Sandy Wilson (director)
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Sandra "Sandy" Wilson is a Canadian
film director
and screenwriter
. She is best known for her films My American Cousin
and Harmony Cats
. Harmony Cats was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction
and the Genie Award for Best Motion Picture
. My American Cousin garnered nominations and wins for the same awards.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. She is best known for her films My American Cousin
My American Cousin
My American Cousin is a Canadian drama film, released in 1985. Written and directed by Sandy Wilson based on her own childhood, the film stars Margaret Langrick as Sandy Wilcox, a pre-teen girl growing up on a ranch in rural Penticton, British Columbia in the late 1950s...
and Harmony Cats
Harmony Cats
- Plot :Harmony Cats is about a violinist named Graham Braithwaite who plays with a British Columbia symphony. One day, the symphony stops playing permantently and Graham is left to find work elsewhere...
. Harmony Cats was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction
Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction
The Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian film director.-1st Genie Awards:*Bob Clark, Murder by Decree*Peter Carter, Klondike Fever...
and the Genie Award for Best Motion Picture
Genie Award for Best Motion Picture
The Genie Award for Best Motion Picture is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian motion picture.-1st Genie Awards:*The Changeling *Cordélia...
. My American Cousin garnered nominations and wins for the same awards.
Selected filmography
- Harmony CatsHarmony Cats- Plot :Harmony Cats is about a violinist named Graham Braithwaite who plays with a British Columbia symphony. One day, the symphony stops playing permantently and Graham is left to find work elsewhere...
(1993) - My American Boyfriend (1989)
- Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird (TV movie, 1987)
- My American CousinMy American CousinMy American Cousin is a Canadian drama film, released in 1985. Written and directed by Sandy Wilson based on her own childhood, the film stars Margaret Langrick as Sandy Wilcox, a pre-teen girl growing up on a ranch in rural Penticton, British Columbia in the late 1950s...
(1985) - Mount Chopaka Easter Sunday Jackpot Rodeo (TV movie, 1980)
- Coming Down (Short, 1979)
- Teenage Money (Short, 1977)
- Growing Up in Paradise (Short, 1977)
- Going All the Way (Short, 1976)
- Raising the Gilhast Pole (Short, 1976)
- He’s Not the Walking Kind (Documentary, 1972)
- The Bridal Shower (Short, 1972)
- Penticton Profile (Short, 1970)
- Garbage (Short, 1969)