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Miranda de Pencier (born August 20, 1968, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian film and television director, producer, and actress. She is most noted for her 2011 film Throat Song, which won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards.
Award-winning producer and director Miranda de Pencier is the founder of Northwood Entertainment, an independent film and television production company formed with a mission to create a thriving home for filmmakers with singular voices to reach broad audiences.
The Grizzlies is a 2018 Canadian sports drama film, directed by Miranda de Pencier. [2] Based on a true story, the film depicts a youth lacrosse team that was set up to help combat an onslaught of youth suicide in the community of Kugluktuk , Nunavut .
May 9, 2019 · Director Miranda de Pencier and Inuk producer Alethea Araquq-Baril discuss the making of The Grizzlies, telling Indigenous stories, and why de Pencier wanted to tell this story. This is an excerpt from the ebook The Canadian Cinema Yearbook which is available for purchase here.
Apr 16, 2019 · Toronto-based director Miranda de Pencier says her life also been profoundly changed through making the film, which opens in theatres across Canada on Friday and expands to more cities in...
Aug 12, 2020 · Miranda de Pencier: The Grizzlies is based on the true story of an extraordinary group of Inuit youth in a small Arctic town who overcame their grief and pain through sport. That’s the simple answer.
Aug 24, 2020 · Director Miranda de Pencier discusses her film The Grizzlies. “As The Grizzlies is opening in theatres across Canada, I’m reflecting back on the many, many people who gave their hearts and souls to making this movie happen over 9+ years: