1) Why did you decide to get into this industry? I feel like being an artist is not necessarily a decision, vs something you feel like you HAVE to do in order to stay sane.   2) What’s a defining moment in your life? Moving to New York 2 years ago from Los Angeles where… Read More @partially.hydrogenated

The day I accidentally landed in New Zealand. I use ‘accidentally’ liberally because I had no idea where we were going. My ex convincingly wanted to go to this island nation but at the time, I couldn’t tell you where it was on a map. It’s embarrassing but true. I blame all of my social… Read More @narrative.muse: What’s a defining moment in your life?

What happens when you don’t let a kid watch TV? They work in the film and television industry. I don’t think we consciously make a lot of decisions in our lives. I knew nothing about movies and TV when I applied to film school. I was the one person who’d never watched <list every important… Read More @narrative.muse: Why did you decide to get into this industry?

What are you working on next? In addition, if people want to find out more about you, where can they find you on social media? You can find me on LinkedIn. As for what’s next – I’m currently directing and producing my first one-off documentary. It’s still in development but I’m making a demo to secure… Read More @jadefevertv What are you working on next? In addition, if people want to find out more about you, where can they find you on social media?

I do like to keep little mementos from shows I’ve worked on. For example, a certificate I got in Dawson City when I did the infamous “Sourtoe Cocktail” at the Downtown Hotel (a shot of whiskey with a mummified human toe as the garnish!) while shootingYukon Gold, and a piece of polished jade that Claudia Bunce’s father… Read More @jadefevertv: What, if anything, do you collect?

Keep following your dreams. Sometimes you feel like giving up or it’s not worth fighting for what you want, but keep at it. If you work hard and keep your eye on the prize, you will have a rewarding career. Don’t let one mistake or failure stop you. Some good advice once given to me:… Read More @jadefevertv: What advice do you have for other women in the industry?

One of my most recent successes is when Discovery green-lit season six of Jade Fever, which is currently airing. A lot of doc series in Canada don’t make it to five seasons, never mind six, and I think it’s a tribute to our cast, Claudia and Robin Bunce and the Jade City mining crew, combined with… Read More @jadefevertv: What is a successful moment in your career so far?

As a freelancer I think it’s a common feeling to worry about where your next job will come from. Will there be more doc series greenlit in Vancouver in the next few years? Could work dry up? But I think that while the television landscape is changing, there will always be a need for storytellers, we just… Read More @jadefevertv: What is your biggest concern with the future?

It would have to be my first job as a showrunner on a documentary series, History Television’s Yukon Gold. It’s always scary and invigorating at the same time when you do something you haven’t done before. This series followed four different remote mining camps in the Yukon, so I had to keep track of a lot of different… Read More @jadefevertv: What’s a defining moment in your life?

I have always enjoyed telling stories, and I began my career in journalism, writing stories about real people and real issues. After ten years as a reporter, I was looking for a new challenge and at that time TV documentary / factual series were starting to really boom in Canada, so I decided to give… Read More @jadefevertv: Why did you decide to get into this industry?