• Director / Videographer / Editor
• Biological and cultural diversity focus
• B.F.A. Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design
Contact: (778) 585-4130 carswellfilm@gmail.com Courtenay, BC. Canada
Ed Carswell has been directing educational films for over 30 years and has traveled extensively in developing countries. He holds a deep commitment to issues surrounding biological and cultural diversity. Since 2015, Ed has worked closely with the Lil’wat, Squamish, and ‘Namgis Nations (School District 48 – Sea to Sky, and District 85 – Alert Bay).
Production – Camera: Sony A7 IV
Post Production – Adobe Premiere Pro
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Filmography - click here to see list of films
FILMOGRAPHY
2024 – Grandmother Oak – Coming Home to the Garden (in production)
2024 – Kus-kus-sum (Unpaving Paradise) in production
2023 – Conservation Science (Comox Valley Land Trust promo films)
2022 – 24 Hour Drum – Back Again (22 min)
2020 – Yalis Rising (29 min)
2019 – Cooperativa – La Lucha Sigue (40 min)
2019 – Ecology Transforms Youth (38 min)
2019 – 24 Hour Drum – Taking Action (12 min)
2018 – Our Language, Our Culture (7 min)
2018 – Embracing Life – Pow Wow (9 min)
2017 – 24 Hour Drum – Seeking Wisdom (19 min)
2016 – Drumbeats & Dreams (27 min)
2016 – Shared Drum, Shared Territory (9 min)
2015 – 24 Hr Drum – Sea to Sky (34 min)
2014 – Tribal Canoe Journey – 5 min.
2013 – Verna no.688 – Honouring Residential School Survivors (16min)
2008 – Pacific Biological Station – 100th Anniversary (24 min)
2007 – Empowering Youth – Canada World Youth in Africa (16 min)
2005 – Thirsty Planet – Introducing Solar Ovens in Ghana and Benin (27 min)
2001 – Think Big – Protecting Natural Systems in the Rocky Mountains (27 min)
1995 – Employed as Cameraman / Editor – Canadian Airlines International – Worked with various producers to complete airline promotion and employee training videos, including destination work in Canada, United States and Mexico.
1988 – 95 – Emplyed as Filmmaker, A/V Coordinator, Alberta Environmental Protection – directed, and edited educational films for three provincial parks in Kananaskis Country, Alberta. (designed Visitor Center displays, partnered with Parks Canada (Banff), Calgary Zoo, and Access Network (Calgary).