magazine|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917121502/http://povmagazine.com:80/articles/view/pov-profile-chelsea-mcmullan |archive-date=2016-09-17 }}</ref>
McMullan grew up in [[Langley, British Columbia (city)|Langley, British Columbia]] as an avid basketball player. They received a basketball scholarship to play at [[Brookswood Secondary School]] and were scouted to play at the university level in Canada, but eventually decided to pursue an interest in film.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jacobs|first=Jonas|date=2016-05-07|title=POV Profile: Chelsea McMullan – Point of View Magazine|url=http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/pov-profile-chelsea-mcmullan|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-08|website=POV Magazine|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917121502/http://povmagazine.com:80/articles/view/pov-profile-chelsea-mcmullan |archive-date=2016-09-17 }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Her early film credits include the documentary films ''[[Derailments (film)|Derailments]] (Deragliamenti)'' and ''The Way Must Be Tried'', and the short films ''Plume'' and ''Bath Time''. McMullan has worked on several projects with the [[National Film Board of Canada]].<ref name=playback /> In addition to ''My Prairie Home'', her prior films ''Mise en Scène'' and ''Deadman'' were made for the NFB; she first met Spoon when she wanted to secure rights to one of Spoon's songs as background music for ''Deadman''.<ref>[http://o.canada.com/entertainment/movies/chelsea-mcmullan-bends-genre-gender-in-musical-documentary-about-rae-spoon/ "Chelsea McMullan bends genre, gender in musical-documentary about Rae Spoon"]. [[canada.com]], September 30, 2013.</ref>
McMullan's early film credits include the documentary films ''[[Derailments (film)|Derailments]] (Deragliamenti)'' and ''The Way Must Be Tried'', and the short films ''Plume'' and ''Bath Time''. McMullan has worked on several projects with the [[National Film Board of Canada]].<ref name=playback /> In addition to ''My Prairie Home'', their prior films ''Mise en Scène'' and ''Deadman'' were made for the NFB; they first met Spoon when they wanted to secure rights to one of Spoon's songs as background music for ''Deadman''.<ref>[http://o.canada.com/entertainment/movies/chelsea-mcmullan-bends-genre-gender-in-musical-documentary-about-rae-spoon/ "Chelsea McMullan bends genre, gender in musical-documentary about Rae Spoon"]. [[canada.com]], September 30, 2013.</ref>


''My Prairie Home'' competed in the World Cinema Documentary program at the [[2014 Sundance Film Festival]],<ref name=playback>[http://playbackonline.ca/2013/12/04/chelsea-mcmullan-doc-to-compete-at-sundance/ "Chelsea McMullan doc to compete at Sundance"]. ''[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]'', December 4, 2013.</ref> and was shortlisted for the [[Canadian Screen Award]] for Best Feature Length Documentary at the [[2nd Canadian Screen Awards]].<ref name=nominations>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/canadian-screen-awards-orphan-black-less-than-kind-enemy-nominated-1.2494447 "Canadian Screen Awards: Orphan Black, Less Than Kind, Enemy nominated"]. [[CBC News]], January 13, 2014.</ref>
''My Prairie Home'' competed in the World Cinema Documentary program at the [[2014 Sundance Film Festival]],<ref name=playback>[http://playbackonline.ca/2013/12/04/chelsea-mcmullan-doc-to-compete-at-sundance/ "Chelsea McMullan doc to compete at Sundance"]. ''[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]'', December 4, 2013.</ref> and was shortlisted for the [[Canadian Screen Award]] for Best Feature Length Documentary at the [[2nd Canadian Screen Awards]].<ref name=nominations>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/canadian-screen-awards-orphan-black-less-than-kind-enemy-nominated-1.2494447 "Canadian Screen Awards: Orphan Black, Less Than Kind, Enemy nominated"]. [[CBC News]], January 13, 2014.</ref>
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McMullan's 2015 film ''[[World Famous Gopher Hole Museum]]'' was shortlisted for the Canadian Screen Award for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary|Best Short Documentary]] at the [[4th Canadian Screen Awards]].<ref>[https://etcanada.com/news/37268/2016-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-announced/ "2016 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Announced"]. ''[[ET Canada]]'', January 19, 2016.</ref>
McMullan's 2015 film ''[[World Famous Gopher Hole Museum]]'' was shortlisted for the Canadian Screen Award for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary|Best Short Documentary]] at the [[4th Canadian Screen Awards]].<ref>[https://etcanada.com/news/37268/2016-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-announced/ "2016 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Announced"]. ''[[ET Canada]]'', January 19, 2016.</ref>


