A Film by Jesse Mann
DIRECTOR/EDITOR/WRITER
attended the School of Image Arts at Ryerson University in Toronto, where she focused on directing and writing. She has worked as a producer, writer, director and editor of award winning commercials, short films, music videos and documentaries, and is currently writing her first narrative feature. Material Success is Mann’s first feature length film, which won Audience Choice for Best Film at the Canadian Film Fest in 2012, and won Best Documentary at the Toronto Independent Film Festival in 2012.
PRODUCER
is an international award winning film producer based out of Toronto, Canada. He is a graduate of the Image Arts program at Ryerson University. In 2013, he was nominated by the Producers Guild of America for outstanding documentary producer of the year. Swenker continues to develop and produce feature content and was most recently a producer on Sleeping Giant, which was an Official Selection of Cannes Film Festival 2015 and River which was an Official Toronto International Film Festival 2015 selection.
attended the School of Image Arts at Ryerson University, where he garnered several awards, including the Norman Jewison Filmmaker award, the Harvey Hart Directing Award and two Universal Studios scholarships. He has worked as a story producer for television and as a writer and director of films, including his feature directorial debut with A People Uncounted, for which in 2013 he was nominated by The Producers Guild of America for outstanding documentary producer of the year. Most recently he was a producer on Sleeping Giant, which was an Official Selection of Cannes Film Festival 2015.