In 2022, McMullan and [[Tanya Tagaq]] collaborated on the film ''[[Ever Deadly]]''.<ref>[https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/tanya-tagaq-film-to-debut-at-toronto-festival/ "Tanya Tagaq film to debut at Toronto festival"]. ''[[Nunatsiaq News]]'', August 15, 2022.</ref> Her film ''[[Crystal Pite: Angels' Atlas]]'', was also released in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Janet |title=Stir Q&A: Director Chelsea McMullan discovers new ways to shoot dance for Crystal Pite: Angels' Atlas, at VIFF 2022 |url=https://www.createastir.ca/articles/crystal-pite-angels-atlas-viff-2022 |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=Stir |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2022, McMullan and [[Tanya Tagaq]] collaborated on the film ''[[Ever Deadly]]''.<ref>[https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/tanya-tagaq-film-to-debut-at-toronto-festival/ "Tanya Tagaq film to debut at Toronto festival"]. ''[[Nunatsiaq News]]'', August 15, 2022.</ref> The film ''[[Crystal Pite: Angels' Atlas]]'', profiling a dance work by ballet choreographer [[Crystal Pite]], was also released in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Janet |title=Stir Q&A: Director Chelsea McMullan discovers new ways to shoot dance for Crystal Pite: Angels' Atlas, at VIFF 2022 |url=https://www.createastir.ca/articles/crystal-pite-angels-atlas-viff-2022 |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=Stir |language=en-US}}</ref>

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Her forthcoming projects include a documentary film, ''Michael Shannon Michael Shannon John'', and a narrative feature film, ''Swan Killer''.<ref name=filmmaker />


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McMullan's forthcoming projects include a documentary film, ''Michael Shannon Michael Shannon John'', and a narrative feature film, ''Swan Killer''.<ref name=filmmaker />
==See also==
* [[List of female film and television directors]]
* [[List of LGBT-related films directed by women]]


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 22:34, 13 April 2023

Chelsea McMullan
Born
Canada
Occupationdocumentary filmmaker
Known forMy Prairie Home, World Famous Gopher Hole Museum, Ever Deadly

Chelsea McMullan is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, best known for their 2013 film My Prairie Home, a film about transgender musician Rae Spoon.[1]

McMullan is non-binary, and uses they/them pronouns.[2]

Early life

McMullan grew up in Langley, British Columbia as an avid basketball player. They received a basketball scholarship to play at Brookswood Secondary School and were scouted to play at the university level in Canada, but eventually decided to pursue an interest in film.[3]

Career

McMullan's early film credits include the documentary films Derailments (Deragliamenti) and The Way Must Be Tried, and the short films Plume and Bath Time. McMullan has worked on several projects with the National Film Board of Canada.[4] In addition to My Prairie Home, their prior films Mise en Scène and Deadman were made for the NFB; they first met Spoon when they wanted to secure rights to one of Spoon's songs as background music for Deadman.[5]

My Prairie Home competed in the World Cinema Documentary program at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival,[4] and was shortlisted for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards.[6]

McMullan's 2015 film World Famous Gopher Hole Museum was shortlisted for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards.[7]

In 2022, McMullan and Tanya Tagaq collaborated on the film Ever Deadly.[8] The film Crystal Pite: Angels' Atlas, profiling a dance work by ballet choreographer Crystal Pite, was also released in 2022.[9]

McMullan's forthcoming projects include a documentary film, Michael Shannon Michael Shannon John, and a narrative feature film, Swan Killer.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Interview with My Prairie Home Director Chelsea McMullan". Filmmaker, January 19, 2014.
  2. ^ Johanna Schneller, "How Chelsea McMullan produced two of this year’s most startling documentaries". The Globe and Mail, September 30, 2022.
  3. ^ Jacobs, Jonas (2016-05-07). "POV Profile: Chelsea McMullan – Point of View Magazine". POV Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  4. ^ a b "Chelsea McMullan doc to compete at Sundance". Playback, December 4, 2013.
  5. ^ "Chelsea McMullan bends genre, gender in musical-documentary about Rae Spoon". canada.com, September 30, 2013.
  6. ^ "Canadian Screen Awards: Orphan Black, Less Than Kind, Enemy nominated". CBC News, January 13, 2014.
  7. ^ "2016 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Announced". ET Canada, January 19, 2016.
  8. ^ "Tanya Tagaq film to debut at Toronto festival". Nunatsiaq News, August 15, 2022.
  9. ^ Smith, Janet. "Stir Q&A: Director Chelsea McMullan discovers new ways to shoot dance for Crystal Pite: Angels' Atlas, at VIFF 2022". Stir. Retrieved 2022-10-04.


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